The Islamic Art and Artifact Workshop
This
Workshop will explore Islamic culture, history, and identity through
archaeological and art historical interpretations. The visual arts and material
artifacts provide new analytical methodologies that independently create
frameworks with which to examine the impact of Islam on the Middle East and
surrounding areas. This is in direct response to the tradition of scholarship
in the field of Islamic studies that has concentrated heavily on texts and
documentary evidence. Exposure to these two ways of seeing will greatly enhance
an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Islam. The workshop will combine
lectures and roundtable discussions, often in the same meeting, in order to
draw wider participation and lively discussion.
Faculty Sponsors:
Donald Whitcomb, Department of Near
Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Persis Berlekamp, Department of Art
History
Student Coordinator:
Katie Johnson, Department of Near Eastern
Languages and Civilizations