Dear SSJ-Forum subscribers,

 

Tokyo College, part of the University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, warmly invites you to participate in the following public lecture:

 

Date and time: Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 15:00-16:00 (JST)

Speaker: Sebastian CONRAD (Invited Professor, Tokyo College; Professor, Freie Universitat Berlin)

Commentator: Lucy RIALL（Professor, European University Institute/Visiting Professor, National Museum of Ethnology）

Moderator: SHIMAZU Naoko (Professor and Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)

Title: Nefertiti: The Making of a Global Icon

Abstract: The talk will address the astonishing global resonance of the bust of Nefertiti ever since its first exhibition in Berlin in 1924. Today, the silhouette alone guarantees recognition around the world. This is a story of how a variety of actors have used the bust for the most diverse purposes - for cosmetic ads; as the first feminist in world history; by die-hard National Socialists; by nationalists in Egypt and Bengal; by African American celebrities, and so forth. How has one object been able to achieve such global resonance? To whom does the bust rightfully belong - and who can control the narratives around it?

Venue: Zoom Webinar

Registration:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GzH_v4SbT8qulYDFJM0tow

Further information: https://www.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/ai1ec_event/15765/

Contact/questions: tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp