Prof. Zainab Bahrani
Today on Baghdadia: Dr. Zainab Bahrani is an Iraqi professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Columbia University. Professor Bahrani is the author and editor of twelve books in which she investigates the meaning of images and of art in general, addressing both ancient and modern philosophies of representation. Dr.Bahrani has also written over 50 articles, one of which, the Hellenization of Ishtar, was particularly intriguing to me. She discusses concepts of the body and ideologies of gender in both ancient Greece and the Near East. Another aspect of Bahrani’s work has been in the area of monument preservation, conservation and the politics of cultural heritage. Join us to listen to this expert share her knowledge of the ancient cradle of civilization and why we should all look to preserve the past!