Doug Hartman

Doug Hartman is a doctoral student in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (ANE). His research interests include international law and international relations in the ANE, diplomatic relations between greater and smaller polities, and how in- and out-group dynamics are reflected in iconographic and textual sources. Hartman’s research focuses on the content and limitations of international law and treaties in the Late Bronze and early Iron Ages, especially as compared to domestic legal codes.