Findings: Material Culture and the Immaterial

23 Hawes Street,Brookline MA 02446

22 April, 2022

Description

A Symposium in Memory of Mary Beaudry Boston University's Archaeology Program and Department of Anthropology present Findings: Material Culture and the Immaterial – A Symposium in Memory of Mary Beaudry. This event will include speakers offering works on topics relating to Mary's enduring contributions to the field of archaeology. Speakers: Carolyn White, Mamie Kleberg Chair in Historic Preservation, University of Nevada, Reno The Temporary, the Short-Lived, and the Fleeting: Making Sense of the Materiality of the Ephemeral Zoë Crossland, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University Witch Bottles: Constituting Self and Other in the Practical Magic of the Early Modern Household Ann Stahl, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria Time and the Materiality of Duration Dan Hicks, Professor of Contemporary Archaeology, University of Oxford, Curator, Pitt Rivers Museum, Fellow, St Cross College, Oxford The Subversive Poetics of Mary C. Beaudry This event will be held in person at Boston University and will also be made accessible remotely through Zoom as well as recorded for later publication on the BU Archaeology Program Youtube channel. To register for the remote event, please see the instructions included in the follow up email. We thank the Boston University Center for the Humanities for their generous support of this event.