COLLABORATORS PRESENT AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR NUBIAN STUDIES

A large group of people wearing conference nametags pose on steps in front of a building with tall square columns and three large banners of artwork.

Photo courtesy of University of Warsaw; conference participants are pictured.


Two months ago, the Collaboratory’s Narrating Nubia Project Grant team was represented at the 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies. This quadrennial conference was held in Poland at the University of Warsaw, 50 years after the first conference was held there in 1972.

Co-PI Geoff Emberling from U-M attended, along with project partners Anwar Ali and archaeologist Sami Elamin from Sudan, to present their paper titled “The Complexity of Collaboration in Postcolonial Archaeology: The Community Heritage Center at El-Kurru.” The team shared details on the Narrating Nubia blog, featuring first-hand reflections written by Anwar Ali—read the blog post.

Anwar Ali (center), Sami Elamin (left), and Geoff Emberling (hand in upper left corner) presenting their paper to the conference. Photo courtesy of Narrating Nubia blog.