Foreign Egypt. Egyptology and the Concept of Cultural Appropriation
Чужой Египет. Египтология и концепция культурной апроприации
2005-08-02
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Aus dem Inhalt: M. Bietak, Two Ancient Near Eastern Temples with Bent Axis in the Eastern Nile Delta; M. Bietak, I. Forstner-Müller, Ausgrabungen im Palastbezirk von Avaris. Vorbericht Tell el-Dab´a/´Ezbet Helmi Frühjahr 2003; P. M. Fischer, Chocolate-on-White Ware: Further Observations and Radiocarbon Dates; P. Fuscaldo, The Base-Ring Wares from the Palace Complex at Tell el-Dab´a (´Ezbet Helmi, Areas H/III and H/VI); H. Huber, M. Bichler, A. Musilek, Identification of Pumice and Volcanic Ash from Archaeological Sites in the Eastern Mediterranean Region; P. Kaplony, "Er ist ein Liebling der Frauen" - Ein "neuer" König und eine neue Theorie zu den Kronprinzen sowie zu den Staatsgöttinnen (Kronengöttinnen) der 1./2. Dynastie; R. S. Merrillees, The First Appearances of Kamares Ware in the Levant; E. P. Pusch, St. Jakob, Der Zipfel des diplomatischen Archivs Ramses´ II.; Th. Schneider, Foreign Egypt. Egyptology and the Concept of Cultural Appropriation; A. Spalinger, The Battle of Kadesh: The Chariot Frieze at Abydos
Key Findings
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It contributes a theoretical critique of scholarly practices that may appropriate, reframe, or claim authority over Egyptian cultural heritage.
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The paper examines Egyptology through the concept of cultural appropriation, focusing on how ancient Egyptian culture is represented and interpreted as “foreign.”
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The title indicates a central tension between Egyptology’s study of Egypt and the disciplinary construction of Egypt as an object culturally external to modern scholars.
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Egyptology
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the concept and dynamics of cultural appropriation in Egyptological scholarship
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