ISSE is delighted to announce that the first issue of our academic journal, edited by Dr Louise O’Brien, is now available below on an open access basis. Please click the numbered links to download articles. References for each article are also included below.

ISSE Journal Issue 1 [2025]

Editor’s Note - by Dr Louise O’Brien

1. ‘I am ahead of my time, like Ancient Egypt’: Egyptomania in Balkan Turbo-folk, Chalga and Rap by U. Matić

Matić, U., 2025, '‘I am ahead of my time, like Ancient Egypt’: Egyptomania in Balkan Turbo-folk, Chalga and Rap', Journal of the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania, 1: 2-28.

2. ‘Silent The Terror That Reigned, Marbled In Stone’: The Egyptianising Design of British Theme Parks by M. Szafran

Szafran, M., 2025, '‘Silent The Terror That Reigned, Marbled In Stone’: The Egyptianising Design of British Theme Parks', Journal of the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania, 1: 29-55.

3. Unveiling Egyptomania: High-Fired Stoneware from Bouffioulx in Belgian Middle-Class Homes by A. Quertinmont

Quertinmont, A., 2025, 'Unveiling Egyptomania: High-Fired Stoneware from Bouffioulx in Belgian Middle-Class Homes', Journal of the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania, 1: 56-72.

4. ‘I met a traveller from an antique land’ William Hunter and the New Mummies of Eighteenth-century London by C. Irving

Irving, C., 2025, '‘I met a traveller from an antique land’ William Hunter and the New Mummies of Eighteenth-century London', Journal of the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania, 1: 73-89.