Medieval History
SPACES AND VISIONS
PHILADELPHIA
OCTOBER 2008
Day 1 (October 16, 2008)
Theme: ?Out of Late Antiquity?
Keynote speaker: Alan Walmsley, University of
Copenhagen*
Session 1.1
Session Leader: Alastair Northedge,
Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Session Topic: ?The relationship of
Archaeology and Art at the beginning of Islam?
Session 1.2
Session Leader: Jonathan M. Bloom, Boston
College/ Virginia Commonwealth University
Session Topic: ?Fatimid art.?
Session 1.3
Session Leader: Heather Ecker, Detroit
Institute of Arts
Session Topic: ?Messianism, Kingship and
Sacred Cities in the Islamic World?
Workshop I: On Qur?ans and Codicology led by François
Déroche, Biblioth`eque Nationale, Paris
Day 2 (October 17, 2008)
Theme: ??Unity and Variety? Once More: Time, Place,
Material?
Keynote Speaker: Gülrü Necipoglu, Harvard University
Session 2.1
Session Leader: Linda Komaroff, Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
Session topic: ?Pushing the Boundaries of
the Iranian World: Theme; Medium; Dynasty(ies);
Place.?
Session 2.2
Session Leader: Barry Flood, IFA/NYU
Session Topic: ?Unity in Diversity?
Circulation, Stasis and the Canon?
Session 2.3
Session Leader: D. Fairchild Ruggles,
University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
Session Topic: ?Women and Patronage?
Workshop II: On Reading Urban Fabric led by Attilio
Petruccioli, Bari Polytechnic
Day 3 (October 18, 2008)
Theme: ?Confronting Modernity?
Keynote Speaker: Glenn Lowry, Museum of Modern Art
Sessions 3.1
Session Leaders: Massumeh Farhad,
Freer/Sackler Galleries and David J. Roxburgh, Harvard
University
Session Topic: ?Museums, Exhibitions, and
Collections in Historical Perspective"
Session 3.2
Session Leader: TBA
Session Topic: On Conservation and
Cultural Policies
Session 3.3
Session Leader: Nasser Rabbat, MIT
Session Topic: ?How to Study Contemporary
Islamic Art and Architecture?
WorkshopIII
On Iranian Cinema led by Hamid Dabashi,
Columbia University
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Medieval History
Islamic Art Conference
SPACES AND VISIONS
PHILADELPHIA
OCTOBER 2008
Day 1 (October 16, 2008)
Theme: ?Out of Late Antiquity?
Keynote speaker: Alan Walmsley, University of
Copenhagen*
Session 1.1
Session Leader: Alastair Northedge,
Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Session Topic: ?The relationship of
Archaeology and Art at the beginning of Islam?
Session 1.2
Session Leader: Jonathan M. Bloom, Boston
College/ Virginia Commonwealth University
Session Topic: ?Fatimid art.?
Session 1.3
Session Leader: Heather Ecker, Detroit
Institute of Arts
Session Topic: ?Messianism, Kingship and
Sacred Cities in the Islamic World?
Workshop I: On Qur?ans and Codicology led by François
Déroche, Biblioth`eque Nationale, Paris
Day 2 (October 17, 2008)
Theme: ??Unity and Variety? Once More: Time, Place,
Material?
Keynote Speaker: Gülrü Necipoglu, Harvard University
Session 2.1
Session Leader: Linda Komaroff, Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
Session topic: ?Pushing the Boundaries of
the Iranian World: Theme; Medium; Dynasty(ies);
Place.?
Session 2.2
Session Leader: Barry Flood, IFA/NYU
Session Topic: ?Unity in Diversity?
Circulation, Stasis and the Canon?
Session 2.3
Session Leader: D. Fairchild Ruggles,
University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
Session Topic: ?Women and Patronage?
Workshop II: On Reading Urban Fabric led by Attilio
Petruccioli, Bari Polytechnic
Day 3 (October 18, 2008)
Theme: ?Confronting Modernity?
Keynote Speaker: Glenn Lowry, Museum of Modern Art
Sessions 3.1
Session Leaders: Massumeh Farhad,
Freer/Sackler Galleries and David J. Roxburgh, Harvard
University
Session Topic: ?Museums, Exhibitions, and
Collections in Historical Perspective"
Session 3.2
Session Leader: TBA
Session Topic: On Conservation and
Cultural Policies
Session 3.3
Session Leader: Nasser Rabbat, MIT
Session Topic: ?How to Study Contemporary
Islamic Art and Architecture?
WorkshopIII
On Iranian Cinema led by Hamid Dabashi,
Columbia University
- Latinities In England , 894-1135latinities In England , 894-1135 Jan 22
Latinities in England , 894-1135 a workshop in two parts Friday, January 22 ***** Morning Session (11 a.m.?12:30 p.m.) Asser and Æthelweard Afternoon Session (2 p.m.?3:30 p.m.) Goscelin and William of Malmesbury ***** New York University 13-19 University...
- Informal Cfp: Ssbma
This session is sponsored by the Society for the Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages. The focus of the session is on connecting biblical exegesis to other genres. The time frame is the whole middle ages, but personally I would like to see it end up...
- Cfp Logic And Heresy In The Middle Ages
Logic and Heresy in the Middle Ages Call for Papers Leeds Medieval Congress 2009 13 - 16 July ================================================ In 2009, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the launch of the Albigensian Crusade,...
- Samla Cfp: Dedaline June 26
On behalf of the Southeastern Medieval Association's Old English session at the upcoming South-Atlantic MLA conference, we invite papers for a session on cultural intersections in Anglo-Saxon England. We invite papers addressing the integration of...
- Cambridge Conference
If you happen to be in the neighborhood: Please see the attached schedule and registration form for the Magdalene Society of Medievalists' Inaugural Conference to be held on 5 May 2007 (schedule below). Please direct enquiries to Daniel J. DiCenso...