A reminder that proposals for papers for AAH 2005 have to be in by 15
November - that's in just under a fortnight. In case you've forgotten,
Paula Hohti and I are running a session on
Renaissance material culture - conceptions and receptions
The last few years have seen a significant increase in the attention paid
to the material culture of the Renaissance. Yet we still know very little
about how the vast majority of objects and furnishings whether elaborate,
plain, expensive, or cheap were regarded by their contemporaries over that
period.
This session invites papers which redress this balance, investigating the
attitudes of people to their material surroundings during the
Renaissance for example, why were certain objects and furnishings
acquired, or what meanings might they have held for their users, owners and
makers? We are particularly but by no means exclusively interested in the
conceptions to be found amongst the lower social and economic levels of
society and other under-explored groups, such as prostitutes, bachelors,
peasants, soldiers or priests.
We also seek papers which address how the material culture of the
Renaissance has been received since its creation and first use. For
example, reception may take the form of redeployment and re-use of objects
in the Renaissance, or more recently. Or papers might analyse how
Renaissance material culture has been treated in subsequent histories of
art, design, or visual and material culture.
Please send a 250-word abstract together with your name and organisational
affiliation (if any) to either of the organisers at the addresses below, to
arrive by Monday 15 November 2004.
Paula Hohti
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Rupert Shepherd
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford OX1 2PH
U.K.
Tel. +44 (0)1865 278050
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Conception : Reception
Association of Art Historians Annual Conference
University of Bristol
Thursday 31 March - Saturday 2 April 2005
Details are posted online at http://www.aah.org.uk - follow the links for
conferences.
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Rencontres de l’INHA
Cycle de conférences
Novembre 2004
Mercredi 17 novembre 17 h 30 / Jaynie Anderson, Herald Chair of Fine Arts,
Directeur de la School of Fine Arts, Classical Studies and Archaeology,
Université de Melbourne
Collecting Giovanni Bellini during the Renaissance.
Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art
2 rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
Accès :
6 rue des Petits Champs
75002 Paris
Salle Giorgio Vasari
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This from the Queen Mary's website at
http://www.english.qmul.ac.uk/news/index.html#Bard. Congratulations!
Professor Evelyn Welch honoured by the Bard Graduate Center
The School of English and Drama is pleased to announce that Professor
Evelyn Welch has been honoured by the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in
the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. She has been chosen by the Center
for a prestigious Iris Award for Scholarly Achievement in the Field of
Decorative Arts and Material Culture. The Award will be presented at a
dinner in New York on 12 April, 2005 . Professor Welch will also be giving
a lecture to members of the Bard Graduate Center on 11 April.
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Rupert Shepherd
69 Middleton Road, Banbury, Oxon. OX16 3QR, UK
Tel./Fax: +44-(0)1295 270344. Mobile: +44-(0)7941 187904.
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http://www.ferrara.u-net.com/
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