Free Virtual Lecture- Black Is Queen: The Divine Feminine in Kush

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Dates:	Thursday, March 25, 2021 - Thursday, March 25, 2021
Hours:	6PM-7PM
Ages:	Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Virtual Activities

Solange Ashby, Adjunct Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient Studies, Barnard College

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.

Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture with support from the Marcella Tilles Memorial Fund

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Registration closes 30 minutes before start time.

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© Foto: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz Fotograf/in: Sandra Steiß

COST

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FREE

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