Explore the social dynamics of Nubia’s dramatic emergence into a regional empire with archeologist Stuart Smith through recent archeological discoveries at Tombos at the third cataract of the Nile in Sudanese Nubia. Despite the negative ethnic stereotypes found on Egyptian monuments, archeology shows that Nubians and Egyptian colonists forged a new society in the New Kingdom (about 1500–1070 BC) that eventually came to dominate Egypt and battle the Assyrians (about 747–656 BC). The result of these cultural entanglements was a vibrant civilization that lasted a thousand years with its own unique synthesis of Egyptian and Nubian culture. Stuart Smith, professor, Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara Sunday, April 9, 2017 Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture

Photographer Chester Higgins shares insights into his lifelong passion of documenting antiquity sites along the Nile River. For more information on the exhibition "Ancient Nubia Now" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), visit: https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/nubia

This week the enchantment and mystery of "Ancient Nubia Now" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Professor Nicole Aljoe, Director of the Africana Studies Program at Northeastern University, discusses the work of Pauline Hopkins (1859–1930), author of the fictional Of One Blood; Or, The Hidden Self (1903). The novel, first published in The Colored American Magazine, based in Boston, imagines the rediscovery of ancient Meroe at the start of the 20th century. For more information on the exhibition "Ancient Nubia Now" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), visit: https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/nubia

Inspired by the exhibition, "Ancient Nubia Now," this panel discussion explores how shifting conceptions of the ancient African past have informed contemporary notions of cultural identity from a variety of perspectives. Barry Gaither, director and curator, National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Chester Higgins, photographer Nedra Lee, assistant professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts, Boston Dalia Habib Linssen, head of Academic Engagement Friday, October 18, 2019