Disputas Rhiannon Williams

Rhiannon Williams will publically defend her thesis for the degree of PhD. at MF on June 17th 2025

Kl. 10.15: Trial lecture

The Complexity of Forms of Monasticism in the Nile Valley in the 4th and 5th century CE, According to Textual and Archaeological Sources.  

Kl. 12.15: Public defense

Late Antique Christianity in Kharga Oasis (Egypt). An Archaeological Examination

The trial lecture and public defense will be held in English. The event will be streamed on YouTube.

Read the abstract here.

Associate Professor Christian Bull (University of Bergen) and Associate Professor Darlene Brooks Hedstrom (Brandeis University) have supervised the candidate.

Ordinary examiners will be: 

• Senior Lecturer Louise Blanke, The University of Edinburgh
• Professor Paola Buzi, Sapienza Università di Roma
• Associate Professor Matthew Monger, MF

Rector Vidar Haanes will chair the public defense.