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Recent research suggests that ethnic boundaries are permeable, and that ethnic identities are overlapping. This is particularly true when cultures come into direct contact, as with the Egyptian conquest of Nubia in the second millennium BC. Professor Smith uses Nubia as a case study to explore the nature of ethnic identity. By using the tools of anthropology, he examines the ancient Egyptian construction of ethnic identities with its stark contrast between civilized Egyptians and barbaric foreigners - those who made up the 'Wretched Kush' of the title.
Recent research suggests that ethnic boundaries are permeable, and that ethnic identities are overlapping. This is particularly true when cultures come into direct contact, as with the Egyptian conquest of Nubia in the second millennium BC. Professor Smith uses Nubia as a case study to explore the nature of ethnic identity. By using the tools of anthropology, he examines the ancient Egyptian construction of ethnic identities with its stark contrast between civilized Egyptians and barbaric foreigners - those who made up the 'Wretched Kush' of the title.
The origin of the second Kingdom of Kush (c. 850 BCE-350 CE) has
been the subject of much discussion and debate over the years. The
kingdom that arose at Napata lasted over a thousand years, evolving
over time and continuing to influence the polities that emerged
after the kingdom broke apart in about 350 CE. One of the kingdom's
modern legacies is as an early example of an African state,
allowing for an exploration of larger theoretical questions
surrounding state formation, religion and ideology, political
economy, identity, and intercultural interaction. At the same time,
the Kingdom of Kush has played an important and controversial role
in the development of Black studies, the discourse of Afrocentrism,
and a consideration of the asymmetries in the racial discourse
surrounding Egypt in particular and Africa more generally, both in
their historical and contemporary incarnations. The Origins and
Afterlives of Kush conference was held at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, July 25-27, 2019. Organized by Stuart
Tyson Smith with the assistance of Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei and
sponsored by the UCSB Department of Anthropology with support from
the College of Letters and Sciences and the Institute for Social,
Behavioral, and Economic Research, it featured daily discussion
sessions and twenty-one presentations, of which ten are published
in this special volume of the Journal of Ancient Egyptian
Interconnections.
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