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Byzantine Materiality CFP

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Posted by: Sacred Arts Initiative, St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Deadline: Fri, February 1st, 2019

Popular descriptions of Byzantium often emphasize the mystical and immaterial while overlooking the mediating role of matter implied by the Christian belief in the incarnation. In the field of art history and across the humanities, a new interest in matter and materials constitutes what is now being referred to as the “material turn” or “new materialisms.”

 

This conference explores matter, materials, and materiality in Byzantine art and culture. It aims to examine material strategies of objects, makers, and users; the agency and affective properties of materials and objects; Byzantine depictions and descriptions of matter in images and texts; and the senses and embodied experiences in Byzantium.

 

In addition to our speakers, limited space is available for additional 20 minute papers.

 

We invite scholars and graduate students from a range of fields—including but not limited to history of art and architecture, archeology, liturgical studies, musicology/sound studies, theology, philosophy, and history—to submit paper proposals.

 

Please send your abstract (300 words maximum) and

academic CV to Evan Freeman at byzantinemateriality@svots.edu by February 1, 2019.

 

Limited financial aid is available for graduate students giving papers.

Posted on Fri, December 14th, 2018
Expires on Fri, February 1st, 2019

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