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The following is taken from a flyer which reached me this morning. The deadline for proposals for papers is rather tight, but it may still interest some of of you. Rupert ---------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Hallam University in collaboration with Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust and the Victoria and Albert Museum Conference Announcement and Call for Papers One-Day Conference - May 24th 2001 'Precious: Objects and Changing Values' The conference will mark and celebrate the opening of the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield and its first exhibition. The Millennium Galleries have been developed in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum and will provide a national showcase for the visual arts, craft and design. The inaugural exhibition will display over 200 principal pieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition will form part of the agenda of the conference and the exhibits, from the 4th century B.C. to the present day, will provide the evidence which drives the conference debates. The conference is intended to explore issues arising from objects judged to be precious. Many things drive the notion of preciousness: cultural associations, the market place, craftsmanship, originality, provenance, and taste. The list is potentially endless and we are looking for contributions that will respond in as many ways as possible. The conference will be structured in three parallel strands dealing with issues that arise from perceptions of material value; skills and aesthetic expression; cultural resonance. We anticipate that these strands will stimulate interdisciplinary debate. We hope you will be interested in attending the conference as a delegate or speaker. Proposals for papers should address the issues provoked by the notion of preciousness. The closing date for submission is January 8th 2001. For conference information, please mail or email name and address to: Rose Cooper or Elizabeth Norman, School of Cultural Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 8UZ Rose Cooper +44-(0)114 225 2619 [log in to unmask] Elizabeth Nonnan +44-(0)114 225 2678 [log in to unmask] Fax +44-(0)114 225 2749 http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/conference Proposals for papers (abstracts of about 500 words) should be sent to the above address as soon as possible but at the latest by January 8th 2001. We welcome delegates and proposals for papers from a range of interests and disciplines. We would be grateful if you would forward this email to any interested colleague. Rose Cooper and Elizabeth Norman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rupert Shepherd Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Material Renaissance Project Sussex Centre for Research in the History of Art University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QN, U.K. Tel. +44 (0)1273 872544 Fax +44 (0)1273 678644 [log in to unmask] http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/arthist/matren/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~