Archaeology: Political Landscapes: Past and Present

Operating under the theme of ‘political landscapes,’ this interdisciplinary workshop will explore the intersections of heritage, nationalism, and land use in the past and the present. Drawing on the dual meaning of landscape as both literal landform and figurative locus of activity, this workshop investigates the connections between territory and identity, between past civilizations and modern political formations, and between academic and sociopolitical landscapes. Structured as a weekly colloquium series for faculty and students, the workshop brings together scholars from anthropology, museum studies, art history, geology, and public archaeology to explore not only the material and political facets of landscape but also how our understandings of the past continue to shape the political landscapes of the present.

 

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