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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Black Is Queen: The Divinie Feminine in Kush
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SUMMARY:Black Is Queen: The Divinie Feminine in Kush
DESCRIPTION:<p>	<drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="84dafa96-3bec-4f6e-b52e-c9ff6202d31b" alt="Speaker Solange Ashby" data-view-mode="hwp_medium"></drupal-media></p><p>	Solange Ashby, Adjunct Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient Studies, Barnard College</p><p>	The prominence of powerful goddesses and queens in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush (now Northern Sudan) highlights the unusually high status of women in this ancient African society and serves as a fitting focus for the study of female power in the ancient world. Using temple inscriptions found in Egypt and Nubia, the rich funerary goods found in royal burials, and temple and tomb imagery, Solange Ashby will discuss how ancient Africans of the Nile Valley understood female power and presence. Songs from Beyoncé’s recent production “Black Is King” will be woven into this presentation on Kushite queens to emphasize the power and centrality of the African queen mother in her royal family and kingdom.</p><p>	<em>Presented with support from the Marcella Tilles Memorial Fund</em></p><p>	Advance registration required. <strong>Please note that registration closes 30 minutes prior to the event start time.</strong></p><p>	<a data-url="https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=38" href="https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=38" title="">[[{"fid":1076480,"view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"335","width":"985","style":"width:150px;height:51px;","alt":"Button Text: Register.","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]</a></p><p>	To join the program, you will need to download the free Zoom app in advance. If you already have Zoom, you do not need to download it again. For details on how to improve your Zoom experience, visit the <a href="https://hmsc.harvard.edu/hmsc-zoom">How to Attend an HMSC Program</a> webpage.</p><p>	 </p><p>	<strong>About the Speaker</strong></p><p>	<span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">Solange Ashby </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">holds </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">PhD</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit"> in Egyptology with a specialization in ancient Egyptian language and Nubian religion from the University of Chicago. She has </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">conducted</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">researched in Egypt at the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">T</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">emple</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit"> of Philae and participated in an archaeological excavation in El-</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="border-bottom:1pxsolidtransparent;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">Kurru</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">, Sudan (royal Kushite cemetery). Her first book, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style:italic"><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">Calling Out to Isis: The Enduring Nubian Presence at Philae,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit"> is published by Gorgias Press</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#2a2a2a"><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">Her current research explores the roles of women in traditional Nubian religious practices. Dr. Ashby is working on the first monograph dedicated to the history, religious symbolism, and political power of the queens of Kush</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#2a2a2a"><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#2a2a2a"><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">Dr. Ashby teaches </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#2a2a2a"><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit">in</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:left"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-style:normal"><span><span style="font-weight:400"><span><span><span style="text-transform:none"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color:#2a2a2a"><span><span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW20526412 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span><span><span style="background-color:inherit"> the Department of Classics and Ancient Studies at Barnard College.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p>	 </p>
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