[Aztlan] Dumbarton Oaks Annual Symposium

[michael ruggeri]

OCTOBER 9-10, 2009

> DUMBARTON OAKS ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
>
> "Past Presented: A Symposium on the History of Archaeological  
> Illustration"

> The goal of this symposium is the study and discussion of the visual  
> presentation of archaeological data from the beginnings of the field  
> to the present day. Often considered neutral representations, this  
> gathering seeks to analyze and
> contextualize the visual culture of archaeological illustration.  
> What is the intellectual history of the field? How did early  
> archaeological illustrations cleave or depart from scientific  
> illustration in other fields? What was the relationship
> between the archaeological artists and prevailing currents in the  
> fine arts? How have representations--such as aerial photography-- 
> shaped the direction of archaeological field research (and vice- 
> versa)? How did certain graphic conventions begin,
> and why have some remained so central to the field?
>
> Many scholars speak of the “accuracy” of drawings, maps and models,  
> implying a greater faithfulness to “truth,” yet how and in what ways  
> are these images culturally informed by the interests and trends of  
> their own times? How do these presentations
> of data and reconstructions shape our perceptions? Finally, the  
> symposium will also look at contemporary 3-D models and the future  
> of archaeological illustration. What is the heuristic value of  
> contemporary presentations (i.e, “beyond
> illustration”)? This symposium will bring together scholars working  
> on specific critical histories of representations as well as broader  
> approaches to the understanding of visual conceptualizations.
>
> The symposium speakers include: Barbara Fash (Peabody Museum,  
> Harvard University), Peter Galison (Harvard University), Byron  
> Hamann (University of Chicago), Stephen Houston (Brown University),  
> Scott R. Hutson (University of Kentucky), Bryan R. Just
> (Princeton University Art Museum), Leonardo López Luján (Museo  
> Templo Mayor, INAH), Natalia Majluf (Museo de Arte de Lima), John  
> Rick (Stanford University), Daniel Schavelzon (Universidad de Buenos  
> Aires), Alain Schnapp (Université de Paris I),
> Adam T. Sellen (Centro Peninsular en Humanidades y Ciencias  
> Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Lisa Trever  
> (Harvard University), Khristaan D. Villela (College of Santa Fe),  
> and Jason Weems (University of California, Riverside).
>
> Symposium Registration Form
>
> Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment. Please note  
> that registration fees are non-refundable.
>
> Registration (check one):
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>                __   Regular $35.00
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>                __   Student $25.00
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> Lunch option (check as desired):
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> __Lunch on Friday, 9 October $15.00 __Lunch on Saturday, 10 October  
> $15.00
>
> Please type or print your name and affiliation as you wish them to  
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