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Archaeologies Past and Present at Columbia University Any introductory text will describe archaeology as the lone social science seeking to reconstruct past human behavior through material remains. Many in the discipline now recognize its effect on present social experiences as well. The interpretation, presentation and ultimately the articulation of archaeology-both the material culture of the past and the discipline itself-is a critical constituent of our narratives of modernity. It is likewise a point from which these ideologies are contested. Three years ago, the University Seminar on Historic Monuments and Sites opened to create an interdisciplinary forum to engage such issues. The 2001 University Seminar will ask Columbia University Faculty members to share with us not only what their archaeology projects reveal about our past, but also about their impact on the present. Our speakers include Lynn Meskell, Department of Anthropology, Joanna Smith, Department of Art History and Archaeology, and Nan Rothschild, Department of Anthropology. A fourth lecture for 20 February 2001 will be announced. Our list of participants is still growing, but they represent a cross section of academic disciplines and professional organizations. Our program includes heritage conservators, historians, and archaeologists as well as representatives from the nonprofit sector. Specialists from a variety of institutions and professionals who may not otherwise have been brought together now have an arena in which to voice opinions and share knowledge on subjects of mutual interest. While our lectures are open to the public, seminar associates receive faculty privileges at Columbia, allowing for the use of libraries, facilities, and other services. For more information, feel free to contact the Media Center for Art History, Archaeology, and Historic Preservation or visit the web site at <http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/Usem2001>http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/Usem2001. James Conlon Staff Associate, Archaeology and Historic Preservation Media Center for Art History, Archaeology, and Historic Preservation <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] 212/854.1937 Schedule: All lectures will be held at 5:30 PM in room 309 of Havemeyer Hall on the Morningside Heights Campus of Columbia University. 30 January 2000 Lynn Meskell "Sites of violence: terrorism, tourism, and heritage in the archaeological present." Discussant: Hamid Dabashi 6 February 2001 Joanna Smith "Perspectives on the Columbia University Excavations at Phlamoudi, Cyprus" Discussant: Stuart Swiny 13 February 2001 Nan Rothschild "Seneca Village, achaeological research in community context" Discussant: Michael Devonshire 20 February 2001 To be announced The Media Center for Art History, Archaeology, and Historic Preservation supports Columbia University art historians, archaeologists, and architectural conservators in projects that consider material culture, vision, media, and pedagogy. The range of interests encompasses the political, environmental, demographic, economic, legal, cultural, philosophical, interpretive, engineering, and preservation issues concerning humanity's legacy of images, objects, artifacts, sculpture, buildings, landscapes, and archaeological sites. James Conlon Research Staff Associate for Archaeology and Historic Preservation Media Center for Art History, Archaeology, and Historic Preservation 212.854.1937 <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] ***** The torrents had exposed ruins, as if writing inscribed anew... I stopped to question them, but how does one question mute immortals? At best their speech is indistinct. -from the Muallaqa of Labid, Pre-Islamic Arabia __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask]