FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SETTLEMENT
Dear colleagues and friends,
Atelier Research Center is planning an international
multi-disciplinary ZOOM-seminar on the origins and history of
urbanization, to be held in July 2021.
How did a town come to life and develop? Stories have been told ever
since the beginning of history. The myth of the birth of Rome is one
of many. The biblical account of the tower of Babel is another
example. The foundation, social life,
and the economy of sites like Machu Picchu (Peru) are still being
augmented by recent studies. Other accounts are found in the myths and
traditions of Middle-eastern, Chinese, Indian, and other urban
societies. Archeologists having excavated ancient urban
settlements can tell their stories. Town-planners may present their
views and theories. Sociologists and psychologists will contribute to
an awareness of the social and psychological influences of urban
living, in a multi-disciplinary, unique opportunity of sharing ideas
and knowledge.
The cultural context of the birth of urban settlements will be
considered, along with the role of trade, agriculture, and
socialization in their development. Early urbanization trends in the
Middle East, the Far East, Europe and elsewhere will be discussed.
Also, the “Later Urban development” of villages becoming towns and of
towns becoming mega-towns will be looked at as social, economic, and
political phenomena, trends, and outputs. Tentatively, a session might
be devoted to the “Future of Urban Settlements”.
Participants are requested to present a written text to be distributed
and discussed.
The papers will be first published in EXPRESSION quarterly journal and
then they will constitute a basic book on urban development, looked at
with a multi-disciplinary approach. It is conceived as a fundamental
book on the history of urbanization, an important didactic,
educational, and consulting book. Urbanists, landscape architects and
planners, archeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists,
and experts in other disciplines are welcome to participate.
The planned seminar intends to open up new horizons on the overall
concept of settlement evolution and its impact on human society.
Colleagues and friends wishing to propose a paper, or interested in
just attending, are welcome to contact <[log in to unmask]>.
Cordial regards and best wishes,
Emmanuel
(Atelier Research Center)
Atelier
Research Center for Conceptual Anthropology
Città Della Cultura
Via Marconi 7, Capo di Ponte, 25044, Italy
phone +39 0364/42392
Website: www.atelier-etno.it
Facebook page: Atelier-Antropologia-e-Preistoria
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