CALL FOR PAPERS: SAA Annual Conference, New Orleans, 18-22 April 2001
Proposed Symposium: "Ancient Muses: Archaeology and the Arts"
Organizers: John Jameson, NPS; Christine Finn, Oxford U.; John
Ehrenhard, NPS
Abstract: The practice of archaeology, as well as archaeologically
derived information and objects, can inspire a wide variety of artistic
expressions ranging from straightforward computer-generated
reconstructions and traditional artists' conceptions to other art forms
such as poetry and opera. Although some level of conjecture will always
be present in these works, they are often no less conjectural than
technical interpretations and have the benefit of providing visual and
conceptual imagery that can communicate contexts and settings in a
compelling or unique way. We can look at archaeology's connections to
art and music as a different way of valuing and defining the resource
and making it more meaningful to the public. This session examines a
variety of examples of this phenomenon as it applies to archaeology as
inspiration for the arts and to interpretive art as a public
interpretation/education tool.
Suggested papers and topics:
* Art and Imagery as Public Interpretation/Education Tools
* Archaeology and Poetry
* Archaeology and Opera
* Archaeology in Two Dimensions: the Interpretive Artist's
Perspective
* Archaeology as Compelling Story: The Art of Popular Writing
* Archaeology and Computer Graphics
* Archaeology and Television and Film
* Archaeology and Music
* Discussions
Deadline for proposed titles and abstracts: I May 2000.
Deadline for draft papers: 1 August 2000.
Papers will be compiled and distributed to session participants by 1
February 2001. Papers will be posted on the Southeast Archeological
Center's World Wide Web site (http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/seac.htm)
<http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/seac.htm)> .
Publication: Publication by U.S. National Park Service of session papers
and other contributed articles, subject to available funding. Projected
publication date: 2002.
Point of contact (e-mail preferred): John H. Jameson, Jr., Southeast
Archeological Center, National Park Service, 2035 E. Paul Dirac Drive,
Box 7, Tallahassee, Florida 32310 USA; phone 850-580-3011, extension
243; fax 850-580-2884; e-mail [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
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John H. Jameson, Jr., RPA
Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC)
U.S. National Park Service
2035 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Box 7
Johnson Building, Suite 120
Tallahassee, Florida 32310
phone 850/580-3011, extension 243
fax 850/580-2884
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www.cr.nps.gov/seac/
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