The FARE WORK workshop is gathering scholars from all over the world to explore the Ancient Near East through a new approach applying concepts from economy and social sciences. Scholars expert in ancient Egypt, Persia, Babylonia, and the Levant will be in dialogue with scholars working with modern theories to discuss the application of new theoretical framework to analyse fiscality and labour in the ancient world. The field theory of Bourdieu will be the main frame of the workshop. After each session, where the scholars present their research, there would be plenty of time for discussions aiming to foster dialogue between the different disciplines, encourage comparison, and help reflecting on which methodologies and theories could improve these fields of studies.
The workshop is born by a partnership between the WORK-IT, led by Jason Silverman, and the FARE Project, led by Nico Dogaer, and will take place on March 4–6 2026 at the University of Helsinki.