Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop

	University of Chicago Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop 2008-2009 Haskell Mezzanine 102 alternate Thursdays 4:00 - 5:30pm WORKSHOP THEME The primary objective of the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop is to forge a lively and respectful dialogue on aspects of method and theory that crosscut diverse disciplinary boundaries. This year, our theme focuses on material culture as a point of departure for engaging with "encounters" of all kinds. We will explore these encounters from multiple perspectives: What are the logics and dynamics of past and present socio-cultural interactions? What connections may be drawn between ancient and modern contexts, between interpretation and evidence, and between history and politics? We hope this year's discussions will help bring together students of the material past working within different traditions, who may otherwise encounter each other only in limited fashion. With this in mind, we invite all interested parties to attend.
Faculty Sponsors: Francois Richard, Anthropology fgrichard@uchicago.edu Geoff Emberling, Oriental Institute geoffe@uchicago.edu Student Coordinator: Sarah Kautz, Anthropology skautz@uchicago.edu	SCHEDULE ~ subject to change ~ Fall October 9: Joshua Trampier (UChicago, NELC) Title: "Ancient Rivers, New Methods: Reconstituting the Western Nile Delta Landscape through Remote Sensing and Survey" October TBA: Mary Leighton (UChicago, Anthropology) Title: "Objectified People/Personified Objects: The Ambiguity of Human Remains in the Practice of Contemporary Archaeologists" This event will be co-sponsored with the Medicine, Body and Practice Workshop. Please note that it will be held on a different day, time, and place (TBA) than the usual IAW meeting. October 16: Matthew Johnson (University of Southampton, Archaeology) Title: "The Fall and Rise of Empiricism in Archaeology" October 30: Katia Cytryn-Silverman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Topic: Islamic Archaeology November 13: Kristoffer Damgaard (UChicago, NELC) Topic: Islamic Archaeology November 19: Ferdinand de Jong (University of East Anglia Norwich) Topic: Sociocultural/visual anthropology of Senegal This event will be co-sponsored with the Empires and Colonies Workshop. Please note the different day, time, and place. Wednesday, November 19th from 5:00 to 6:30pm at Cobb Lecture Hall Room 403 December 4: Geoff Emberling (Oriental Institute) Topic: Archaeology of Sudan Winter January 15: Genevieve Godbout (UChicago, Anthropology) Topic: TBA January 29: David Pacifico (UChicago, Anthropology) Topic: TBA February 12: Eudora Struble (UChicago, NELC) Topic: TBA February 26: Nadine Moeller (Oriental Institute) Topic: Archaeology of Urban Development in Ancient Egypt March 12: D. Ryan Gray (UChicago, Anthropology) Topic: The Archaeology of Chinese and Chinese Americans in New Orleans, LA March 26: Jane Baxter (DePaul University, Anthropology) Topic: 19th century Bahamian ship graffiti and community formation in San Salvador Spring April 2: Cecile Fromont (UChicago & University of Michigan, Art History) Topic: TBA April 16: Kate Franklin (UChicago, Anthropology) Topic: TBA April 30: Maureen Marshall (UChicago, Anthropology) Topic: TBA May 9: IAW Mini-Conference: "Encounters: Conversations on Culture, Materiality, and Politics Between the Past and Present" more information on this year's "capstone" conference coming soon... May 13: Virgnia Rimmer (UChicago, NELC) Topic: TBA May 28: Bill Parkinson (Field Museum) Topic: TBA June 4: Mary Weismantel (Northwestern University, Anthropology) Topic: TBA PAPERS The IAW is a forum that welcomes diverse presentation formats, including discussions of pre-circulated papers. Whenever appropriate, papers will be made available a short time before the meeting.