NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:
The 2nd Annual Debates in Archaeology Symposium “Exploring Relational, Ontological, and Posthuman Turns in Archaeology” was hosted online this year October 2-3, 2020.
You can subscribe to our YouTube channel, and watch the whole conference here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBG-i8OCxpt0KDiz3jCzqrQnw0RptUKPI
New Archaeology Centre Social Media Accounts!
The Archaeology Centre is growing its social media presence and is adding both Instagram (@archaeologycentreuoft) and Twitter (@ArchCentreUofT) accounts. Please follow and watch these spaces over the coming weeks for new content!
Fall 2020 Talks
The Classics Department and Everyday Orientalism Present: #EOTalks Fall 2020 Series
The Classics Department and Everyday Orientalism present their first series of virtual talks. These events will take place on zoom and are open to everyone via rsvp. Talks will be individually advertised on the blog, and this page will be updated accordingly. Recording of the talks will also be made available on our new Youtube Channel.
Monday, October 26 @ 4pm ET – The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies presents the Tanenbaum Family Lecture Book Launch, Dr. Louis Kaplan’s “’At Wit’s End: The Deadly Discourse on the Jewish Joke’ From Weimar Germany to the Holocaust and Beyond”
The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies presents the Tanenbaum Family Lecture Book Launch, “’At Wit’s End: The Deadly Discourse on the Jewish Joke’ From Weimar Germany to the Holocaust and Beyond.” The book launch will feature discussion among the author, Dr. Louis Kaplan (UofT) and guest speakers Dr. Steven Aschheim (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Dr. Jennifer Caplan (Towson University). No registration required, open to the public. The link to the Zoom webinar is here.
Monday, October 26 @ 4pm ET – The Art History Speaker Series presents Dr. Sonal Khullar on, “Dialogic Actions: Aesthetics, Agency, and Contemporary Art from India”
The Department of Art History Art History Speaker Series presents Dr. Sonal Khullar (Norman Brown Associate Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania) who will give a talk on “Dialogic Actions: Aesthetics, Agency, and Contemporary Art from India.” The talk will be hosted online via Zoom. Registration is required.
Tuesday, October 27 @ 6pm EST – The AIA presents, Dr. April Nowell on “21st Century Tools for Studying Ice Age Art” on Zoom
The AIA Toronto Chapter has announced it will be moving forward with virtual talks for the upcoming 2020/2021 season. The first speaker will be Dr. April Nowell (University of Victoria, BC) who will give a lecture on “21st Century Tools for Studying Ice Age Art.” All are welcome to join and the talk will be hosted on Zoom. Registration details coming soon. For up to date information on upcoming lectures, please go to this link.
Looking Further Ahead…
Saturday & Sunday, November 7th & 8th, 2020 – 2020 Ontario Archaeological Society Online Symposium
The OAS will be hosting a virtual symposium this year on the weekend of November 7th & 8th. Workshops and sessions are now up on the website here. For more information about the symposium and registration, please go to this link.
Thursday, November 12th @ 4pm – The Mediterranean Archaeology Speaker Series presents Dr. Elizabeth Greene on “Ephemeral Heritage: Boats, Migration, and the Central Mediterranean Passage”
The Mediterranean Archaeology Speaker Series presents Prof. Elizabeth Greene (Brock University) who will give a talk on “Ephemeral Heritage: Boats, Migration, and the Central Mediterranean Passage.” More details coming soon.
Friday, November 13th @ 2pm – UofT Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series presents: Ramona Nicolas on “Intersections of Land Protection: Heritage, Archaeology, and the Future of Wabanaki on the Land”
The UofT Department of Anthropology Colloquium series will welcome Ramona Nicolas (University of New Brunswick) who will give a virtual lecture on “Intersections of Land Protection: Heritage, Archaeology, and the Future of Wabanaki on the Land.” To register for this virtual event, please go to this link.
Thursday, November 26th @ 3pm – The Archaeology Centre presents, Dr. Liat Naeh on, “The Lion Strikes Twice: Levantine-Styled Game Boxes and the Visuality of Myth.”
The Archaeology Centre presents a virtual lecture by Dr. Liat Naeh (Archaeology Centre Research Associate, UofT) on, “The Lion Strikes Twice: Levantine-Styled Game Boxes and the Visuality of Myth.” The talk will be hosted online via Zoom. Registration is required.