ABOUT RICHARD MARRANCAPhD Creative Arts (with Minors in Film and Humanities)Richard has been a teacher and writer for a long while and is excited about the opportunities to share and learn in digital humanities. He enjoys myth, the ancient world, world religion, mysticism, film, archaeology, indigenous cultures, and psychology. Richard recently finished a mixed-genre collection of stories, Speaking of the Dead: Mummies & Mysteries of Ancient Egypt, for Blydyn Square Books in New Jersey. In addition, he and his wife Renah and child Inanna make films; they also enjoy yoga, hiking, and travel. Natural beauty and the ancient places in the world are especially inspiring. Richard has a doctorate from New York University and has had a Fulbright to teach at LMU Munich, as well as seven NEH study grants (most recently at College of the Holy Cross for Asian Studies). He has certifications to teach yoga, meditation, and do life coaching. He is a long-term Green and Animal Rights Advocate.