<br><div class="gmail_quote">From: Sheila Crane <<a href="mailto:src4z@VIRGINIA.EDU">src4z@VIRGINIA.EDU</a>><br>
Subject: To attend at U. of Virginia: Sea Crossings: Mediterranean<br>
Architecture<br>
Date: October 30, 2010<br>
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Sea Crossings: Rethinking Mediterranean Architecture and History<br>
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A symposium at the University of Virginia School of Architecture<br>
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November 19–20, 2010<br>
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The symposium aims to explore the conceptual and practical challenges of<br>
bringing a broader geographic view of the Mediterranean to the study of<br>
objects, buildings, and landscapes, with the hope of opening new avenues<br>
for future research. While Mediterranean historians have recently forged a<br>
revival of the legacy of Fernand Braudel, evident in many geographically<br>
and chronologically wide ranging publications, these trends have been less<br>
apparent in the history of art and architecture. Although there has been<br>
a strong interest in issues of exchange, travel, and encounter, it has<br>
tended to concentrate on particular axes (such as Venice-Istanbul) rather<br>
than the networks of the entire region. The long shadow of nationalism<br>
continues to exert its influence even in periods predating the birth of<br>
the nation state. The symposium will bring together prominent scholars<br>
whose work seeks to reshape the way the art and architectural history of<br>
the Mediterranean is written. While specializing in different regions and<br>
periods, from Islamic Spain to Norman Sicily, the Ottoman Empire, and<br>
modern Egypt, the speakers share the ambition of expanding their<br>
discussion across traditional boundaries. The speakers will include<br>
Professors Molly Greene of Princeton University, Gülru Necipoglu of<br>
Harvard University, Cynthia Robinson of Cornell University, Beat Brenk of<br>
Williams College and Mercedes Volait of the Centre National de la<br>
Recherche Scientifique, Paris. Erin Rowe of the University of Virginia<br>
will be a respondent at the round table discussion.<br>
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Organized by Cammy Brothers, Sheila Crane, and Lisa Reilly and sponsored<br>
by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs<br>
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Further information is available at<br>
<a href="https://secure.arch.virginia.edu/groups/seacrossings/" target="_blank">https://secure.arch.virginia.edu/groups/seacrossings/</a><br>
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