BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23274@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:The Making of a Global Icon: Nefertiti’s Growing Fame in the 20th C entury DTSTAMP:20260601T215712Z DTSTART:20260604T150000Z DESCRIPTION:When the bust of Nefertiti\, queen of Egypt’s 18th dynasty\, wa s discovered in\n1912\, it marked the beginning of her global career as an iconic image. She has\nbeen admired by many\; from National Socialists an d nationalists in Egypt and\nBengal\, to prominent figures such as Beyoncé . Being on display in a Berlin\nmuseum\, the bust has never been returned to Egypt. In this lecture\, historian\nSebastian Conrad will show how Nefe rtiti’s journey illuminates the changing\nforms of globalization\, from th e age of imperialism to the present.\n\nNefertiti was the great royal wife of pharaoh Akhenaten. The discovery of her\nstucco coated limestone bust in 1912 was the beginning of a career as a global\nicon\, used for a wide variety of purposes. The silhouette alone of this powerful\nAncient Egypti an queen was recognized and admired around the world\, from\nNational Soci alists and nationalists in Egypt and Bengal\, to prominent Black\nfigures such as Elijah Muhammad and Beyoncé.\n\nImmediately after its first exhibi tion in Berlin in 1924\, Egypt unsuccessfully\ndemanded its restitution. S till today\, the bust is the must-see museum piece of\nthe New Museum in B erlin. Against a global backdrop\, historian Sebastian Conrad\nshowcases t he stunning object’s fame and the often-controversial issues and\ndebates in which it has been embroiled. He argues that the story of Nefertiti’s\nt rajectory offers insights into the changing shape of globalization from th e era\nof imperialism until now.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nSebastian Conrad is a le ading scholar in global history. He holds the Chair of\nModern History at Freie Universität Berlin and taught\, among others\, at the\nEuropean Univ ersity Institute in Florence. Conrad has been on the editorial\nboard of p rominent peer reviewed journals such as Geschichte und Gesellschaft\nand C ontributions to the History of Concepts. Among his many books\, he publish ed\nWhat Is Global History? (2016)\, German Colonialism\, A Short History (2012)\, and\nGlobalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany (2010). The English version of\nhis German-language book on Nefertiti will be publish ed this year.\n\nHanco Jürgens is a member of the academic staff of the Du itsland Instituut and a\nfellow at the Montesquieu Institute. He teaches G erman and European history at\nthe University of Amsterdam. Jürgens’ resea rch focuses on the history of modern\nGermany in both European and global contexts. Currently\, he is researching the\ntransformation of German soci ety since the 1970s as a result of globalization\,\ndigitalization\, and s ocial changes. He has published on a wide range of topics\,\nsuch as the c olonial and religious history of the eighteenth century\, Dutch\nGerman re lations in the twentieth century\, memory culture\, and German EU policy.\ n\nMarieke Bloembergen is senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands Insti tute of\nSoutheast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV)\, and professor in Heritage and\nPostcolonial Studies in Indonesian History at Leiden Univers ity. Her research\ninterests concern the politics of cultural knowledge an d heritage formation in\ncolonial and postcolonial Indonesia in transnatio nal and global contexts\,\nthrough the prism of sites\, objects and non-hu man species\, in relation to\nreligion\, violence\, and practices of (envi ronmental) care. Her most recent\nmonograph\, co-authored with Martijn Eic khoff\, is The Politics of Heritage in\nIndonesia: A Cultural History (Cam bridge: Cambridge University Press\, 2020).\n\nNatalie Scholz is Senior Le cturer of modern and contemporary history at the\nUniversity of Amsterdam. In her work she tries to understand the culturally and\nemotionally media ted intersection between modern political regimes and national\,\nethnic a nd gender identities. She has published on the popular imaginations of\nth e 19th century French Restoration monarchy and more recently on the politi cal\nmeanings of commodities and modernism in postwar Germany. Her latest publication\nis Redeeming Objects: A West German Mythology (University of Wisconsin Press\n2023). URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-making-of-a-global-icon-nefertitis- growing-fame-in-the-20th-century GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879 LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,colonialism,exhibition,gender,lecture,sp ui,stories X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

​When the bust of Nefertiti, queen of Egypt ’s 18th dynasty, was discovered in 1912, it marked the beginning of her gl obal career as an iconic image. She has been admired by many; from Nationa l Socialists and nationalists in Egypt and Bengal, to prominent figures su ch as Beyoncé. Being on display in a Berlin museum, the bust has never bee n returned to Egypt. In this lecture, historian Sebastian Conrad will show how Nefertiti’s journey illuminates the changing forms of globalization, from the age of imperialism to the present.

Nefertiti was the gre at royal wife of pharaoh Akhenaten. The discovery of her stucco coated lim estone bust in 1912 was the beginning of a career as a global icon, used f or a wide variety of purposes. The silhouette alone of this powerful Ancie nt Egyptian queen was recognized and admired around the world, from Nation al Socialists and nationalists in Egypt and Bengal, to prominent Black fig ures such as Elijah Muhammad and Beyoncé.

​Immediately after its first exhibition in Berlin in 1924, Egypt unsuccessfully demanded its rest itution. Still today, the bust is the must-see museum piece of the New Mus eum in Berlin. Against a global backdrop, historian Sebastian Conrad showc ases the stunning object’s fame and the often-controversial issues and deb ates in which it has been embroiled. He argues that the story of Nefertiti ’s trajectory offers insights into the changing shape of globalization fro m the era of imperialism until now.

​Speakers

​Sebastian Conrad is a leading s cholar in global history. He holds the Chair of Modern History at Freie Un iversität Berlin and taught, among others, at the European University Inst itute in Florence. Conrad has been on the editorial board of prominent pee r reviewed journals such as Geschichte und Gesellschaft and C ontributions to the History of Concepts. Among his many books, he pub lished What Is Global History? (2016), German Colonialism, A Short History (2012), and Globalisation and the Nation in Imperia l Germany (2010). The English version of his German-language book on Nefertiti will be published this year.

Hanco Jürgens is a member of the academic staff of the Duitsland Instituut and a fellow at the Montesquieu Institute. He teaches German and European history at the University of Amsterdam. Jürgens’ research focuses on the h istory of modern Germany in both European and global contexts. Currently, he is researching the transformation of German society since the 1970s as a result of globalization, digitalization, and social changes. He has publ ished on a wide range of topics, such as the colonial and religious histor y of the eighteenth century, Dutch German relations in the twentieth centu ry, memory culture, and German EU policy.

Marieke Bloem bergen is senior researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institu te of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), and professor in Heri tage and Postcolonial Studies in Indonesian History at Leiden University. Her research interests concern the politics of cultural knowledge and heri tage formation in colonial and postcolonial Indonesia in transnational and global contexts, through the prism of sites, objects and non-human specie s, in relation to religion, violence, and practices of (environmental) car e. Her most recent monograph, co-authored with Martijn Eickhoff, is Th e Politics of Heritage in Indonesia: A Cultural History (Cambridge: C ambridge University Press, 2020).

Natalie Scholz is Senior Lecturer of modern and contemporary history at the Unive rsity of Amsterdam. In her work she tries to understand the culturally and emotionally mediated intersection between modern political regimes and na tional, ethnic and gender identities. She has published on the popular ima ginations of the 19th century French Restoration monarchy and more recentl y on the political meanings of commodities and modernism in postwar German y. Her latest publication is Redeeming Objects: A West German Mytholog y (University of Wisconsin Press 2023).

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