A conference organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, İstanbul Technical University and the Department of Anthropology, Yeditepe University in İstanbul, Turkey on May 25-29, 2011.
Keynote Speakers:
Ian Hodder (Stanford University)
Richard Handler (University of Virginia)
Ayfer Bartu Candan (Boğaziçi University)
Charles Stewart (University College London)
We are organizing a conference on the interrelated themes of memory, materiality and cultural heritage that will appeal to scholars from the fields of archaeology, anthropology and history.
Conference Web Site: http://www.materialitymemoryculturalheritage.com/
Conference Schedule
WEDNESDAY MAY 25th |
Venue: İSTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, MACKA CAMPUS |
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Activity |
12:00-5:00 |
İTU, Maçka Campus |
Check-in/Registration |
THURSDAY MAY 26th |
Venue: İSTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, MACKA CAMPUS |
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Time |
Location |
Session Title |
9:00-10:40 |
Auditorium C101 |
Opening Session |
10:40-11:10 Coffee Break |
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11:00-1:10 |
Auditorium C101 |
Politics of Heritage: State, Nation, and Memory |
1:10-2:10 Lunch Break |
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2:10-3:50 |
Auditorium C101 |
Transformation of Places to Heritage Sites: Multiple Voices |
3:50-4:10 Coffee Break |
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4:10-6:20 |
Auditorium C101 |
(Im)Materiality, Memory Production and Representation of the Past: The Uses of New Media |
6:20-7:30 Reception |
Auditorium C101 Lobby |
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FRIDAY MAY 27th |
Venue: İSTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, MACKA CAMPUS |
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Time |
Location |
Session Title |
9:00-10:40 |
Auditorium D102 |
Diaspora, Transnational Spaces and Memory |
9:00-10:40 |
Auditorium D103 |
Heritage, Memory and Materiality in Brazil and Mauritius |
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break |
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11:00-12:20 |
Auditorium D102 |
Commodification of the Past and Memory |
11:00-12:20 |
Auditorium D103 |
Site Nostalgia, Monuments of Remembrance and Ritual Performance |
12:20-1:30 Lunch Break |
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1:30-3:40 |
Auditorium D102 |
Grievability, Death, National Belonging and Memory |
1:30-3:40 |
Auditorium D103 |
Built Spaces: Architecture, Memory and Performance |
3:40-4:10 Coffee Break |
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4:10-6:00 |
Auditorium D102 |
Nationalism and Politics of Heritage Management |
4:10-6:00 |
Auditorium D103 |
Urban Space and Cultural Heritage |
SATURDAY MAY 28th |
Venue: YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY |
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Time |
Location |
SESSION TITLE |
9:30-11:10 |
Rectorate Building, Mavi Salon |
Senses, Place, Identity and Memory |
9:30-11:10 |
Rectorate Building, Yeşil Salon |
Divided Communities, Memory and Contested Landscapes |
9:30-11:10 |
Rectorate Building, Üzeyir Garih Salonu |
Archaeology and Heritage Management in Turkey |
11:10-11:30 Coffee Break |
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11:30-12:50 |
Rectorate Building, Mavi Salon |
Museums and Discourses |
11:30-1:10 |
Rectorate Building, Yeşil Salon |
Remembering Through Materiality |
11:30-1:10 |
Rectorate Building, Üzeyir Garih Salonu |
Archaeological Praxis and Local Narratives |
1:10-2:10 Lunch Break |
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2:10-3:50 |
Rectorate Building, Mavi Salon |
Tourism and Authenticity |
2:10-3:50 |
Rectorate Building, Yeşil Salon |
Place, Event and Collective Memory |
2:10-3:50 |
Rectorate Building, Üzeyir Garih Salonu |
Heritage and Representation |
3:50-4:15 Coffee Break |
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4:15-7:15 |
Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Binası (Faculty of Fine Arts), Güzel Sanatlar Konferans Salonu |
Final Plenary Session |
7:30-9:00 Pm Closing Reception |
Yeditepe University |
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SUNDAY MAY 29th |
Conference Excursions |
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