[Aztlan] 2008 Maya Meeting Schedule

[Elaine Day Schele]

The 2008 Maya Meeting Schedule has been posted to
http://www.utmaya.org/schedule.html.  I have copied and pasted it below:


Specialized Workshops

 

Monday, 25 February through Thursday, 28 February 2008, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
Specialized Workshops will meet in the future home of the UT VAC in the Art
Building, at the corner of 23rd St. and San Jacinto Blvd. Individual
workshop leaders will structure their sessions to best suit their topics.

The 2008 Specialized Workshops are:

 

Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs led by Peter Mathews (Latrobe Univ) with
Nick Carter (UT-Austin). Participants learn the basics of the deciphering
Maya Hieroglyphs. Teams of participants work together, learning by doing and
creating a finished text. Lectures and exercises introduce grammar, date
structures, syntax, and structural analysis also. Enrollment is limited. No
prior experience required.

 

Intermediate Maya Hieroglyphs led by outstanding epigraphers Erik Boot
(Independent Scholar)and Alexander Tokovinin (Harvard). More advanced
participants continues to expand their knowledge of the intricacies this
writing system. New Material: Texts from Copan.

 

Los jeroglifos mayas: Niveles de Principiante e Intermedio Experto Erik
Velásquez García (Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM) guía a los
participantes del taller en los fundamentos de la escritura y el pensamiento
de los antiguos mayas del período clásico. Principiantes trabajarán textos
de Palenque. ¡Nuevo! Al nuevo Nivel Intermedio se analizarán textos de
Copán, en preparación para el Simposio. Taller y materiales didácticos en
español, con tiempo para participar en los talleres en inglés.

 

Advanced Problems in Maya Linguistics (Leaders TBA) Cutting-edge exchanges
among leading scholars about the hieroglyphic writing and Maya languages in
light of the latest information and interpretations. A spirited,
thought-provoking experience. Previous experience with Maya languages and
the hieroglyphic writing system are essential.

 

Northern Yucatán Inscriptions and the Books of the Chilam Balam. Under the
experienced guidance of Bruce Love (CRM Tech, Riverside) each student is
encouraged to find his or her own project, and work individually or in small
groups, investigating aspects of the Northern Maya culture of the Yucatan
Peninsula, including monumental inscriptions, codices, and the newly added ,
very exciting field of Colonial-Period Maya literature, known as the Books
of the Chilam Balam. Topics include hieroglyphic writing, iconography,
religion, astronomy, history, and the calendar. Open to all levels, from
beginner to advanced.

 

The Iconography of Maya Painted Vases led by Justin Kerr (Kerr Associates,
NYC) and assisted by art historian Penny Steinbach (UT-Austin). Master
photographer Kerr, one of the world's foremost authorities on Maya art,
explores the exquisite genre of Maya painted vases. Kerr pioneered the
rollout photographic technique and, with Barbara Kerr, they have produced
<http://www.mayavase.com/ordervasebook.html> The Maya Vase Book: A Corpus of
Rollout Photographs of Maya Painted Vessels, with 6 volumes released to
date. While the vases are rich sources of texts for experienced glypher, the
fluid, often narrative style invites the beginner into the ancient Maya
world. Open to all levels, from beginner to advanced

 

NEW ! Introduction to Maya Textiles. In an innovative extension of the Maya
Meetings at Texas, explore the ancient, living tradition of Maya weaving.
Curator and conservator Bárbara Knoke de Aranthoon(
<http://www.museoixchel.org/>  Museo Ixchel de Traje Indígena, Guatemala
City), with fiber artist and educator Beatrice L. Thomas (Flatbed Press,
Austin Community College),lead a unique workshop and studio class.
Participants will learn backstrap weaving techniques, history of Mayan
textiles, identification techniques, geographical contexts, ethnographical
considerations of Mayan textiles (Allen J. Christenson, Brigham Young
University), ancient depictions of textiles (David S. Stuart, UT-Austin),
and additional techniques. Work with historic collections of Mesoamerican
textiles from the Dept. of Art and Art History. Participants may exhibit the
works they produce during the workshop at the Visual Arts Center, on Fri.,
29 Feb. This workshop is designed for beginners, not experienced collectors
or weavers. Enrollment is extremely limited. Additional costs apply for
materials.

 

Friday Events

Friday, 29 February 2008 Offers a variety of events.

 

9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Workshop Presentations Workshop groups present their
results in 25-minute sessions.



Poster Sessions UT Austin graduate student present current original
research. Also sneak preview of photo exhibition.

 

8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibitors: UT Press, Bilingual Review Press (Arizona
State), Scholars Choice, John Montgomery designs, ceramics, jewelry,
chocolate, etc. Also 8-5 on Saturday, 8-4 on Sunday. Exhibitors area free
and open to the public.



Location: VAC, Art Building, 23rd St. and San Jacinto Blvd.

 

3:30-5 p.m. Introductory Lecture on Copan, David Stuart, Director of the
Maya Meetings and the Mesoamerica Center, and Linda and David Schele
Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing.
Location: Art Auditorium, ART 1.102

 

Keynote Address

6:30 p.m. Michael D. Coe, Professor Emeritus,Yale University;
author of Breaking the Maya Code and The Maya
Location: Art Auditorium, ART 1.102

 

Following Keynote to 9:30 p.m.: Photographic Exhibition Opening
and Reception with cash bar.



Please see Registration for admission and charges.
Location: VAC, Art Building, 23rd St. and San Jacinto Blvd. 

Research Symposium

 

Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2 During the Research symposium hear and
see new findings and innovative research from distinguish archaeologist, art
historians, anthropologists, linguists, artists and other experts, all with
years of experience working at Copan, Honduras. Confirmed speakers include:

§       Ricardo Agurcia Fasquelle (Asociación Copán)

§       Marcello Canuto (Yale University)

§       Dario Euraque (Instituto Hondurñeo de Antropología e Historia)

§       Barbara Fash (Peabody Museum, Harvard)

§       William Fash (Harvard University)

§       Stephen Houston(Brown University)

§       Allan Maca (Colgate University)

§       Simon Martin (Penn Museum)

§       Jorge Ramos García (Archaeologist, Honduras)

§       David Stuart (UT Austin)

§       Loa Traxler (Penn Museum)

§       Karl Taube (Univ of California-Riverside)

§       Fred Valdez, Jr. (UT Austin) 

 

Elaine Day Schele

Maya Meetings Volunteer Coordinator

PhD Student

University of Texas 

Latin American Studies

eschele at austin.rr.com