Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Anna Lucille Boozer)
- Online: Nubian Identity In The Bronze Age
Bioarchaeology of the Near East With thanks to Geoffrey Tassie for the link. Michele R. Buzon Nubian identity in the Bronze Age. Patterns of cultural and biological variation Bioarchaeology of the Near East. Volume 5, 2011, pp. 19-40. In the Nile Valley,...
- The 3cs Of Discussing Heritage Online
Voices of the Past (Jeff Guin) There are few yearnings that span the human race, across cultures, political beliefs and past history more than the compulsion to understand our identity. Part of that is understanding where we come from. This understanding...
- Book Review: Sex And Gender In Ancient Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Danijela Stefanovic) Carolyn Graves-Brown (ed.), Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt: 'Don your wig for a joyful hour'. Swansea: Classical Press of Wales, 2008. This collection contains essays presented at...
- Conference: The Color Of Things
The Color of Things. Debating the Role and Future of Color in Archaeology An international workshop Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference Stanford, Archaeology Center, 1st ? 3rd May 2009 According to David Batchelor?s "Chromophobia" color, though bound...
- Is Nationalism Such A Dangerous Phenomenon For Culture?
Museum Security Neetwork? Thanks to Kwame Opoku for the link to the above article, entitled Is nationalism such a dangerous phenomenon for cultural and stolen/looted cultural property? The article is available for download in PDF format on the above page....
Egypt
Cultural Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Anna Lucille Boozer)
Erich S. Gruen (ed.), Cultural Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean. Issues & Debates. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2010.
Cultural identity is defined by the ways in which groups can be distinguished from other individuals and groups in their social relationships.1 Facets of identity can include ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, class, power and myriad other social categories. Needless to say, these facets overlap and combine in unexpected ways that are contingent upon immediate social contexts. Because identity is a notoriously fluid concept, it can be best understood through case studies that highlight the relational capabilities of individual and group identities. Case studies and contextualizations can take many different forms. For example, in the past decade, numerous scholars have turned to the life cycle in order to address the various identity changes individuals experience from birth to adolescence, adulthood and old age.2 Holistic and contextualized studies of identity, such as these, allow for deeper explorations of individual life experiences and fluid self-perceptions.
Scholars of the ancient Mediterranean have generally explored single facets of identity, rather than the interaction between multiple markers of identity. In particular, scholars have focused upon ethnicity, due to the complicated interconnections that occurred in this region.
- Online: Nubian Identity In The Bronze Age
Bioarchaeology of the Near East With thanks to Geoffrey Tassie for the link. Michele R. Buzon Nubian identity in the Bronze Age. Patterns of cultural and biological variation Bioarchaeology of the Near East. Volume 5, 2011, pp. 19-40. In the Nile Valley,...
- The 3cs Of Discussing Heritage Online
Voices of the Past (Jeff Guin) There are few yearnings that span the human race, across cultures, political beliefs and past history more than the compulsion to understand our identity. Part of that is understanding where we come from. This understanding...
- Book Review: Sex And Gender In Ancient Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Danijela Stefanovic) Carolyn Graves-Brown (ed.), Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt: 'Don your wig for a joyful hour'. Swansea: Classical Press of Wales, 2008. This collection contains essays presented at...
- Conference: The Color Of Things
The Color of Things. Debating the Role and Future of Color in Archaeology An international workshop Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference Stanford, Archaeology Center, 1st ? 3rd May 2009 According to David Batchelor?s "Chromophobia" color, though bound...
- Is Nationalism Such A Dangerous Phenomenon For Culture?
Museum Security Neetwork? Thanks to Kwame Opoku for the link to the above article, entitled Is nationalism such a dangerous phenomenon for cultural and stolen/looted cultural property? The article is available for download in PDF format on the above page....