Winter 2020 Schedule

The Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop is excited to share our winter schedule with you. Please notice that the IAW is now meeting on Wednesdays, from 4:30 – 6:00 PM.

Meetings will be held in Haskell 315 unless otherwise noted below. Refreshments will be served. For copies of the papers, or should you need accomodations, please email the coordinators Kelsey Rooney (karooney@uchicago.edu) or Suay Erkusoz (serkusoz@uchicago.edu).

 

IAW Winter Quarter Schedule:

Tuesday, January 14, 3:30 – 5:30 PM

Co-hosted by the Ancient Societies Workshop

Kathryn Morgan (Postdoctoral Fellow, Oriental Institute) 

Title: TBA

Room: Classics 21

 

Wednesday, February 12

Dominik Hagmann, (University Assistant/Lecturer, University of Vienna)

“Studying the Roman Rural Landscape at Northern Noricum: Materials, Methods, and Challenges.”

 

Wednesday February 26

 Kirsten Neumann (Curator and Research Associate, Oriental Institute Museum)

“From Raw to Ritualized: Following the Trail of Incense of the Assyrian Temple.”

 

Wednesday, March 4

Teagan Wolter (PhD Student, Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, University of Chicago) 

“Preliminary Thoughts on Khanates, Qalas, and Urban Forms in Central Asia and their Possible Application to the BMAC.”

 

Wednesday, March 11

Guest Lecture: Mark Hauser (Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University)

“Mapping Water: Archaeology, Colonial Landscapes and Water Insecurity.”

Fall 2019 Schedule

Please note that the IAW is now meeting on Wednesdays, from 4:30 – 6:00 PM.

Meetings will be held in Haskell 315 unless otherwise noted below. Refreshments will be served.

For copies of the papers, to request accommodations, or any other questions, please email the coordinators Kelsey Rooney (karooney@uchicago.edu) or Suay Erkusoz (serkusoz@uchicago.edu).

 

IAW Fall Quarter Schedule:

Wednesday, October 9

Notes from the Field (Pub Night). Meeting at The Pub, in the Basement of Ida Noyes.

 

Wednesday, October 23

Emma Gilheany  (PhD Student, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago)

‘Circumpolar Settler Colonialism: Climates, Infrastructures, Archives.’

 

Wednesday, November 6

Estefania Vidal Montero (PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago)

‘Notes on Tactility: Making place with mud.’

 

Wednesday, November 13

Sarah Newman (Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago)

‘Geo-logics: Mesoamerican Soil Taxonomies and Pedological Pluralism.’

 

Tuesday, December 3, 5:30 – 7 PM

Co-hosted by the African Studies Workshop

Johanna Pacyga (PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago)

‘African Habits: Vocation and Daily Life at the Convent of Saint Joseph.’

Foster Hall, room TBD.

 

Wednesday, December 4 Guest Lecture:

Eréndira M. Quintana Morales  (Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University)

Title TBD.

2019 – 2020 Call for Papers: Senses in Archaeology

**Please note that our time has changed. We will now meet on Wednesdays from 4:30 – 6:00 PM.**

The Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop is now accepting submissions for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Fall quarter deadline: October 7, 2019.

Proposals accepted on a rolling basis for the year.

Looking to gather feedback on a conference paper or a chapter you’ve been working on? Found something interesting during fieldwork this year? The Interdisciplinary Archaeology Workshop is now accepting submissions for the 2019-2020 academic year. With an engaged group of participants from departments across the University, IAW provides a space for discussion of archaeological works and material culture.

This year, our theme, Senses in Archaeology, aims to bring attention to the physical artifacts that we study, and how we study them. By focusing on senses and sensory experiences relating to objects, spaces and practices, we aim to explore ancient and modern perceptions, representations and interactions in both landscapes and built environments. We’re calling for presentations that touch upon that theme, and we’re flexible on format, whether you’d like to submit a paper beforehand, give a presentation, or show analyses in process.

If you are interested in presenting a paper or an ongoing analysis to IAW, please contact Kelsey Rooney (karooney@uchicago.edu) or Suay Erkusoz (serkusoz@uchicago.edu) with the following information:

Name

Department

Year in program

Paper title

Type of paper (e.g., dissertation chapter, MA paper, conference paper)

A short abstract or summary

The quarter(s) in which you are able to present (if more than one, please list your preferences in ranked order, and we will do our best to accommodate)