The First Annual Koç University
Archaeology and History of Art Graduate Student Symposium: “Cities: A Bigger
Picture.” will take place on 27 April,
2013 at Research Center for Anatolian Civilization (RCAC) at Istanbul.
According to Aristotle, “Human beings are political animals” who
are civilized creatures and often reside in the “polis”: the city. Clearly, cities
are important agents to observe and understand the interrelations
of people, arts, and culture. As the majority of the world’s population now
lives in cities, studies relating to cities are a common ground which can bring
scholars together. However, many scholarly approaches to the study of cities
can be quite narrow and divided in terms of periodization, geography and methodology.
This symposium suggests that a wider focus on the study of cities can work to
diffuse the boundaries between departments, universities, and even countries
and foster a multi- disciplinary approach to research. Fellow graduate students
are encouraged to push beyond their comfort zone in their research to consider
cities in Anatolia and how they relate to a “bigger picture”. The intention of
this symposium is to cultivate a re-evaluation and reform of the existing approaches
to city-specific research through interdisciplinary collaboration that
stretches across geographical, temporal and methodological boundaries.
We invite papers which demonstrate a multidisciplinary and
collaborative approach to research about some aspects of the city. Some
possible topics could be:
-Comparative analysis between cities in Anatolia and Western
Europe,
-New methods for urban archaeology
-Contemporary challenges in preservation of urban sites
-Cities of pilgrimage and travel accounts
-Charitable institutions in cities and their impacts
-Sacred spaces in cities
-Artistic components of a city
-Emergence and reemergence of cities
- Exhibiting cities
“Cities: A Bigger Picture” welcomes all graduate students to
apply.
If you are interested in presenting a paper in the Koç University
Archaeology and History of Art Graduate Student Symposium: “Cities: A Bigger
Picture” please note that:
The deadline for submitting a 250
word abstract and CV is Friday, February 1, 2013.
Abstracts should be submitted to ARHAsymposium@gmail.com.
Applicants will be informed of their acceptance by Friday,
February 15th, 2013.
Further questions may be sent to ARHAsymposium@gmail.com and you may
visit our website at http://ARHAsymposium.blogspot.com or facebook at http://www.facebook.com/arhasymposium.
*Funding is not available for travel or accommodation.
** Please note that selected papers may be eligible for
publication.