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Association for Students of Egyptology

2 days ago

The University of Basel is looking for a PhD student! Check out the link below for more information. Deadline: 8 August 2020.

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Association for Students of Egyptology

4 weeks ago

Statement in support of Black Lives Matter

Racism is embedded in academia, and Egyptology is no exception. Our discipline’s past is rooted in deep-seated colonial frameworks of thought and actions that shaped a lot of what Egyptologists say about the past, and how Egyptologists work, both in the field and in academic departments across the world.

There were recent attempts to address Egyptology’s colonial past, which have resulted in various current research projects and fieldwork critically tackling coloniality and producing a huge positive impact on the relationship between Egyptologists and local communities and our shared heritage. However, there’s still much to change, and it is now time to speak up clearly against colonial mindsets, systemic racism and global inequalities within our field.

The Association for Students of Egyptology aims to be as inclusive as possible and to contribute to the consolidation of a more progressive setting where all can equally collaborate and produce and present knowledge on the ancient Egyptian and Nubian past. Historical and geographical inequality still plays a huge role in determining access to resources, from specialised publications, to grants. The current situation created by global systemic racism is one we cannot stand behind. Inclusivity requires education and inclusivity requires acknowledging that we can and must do better. Overcoming this requires an effort to keep asking ourselves how we are making sure that everyone feels welcome and respected, and to constantly push our institutions to create means to effectively make diversity a reality in our field.

As a student association, the ASE works as a facilitator for collaborations to take place. We connect students around the world to exchange research, collaborate and expand their network. Some examples of what we have done:

Last year during the ICYE we held a panel discussion on ‘’post’’colonial Egyptology, addressing subjects such as how to make fieldwork better and resources more accessible. We also started to work on a code of ethics which will address professional and interpersonal behaviour. We are currently creating a membership-only part on our website to facilitate sharing research and encourage interaction between scholars. This online platform will be another step forward in increasing accessibility to academia.

Soon the ASE will be looking for new board members and we encourage BAME students to apply.

Protests around the world are already producing results (tiny.cc/1xdrqz). It’s time for us to take the opportunity and educate ourselves and make our field more inclusive and egalitarian—racially, geographically, gender-wise and so on.

To extend the debate:

Kara Cooney - Egyptologist explains why Egyptology is racist and what we can do about it here: www.facebook.com/karacooneyegyptologist/videos/654380138813218/.

Interested in the experience of POC or BAME in academia? Go to Twitter and search for #blackintheivory. For a publication on the topic, read Evans, 2008, Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History, freely available here: muse.jhu.edu/book/17450.

Are you writing a letter of recommendation for a scholar who is a POC or BAME? Make sure you avoid racial bias when writing: aaberhe.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/avoiding-racial-bias-in-reference-writing.pdf. ...

Association for Students of Egyptology

2 months ago

Call for papers: The University of Warsaw is organising an online conference called Keeping Archaeology Together - International Online Conference 2020. Their call for papers is out now, your abstract should be 250 words and submitted via google docs (see the link below). Deadline: June 5th. The conference takes place on June 25 and is free.

www.novae.uw.edu.pl/english/conference%202020.htm?fbclid=IwAR2C_fsKfr900K_f52r1RrGWUM6FoV1M-ef1Hn... ...