Real People in the Ancient World and the People who Study Them
In today’s episode of the Peopling the Past podcast, we are joined by Dr. Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford and the curator of World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Listen in, as he discusses the role of modern museums in colonial mythologies, and what a path forward might look like.
In this week’s episode we are joined by Dr. Lisa Haney, Assistant Curator of Egypt on the Nile at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and part-time instructor at the University of Pittsburgh.
Listen in, as Dr. Saladino Haney speaks about museum pedagogy, community engagement in exhibit development, and the display of Egyptian cultural heritage.
In this week’s blog post, Katherine Blouin takes us through the inception and current direction of her project Everyday Orientalism (founded and co-edited with Usama Ali Gad and Rachel Mairs). Here, she discusses the collaborative nature of the project which centres voices and topics outside the hegemonic and ‘Classical’ canon. She also reflects on the project’s current focus on the history and cultural heritage of Palestine, providing a platform for scholars and activists to speak out about the atrocities currently plaguing the region, while also sharing resources on Palestine’s complex, rich, and layered history.
In this episode of the Peopling the Past podcast, we are joined by Dr. Heba Abd el-Gawad, a post-doctoral research fellow with the AHRC ‘Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt’ project at the Institute of Archaeology, University College of London. Listen in, as she discusses the legacy of colonialism in the field of Egyptology, and the importance of community-based research in anti-colonial action.
In this week’s instalment of the podcast, we are joined by Roberta Mazza, papyrologist and Associate Professor at the University of Bologna.
Listen in, as Dr. Mazza discusses the antiquities trade, both past and present, and the ethics behind papyrology, especially highlighting her experience with the illicit papyrus trade in academia.
Today, we kick off the fourth season of the Peopling the Past podcast, which focuses on cultural heritage and legacies of colonialism. In our first episode, we are joined by Katie Paul, an anthropologist and research analyst whose work centers on the destruction and displacement of cultural heritage.
Listen in, as Katie discusses the role of Facebook in the illicit antiquities trade, and how the company has been complicit in the sale and destruction of cultural heritage.
Join us for an interview with Yasmeen Elkhoudary and Georgia Andreou, where they discuss the creation and evolution of The Gaza Maritime Archaeology Project (GAZAMAP). Focused on monitoring coastal heritage and training professionals, GAZAMAP shifts the study of heritage to the voices of those most impacted by ongoing humanitarian crises.
In this blog post, Mohamed Kenawi discusses the work of the Endangered Archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) Project and the important work they are carrying out documenting the endangered heritage of the MENA region using advanced recording methods.
The Peopling the Past Podcast is back for a fourth season and this time we’re focusing on cultural heritage and the legacies of colonialism. Join your hosts Dr. Chelsea Gardner and Dr. Melissa Funke, as well as Dr. Christine Johnston (the producer of Season 4), for a very special preview episode, taking us through what we can expect from our podcast this season.
On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Liv Albert, author and host of the Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! podcast.
Listen in, as Liv takes us through her podcasting journey, how she approaches myths, and the voices that she amplifies in the discussion of these myths.
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