16 Dec

The construction of gendered professional identities in sumerian didactic literature, ca. 1800 BCE

Date:

Wed:
6:00 pm

16 December 2026

Location:

Room 3.33 Prof.-Huber-Platz 1 80539 Munich

How were professions in ancient Mesopotamia linked to gender roles? Jana Matuszak (Chicago) explores how Sumerian school texts from around 1800 BCE constructed professional identities and shaped them along gender lines.

The lecture will be held in English.

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