African Communities: Reflections of Coexistence and Cooperation, Q and A

As part of the Annual Charles K. Wilkinson Lecture, join scholars in the fields of Egyptian, Islamic, and Ancient Near Eastern art for a thirty-minute Q and A to explore social, religious, and economic interconnections on the African continent and between Africans and their neighbors.

As part of the Annual Charles K. Wilkinson Lecture, join scholars in the fields of Egyptian, Islamic, and Ancient Near Eastern art for a thirty-minute Q and A to explore social, religious, and economic interconnections on the African continent and between Africans and their neighbors.

Recorded on November 9, 2021.

Speakers:
Aaron M. de Souza, Lise Meitner Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austrian Archaeological Institute

Michael J. Harrower, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Director, Undergraduate Studies for Archaeology Major

Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias, Professor, Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham

This program is made possible by the Charles Wilkinson Lecture Series Fund.

© 2022 The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Contributors

Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias
Professor
Aaron M. de Souza
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Michael Harrower
Associate Professor of Archaeology

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