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.
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Blog Post #83: Graduate Student Feature with Dora Gao
In this week’s blog post, we interview Dora Gao, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Interdepartmental Program in Ancient History (IPAH) at the University of Michigan, who takes us through their research on religious kinship, affect, and belonging in Ptolemaic Egypt with a particular focus on marginalized populations.
Peopling the Past 