WHAT IS USING EGYPT?

Using Egypt is all about exploring how various subjects, groups, and movements have utilized Egyptian history for their own means. This topic explores the usage of Egyptian culture, iconography, and philosophy by other entities for their own purposes. There are some connections that are more obvious and some that are less. There are also representations that are more accurate and respectful and less so. Using Egypt focuses on the subversion and usage of Egypt outside of an Egyptian context.

Below is an image of a sticky note wall that has examples of uses of Egypt in modern times that was part of an in-class presentation.

This page is a compilation of research by four students from His 372; Sidney Donnan focused on Freemasonry, Anna Gwyn on the Reformed Egyptian, Charlotte Weis on the King Tut moment, & Chip Roth on Afrocentrism.

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