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Professor Elisabeth Okasha MA PhD FSA FSAS | |
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| Born | Elisabeth Barty |
| Occupation(s) | Researcher, teacher |
| Known for | Expertise in medieval inscriptions |
Elisabeth Okasha (née Barty) is an expert in early medieval language and inscribed objects, and professor emerita of English language at University College Cork, where she served as Acting Director of UCC Language Centre between 2007-2019.[1] She is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Society of Antiquaries Scotland.[2]
Career
Okasha is recognised for her expertise in inscribed objects from the early medieval period, with her research spanning archaeology and literature.
In 2009, she was part of the British Museum team to examine the Staffordshire Hoard.[1][3] She identified that there are 16 are "accurate biblical quotations" within the Hoard's objects, with only two from the Old Testament.[3][4]
Okasha taught at University of Aberdeen, University of East Anglia, University of Assiut, Egypt, University of Dundee and University College Cork.[1] At Cork, she supported refugee and asylum-seeker students, enabling them to study English language.[1]
Personal life
Okasha was interviewed for a St Andrews Special Collections feature, being one of six generations of the Barty family to have attended the university.
Publications
- Okasha, with Leslie Webster and David Williams, "A Decorated and Inscribed Strap-End from Nuffield, Oxfordshire". The Antiquaries Journal. 101. 2001. ISSN 0003-5815.
- Okasha, with Ann Preston-Jones and Andrew Langdon, Ancient And High Crosses Of Cornwall: Cornwall's Earliest, Tallest and Finest Medieval Stone Crosses. doi:10.47788/NKIP4746., winner of the 2022 Holyer an Gof 2022 prize for leisure and lifestyle.
References
- ^ a b c d "Retirement news: Professor Elisabeth Okasha" (PDF). OVPLT eNEWS. No. 12. p. 9.
- ^ "Prof Elisabeth Okasha". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b "Inscription from Staffordshire Hoard provides insight on Anglo-Saxon Christianity | University of St Andrews news". news.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Okasha, Elisabeth (2011). "The Staffordshire Hoard Inscription and Other Biblical Texts in Anglo-Saxon Inscriptions". The Mediaeval Journal. 1 (1).