Further reading
Ashby, Solange (2018) "Dancing for Hathor: Nubian Women in Egyptian Cultic Life," Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies: Vol. 5, Article 2. 
Solange Ashby | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Africanist, archaeologist |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Chicago Bard College |
| Thesis | Calling Out to Isis: The Enduring Nubian Presence at Philae (2016) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | UCLA Barnard College American University |
Solange Ashby is an Africanist and archaeologist whose expertise focuses on language,religion and the role of women in ancient Egypt and Nubia. [1] [2] She is an assistant professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California,Los Angeles. [2] [3]
Ashby studied for a B.A. in Intercultural Studies at Bard College at Simon's Rock. [4] She graduated with a PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. [4] [5] Her doctoral research took place at the temple of Philae in Egypt,as well as excavating at the Kushite cemetery of El-Kurru in Sudan. [6] Her research examined the inscriptions,including graffiti,made by Kushite visitors,who traveled to the Egyptian temples in Lower Nubia. [6] [7]
In January 2021 she took up a position in the Department of Classics and Ancient Studies at Barnard College,New York,as an adjunct professor. [8] In 2023 she went on to become an assistant professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California,Los Angeles. [2] [3] She has held fellowships at the Catholic University's Institute of Christian Oriental Research and the American Research Centre in Egypt and has taught at the American University in Washington. [9]
She is also a co-founder of the William Leo Hansberry Society,which seeks to educate people of African descent about African antiquity. [2]
In 2018,Ashby featured in a documentary directed by Taaqiy Grant,which looked at many aspects of Ancient Egyptian civilization,including its barter-based economic system. [10] In 2020,she featured in the film series Hapi,which focused on the role of economics in civilization. [11]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link){{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link){{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)Ashby, Solange (2018) "Dancing for Hathor: Nubian Women in Egyptian Cultic Life," Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies: Vol. 5, Article 2.