[Aztlan] SACKLER AZTEC SYMPOSIUN RE-POSTED

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

For some of you, the last posting on this symposium came out encoded.  
This one should work, sorry about the last one,

Mike Ruggeri


> Friday, November 2
> University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts
> Sackler Art and Archaeology Symposium
> THE AZTEC EMPIRE: ICONOGRAPHIES AND IDEOLOGIES OF POWER
> Beverly and Raymond Sackler
> Art and Archaeology Lectures Symposium, 2007
> University of Connecticut
> To examine empire in the context of Aztec Mesoamerica is to think
> critically about the dynamics of power. Comparative study of the
> Aztec empire – especially of the cultural, political and economic
> structures it used to assert control –furthers our understanding of
> diverse imperial polities, and provides crucial insight into the
> phenomenon of imperialism itself. From the religious and political
> significance of Templo Mayor sculptures, to commoner arts and their
> influence on monumental stone sculpture of the Aztec state; from the
> material evidence of temple architecture to pottery, the mechanisms
> of Aztec imperial rule have much to teach us today.
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> The 6th annual Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology
> Symposium investigates the nature of Aztec imperial organization. The
> symposium addresses issues such as the Aztec promotion of hegemonic
> (vs. strictly military) control over a diverse group of quasi-
> independent city-states, and imperial integration of economics,
> religion and politics in state rituals. Speakers will also examine
> the complex interactions between ruling metropole and subject
> peoples. Through these interactions, the central Aztec state
> negotiated economic and social stability with its peripheral
> neighbors so as to counteract political instability.
> Schedule for Friday November 2nd, 2007
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> Dr. David G. Woods, Dean of the School of Fine Arts, University of
> Connecticut
> 2 p.m.: Introduction
> Dr. Michael E. Smith, Arizona State University
> 2:15 p.m.
> “Material culture of the Aztec Empire in central Mexico: local,
> regional, and global patterns.”
> Dr. Cecelia Klein, University of California, Los Angeles
> 3:00 p.m.
> “From Clay to Stone: The Role of Ceramic Figurines in the Formation
> of the Official Aztec Pantheon.”
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> Tea Break
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> Dr. Elizabeth Brumfiel, Northwestern University
> 4:00 p.m.
> "Cosmology at home"
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> Dr. Eulogio Guzmán, Boston Museum of Fine Arts School/Tufts University
> 4:45p.m.
> “Iconographic Variability: Shifting Meanings in Aztec Sculpture and
> the Political Expansion of the Mexica State”
> Location
> The Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Lectures
> Symposium is open to the University community and the greater public.
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> Admission is free and a reception follows.
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> The symposium will be held at the Thomas. J. Dodd Research Center,
> 405 Babbidge Road, on the Storrs campus of the University of
> Connecticut.
> The Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Lectures
> The Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Lectures, now in
> their sixth year, provide a unique opportunity to explore critical
> issues in the fields of Archaeology and Art History on the University
> of Connecticut campus at Storrs. This annual symposium fosters an
> exchange of ideas between scholars, faculty, and students across the
> University of Connecticut campus, and throughout the New England
> area. Dr. Raymond Sackler and his wife Beverly have generously
> provided funding to make this event possible.
> For more information and directions, please explore this website, or
> contact Professor Robin Greeley at robin.greeley at uconn.edu.
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> http://www.art.uconn.edu/events/sackler/sackler_2007.htm
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