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Ella Karev is a social and economic historian of the Late and Ptolemaic periods in Egypt. Her research focuses on slavery, forced labor, and body modification as a part of the lived experience of slavery. More specifically, Karev's research explores the definition and social implications of enslavement in ancient contexts, with an overarching goal of humanizing and realizing the enslaved individuals of the past. She is a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and the BA Preceptor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.