23 March 2009

From my inbox: [Fwd: RUINS WORKSHOP]

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Date Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:25:25 -0400
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Subject RUINS WORKSHOP - THIS THURSDAY

The Ruin Theory Group at Columbia University presents:

The Ruination of the Social and The Social Lives of Ruins

A one-day interdisciplinary workshop exploring the social significance
and impact of ruins

THURSDAY MARCH 26TH
9.30AM-1PM
754 SCHERMERHORN Ext.

PROF. SHANNON DAWDY (CHICAGO - ANTHROPOLOGY)
PROF. PETER FRITZSCHE (U ILLINOIS ? HISTORY)
PROF. ANN STOLER (THE NEW SCHOOL - ANTHROPOLOGY)
PROF. VYJAYANTHI RAO (THE NEW SCHOOL ? ANTHROPOLOGY)
PROF. JOHN COLLINS (QUEEN?S COLLEGE, CUNY - ANTHROPOLOGY)

Discussant
PROF. ZOË CROSSLAND (COLUMBIA - ANTHROPOLOGY)

All are welcome «» Lunch will follow

This event is sponsored by the Columbia Center for Archaeology and
Barnard Art History Dept.

4 comments:

Luke said...

This event sounds outstanding. I would attend had I the wherewithal.

I am not even kidding.

Nick said...

You people need to read The Pleasure of Ruins.

Bronwen said...

My parents had the Pleasure of Ruins on a low bookshelf when I was little - I looked at it pretty often! It was next to the confusing titled book "Man deserves Man."

Luke said...

Man DOES deserve Man! Or at least, this man deserves one :D