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Black Is Queen: The Divine Feminine in Kush

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. On Thursday, March 25, Solange Ashby, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient Studies at Barnard College, will discuss how ancient Africans of the Nile Valley understood female power and presence using temple inscriptions found in Egypt and Nubia, the rich funerary goods found in royal burials as well as temple plus tomb imagery. Songs from Beyoncé’s recent production “Black Is King” will be woven into this presentation on Kushite queens to emphasize the power plus centrality of the African queen mother in her royal family and kingdom.

This free, virtual lecture is presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture with support from the Marcella Tilles Memorial Fund. Advanced registration is required and will close 30 minutes before start time

ÄM 7261. © Foto: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen

Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz Fotograf/in: Sandra Steiß

Location

6 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Harvard Square

Website

https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=38

Date & Time

  • Thu Mar 25, 2021

    • 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Type

  • Lectures / Talks
  • Museums / Attractions