School Based Lecture Series- Pharaonism as Racial Nationalism in Egypt

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Pharaonism is a mode of national identification in Egypt that links present-day Egyptians with the ancient Pharaohs. Scholars have examined Pharaonism as a form of “territorial nationalism,” but my research in Egyptian primary sources indicates that it could better be understood as racial nationalism: an assertion of a unique Egyptian racial identity.  This lecture will examine Pharaonism’s links to European race science and anti-blackness in Egypt in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Launching in the Spring 2022 semester, each of the 4 schools, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Business, and School of Professional Studies, conduct a lecture that serves as an example of teaching, research, engagement in learning that is reflective of SUNY Old Westbury’s Mission. Please see the schedule below of the lectures happening this semester:

  • Cold War Long Island: February 23 –  2:40 PM

    • Prof. Karl Grossman (American Studies/Media & Communications) and Dr. Christopher Verga (Suffolk County Community College)

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  • We Charge Genocide: A Contextualized Review of Consequences of Police Violence: March 28 – 2:40 PM
    • Dr. Rahwa Haile (Public Health)

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  • Pharaonism as Racial Nationalism in Egypt: March 29 – 2:40 PM
    • Dr. Kyle Anderson (History & Philosophy)

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  • An American Sickness: A Closer Look Into the American Healthcare System: April 5 – 2:40 PM
    • Dr. Veronika Dolar (Politics, Economics, and Law)

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