Dear List,
Those interested in race and/or technology might find this workshop
interesting. All questions should be addressed to Dr Margarita
Diaz-Andreu ([log in to unmask])
Best Wishes and Happy Holidays,
Matthew.
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Dr Matthew D Eddy, Department of Philosophy, Durham University, 50 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, United Kingdom. (44) 191 334 6550. http://www.dur.ac.uk/m.d.eddy/
WORKSHOP TITLE: Archaeology and Imperialism Workshop
DATE: 31 January 2007, starting 2.15 pm
VENUE: Birley Room (205) in the Archaeology Department (Dawson Building),
Durham University
Free entry.
organised by the History of Archaeology Research Grouping.
The Department of Archaeology supports an active and varied range of
staff with innovative research projects on the history of archaeology.
The aim of this workshop is to analyse the relationship between archaeology
and imperialism.
Speakers:
Prof Robin Coningham (Durham Univ) - 'Imperial inventions: sectarianism in
Ceylon'
Dr Margarita Díaz-Andreu (Durham Univ) - "Colonising Spain´s past: French,
German and British archaeologists in Spain (19th and early 20th c)"
Dr Sudesna Guha (Univ of Cambridge) - “Archaeological Foundations within
British India”
Prof. Robert Layton (Durham Univ) - "The archaeology of indigenous cultures in
Australia"
Dr Andrew Reid (UCL) “Archaeology and Genocide in Great Lakes Africa”
Dr Penny Wilson (Durham) - "Railways and Archaeology in Egypt"
All welcome
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