Dr. William Carruthers is a current lecturer at the school of Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Essex, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an Editorial Board Member for the History of Anthropology Review. He earned both his BA in Egyptian Archaeology and his MA in Research Methods for Archaeology from the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and his PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge. These have all led him to research focused on the ethics of archaeology and cultural heritage across North Africa and the Middle East, and a variety of publications, including his first monograph Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology, published in 2022. In addition to his publications and editorial work, Dr. Carruthers is working on his project “Making Global Heritage: Afro-Asianism and the Archaeological Survey of India”, with the University of East Anglia, which examines the archaeological survey of India through the lens of its colonial history.
Listen in, as Dr. William Carruthers, discusses archaeology and cultural heritage in post-colonial Egypt.
Interested in more information? Check out these publications from Dr. Carruthers.
Carruthers, William. 2022. Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology. Cornell University Press.
Carruthers, William. 2016. “Multilateral Possibilities: Decolonization, Preservation, and the Case of Egypt.” Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism 13(1): 37–48.
Carruthers, William. 2017. “Visualizing a monumental past: Archeology, Nasser’s Egypt, and the early Cold War.” History of Science 55(3): 273-301.
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Academic Publications
Adam, Ahmed, and Shadia Taha. “Archaeology in Sudan: A Sudanese Perspective.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology. 18 May, 2022; Accessed 21 Oct., 2024.
Adams, W. Y. “Continuity and Change in Nubian Cultural History.” Sudan Notes and Records 48 (1967): 1–32.
Hassan, Fekri A. “The Aswan High Dam and the International Rescue Nubia Campaign.” The African Archaeological Review 24, no. 3/4 (2007): 73–94.
Stahl, Ann B. “The Archaeology of African History.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies 42, no. 2 (2009): 241–55.
Susan Kane. “Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Post-Revolution Libya.” Near Eastern Archaeology 78, no. 3 (2015): 204–11. https://doi.org/10.5615/neareastarch.78.3.0204.
Open Access Resources
Archaeology in the Community–ASOR. Ancient Nubia Educational Resources.
Archaeology in the Community–ASOR. Ancient Nubia Curriculum.
Haney, Lisa S. “Curating with Care: Transparency in Museums with Lisa Saladino Haney.” Peopling the Past Podcast Season 4, Episode 4.
TEDxSFU. 2019. “Decolonization Is for Everyone | Nikki Sanchez | TEDxSFU.” YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP9x1NnCWNY.
UNESCO. 2023. “Decolonizing the teaching of Africa’s history.” UNESCO. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/decolonizing-teaching-africas-history.
Additional publications by William Carruthers can be found on his personal website: https://www.williamcarruthers.co.uk/.
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