Narrating Nubia
The Social Lives of Heritage
University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory
About the Project
Narrating Nubia: The Social Lives of Heritage is a project supported by the University of Michigan Humanities Collaboratory that contributes to decolonizing fieldwork practices of cultural anthropologists and archaeologists working in Nubia—a region and ethnolinguistic community spanning southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
Against the colonial history of our disciplines, we aim to build reparative research practices in which we work collaboratively with local communities to develop and disseminate knowledge about Nubian pasts, presents, and futures. Working with community stakeholders, we will co-create short films, exhibits and historical walking tours, oral archives and podcast episodes, and immersive educational experiences. These are intended for diverse audiences, from heritage communities to activists to a range of academic disciplines.
News & Blog
- End of Narrating Nubia project…for nowHi everyone, I wanted to write a quick note to say that our Narrating Nubia project has officially ended. We… Read more: End of Narrating Nubia project…for now
- Panel discussion: Heritage at El-Kurru, SudanNarrating Nubia team members Anawar Mahajoub and Geoff Emberling will talk online about heritage in El-Kurru Sudan this Wednesday, November… Read more: Panel discussion: Heritage at El-Kurru, Sudan
- Some Impacts of the Civil War on El KurruCollaborator Ibrahim Sidahmed shares in his own words how the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the… Read more: Some Impacts of the Civil War on El Kurru
- Narrating Nubia: The ExhibitionThings have been a bit quiet these past few months, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been hard at work!… Read more: Narrating Nubia: The Exhibition
- Help Safeguard Sudan’s HeritageDear Readers, We share a message from our AmSARC friends and colleagues: Sudan is in crisis, and our colleagues with… Read more: Help Safeguard Sudan’s Heritage
