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
- El-Kurru Heritage Center FeatureThe Spring 2022 issue of the Kelsey Museum’s Newsletter is out now and features an article from our own Geoff …
- Mideast 391/595, Ancient Nubia: Empire and Identity in Northeast AfricaThe Nile Valley was the birthplace of many ancient cultures. Yet the monuments and texts of Egypt have long overshadowed …
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- Nubia Is a Place Inside of Us: LSA Magazine FeatureLSA Magazine’s Summer 2022 issue includes a feature on the Collaboratory, highlighting “Nostalgic Futures: Animating Nubian Narratives” along with our …
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- Handicrafts and HeirloomsAn El-Kurru Community Heritage Center update from team member Anwar Mahjoub Ali. We have come a long way in the …
- Building a Community Heritage CenterIKAP architect Nadejda Reshetnikova shares an end-of-season update from the El-Kurru Community Heritage Center. For many years now, the International …
