Dear all (and with the usual apology for cross-posting),
For those of you based in the UK and interested in recent conflict
archaeology, you are invited to attend the second seminar in the
Landscapes of War project, which is taking place on 3rd April 2008. The
seminar (programme below) will be at Coventry TechnoCentre and could be
popular. Please contact Kate Pallister at Coventry University to secure
a free place.
Concept of the seminar
Landscapes of War is a trans-national Project co-funded by the European
Commission under the Programme Culture 2000. Following an earlier
seminar on Public History, describing physical and intellectual access
to a wide variety of conflict heritage sites, this second seminar
considers Working Practices. A principal aim of our Landscapes of War
project is to develop, discuss and disseminate examples of good
recording practice - how to document and describe what are often
extensive, contested and sometimes enigmatic and ambiguous buildings and
monuments. Landscapes of War present particular challenges to
archaeologists, historians and the local communities who live in areas
characterised by past conflict. These landscapes exist in all spatial
and geographical dimensions: on land, underground, in the air and at
sea; even - for the Cold War - in space. Many of these places are well
known; others have remained closely guarded secrets. This now is a
common past, in which we all share an interest. How best to document and
describe these places for the benefit of this and future generations is
an integral part of our project.
Scope of the seminar
To explore and assess the various Working Practices as they are applied
to twentieth-century landscapes of war in Europe.
Kind regards
Kate Pallister
Events Manager
Conference and Events
Coventry TechnoCentre
CUE Ltd
Coventry University Technology Park
Puma Way
Coventry
CV1 2TT
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)24 7623 6377
Fax: +44 (0)24 7623 6024
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Website: www.coventrytechnocentre.co.uk
<http://www.coventrytechnocentre.co.uk/>
PROGRAMME:
Landscapes of War
Workshop 2 - Methods of Investigation
Thursday 3rd April 2008
Coventry TechnoCentre
Programme
10.00-10.30 Registration and refreshments
10.30-11.00 The Making, Breaking and Rebuilding of Twentieth-Century
Coventry
Christopher Patrick, Coventry City Council
11.00-11.30 Strange Meeting: Archaeology of the Great War
Martin Brown, Defence Estate
11.30-12.00 The Archaeology of Occupation and the Materiality of War:
A case
study from the channel islands
Gilly Carr, University of Cambridge
Discussion
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.00 Recording Landscapes of War
Wayne Cocroft, English Heritage
14.00-14.30 The Battle of the Atlantic
Dave Parham, Bournemouth University
14.30-15.00 The Recovery of Spanish Civil War Site in the Middle
Vinalopo: From
methodological researching to the creation of
tourist routes
Jose Valero, University of Alicante
Discussion
15.00-15.30 Refreshments
15.30-16.00 Historic Ariel Photography and the Mapping of Conflict
Chris Going, GeoInformation Group
16.00-16.30 Understanding a Site of Remembrance: An archaeology of
Temoins
Benjamin Gilles, University of Provence
16.30-17.00 Cood Bay Forst Zinna
Angus Boulton, Manchester Metropolitan
University
Discussion
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