The Archaeology of Italy: The State of the Field 2011

MARCH 18-19, 2011

A symposium hosted by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World, Brown University



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The Joukowsky Institute will host a weekend symposium in March 2011 whose aim it is to discuss the current state of the archaeology of peninsular Italy in the twenty-first century, with an emphasis on the North American academy. With an interest not only in tracking the trends and methodologies in use in the archaeological investigation of this very important piece of the Mediterranean, the symposium also seeks to examine the place of peninsular Italian archaeology with respect to other geographical sub-fields of Mediterranean archaeology. Perhaps most importantly, the symposium will discuss not only the current state of the field, but also explore possible future directions, methodologies, and techniques to be employed.

The symposium will feature three sessions, one dealing with the current state of research, another future directions in research, and a third that will serve as forum for graduate students to discuss their own research and network with graduate colleagues and faculty.

 

Keynote Speaker:

  • “Italian Archaeology 2011: Where Is It and Where Is It Going?” — John Robb (Reader in European Prehistory, University of Cambridge)

Participants:

  • Susan E. Alcock (Director, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Joukowsky Family Professor in Archaeology, Professor of Classics; Professor of Anthropology, Brown University)
  • Francesco de Angelis (Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University)
  • Hilary Becker (Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Davidson College)
  • Jeffrey Becker (Visiting Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University)
  • Abigail Crawford (Ph.D. candidate, Department of Archaeology, Boston University)
  • Nick DePace (Rhode Island School of Design)
  • Steven Ellis (Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Cincinnati)
  • Allison Emmerson (Ph.D. student, Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati)
  • Richard Hodges (Williams Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)
  • Andrew Johnston (Ph.D. candidate, Department of the Classics, Harvard University)
  • Marco Maiuro (Assistant Professor. History Department, Columbia University)
  • Annalisa Marzano (Department of Classics, University of Reading and visiting research scholar, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University)
  • Lisa Mignone (Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Brown University)
  • Claudia Moser (Ph.D. candidate, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University)
  • Jenny Muslin (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas, Austin)
  • Jessica Nowlin (Ph.D. candidate, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University)
  • Corinna Riva (Lecturer in Mediterranean archaeology, University College London)
  • Margaret Watters (Adjunct Lecturer in Archaeology, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University)
  • Nicholas Wolff (Ph.D. candidate, Department of Archaeology, Boston University)

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If you would like more information on the symposium or if you have an interest in participating or attending, please contact Jeffrey Becker or Susan Alcock.

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World, Brown University • Box 1837 / 60 George Street Providence, RI 02912 • Telephone: (401) 863-3188; Fax: (401) 863-9423

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