[H-verkko] CFP: Object Biographies Conference, new deadline 15 October 2017

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Agricolan artikkelipyyntöihin on lähetetty uusi ilmoitus:
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Object Biographies Conference, new deadline 15 October 2017
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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

Object Biographies

 II International Artefacta Conference

2-3 March 2018

House of Science and Letters
http://www.tieteidentalo.fi/fi/tilat-ja-tilavaraukset/kuvagalleria
Helsinki, Finland

Artefacta, the Finnish Network for Artefact Studies in collaboration with the
Finnish Antiquarian Society and Nordic Association of Conservators in Finland


'Where does the thing come from and who made it? What has been its career so
far, and what do people consider to be an ideal career for such things? What are
the recognized "ages" or periods in the thing's "life", and what are the
cultural markers for them? How does the thing's use change with its age, and
what happens to it when it reaches the end of its usefulness?'
(Igor Kopytoff: 'The Cultural Biography of Things', 1986)


We would like thank all those who have already submitted a proposal - we have
received nearly 50 proposals - but there is still room for more.

We are pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for presentations for
our second international conference. Object biographies have been understood in
both highly concrete terms as the history of relocating artefacts and retracing
their physical changes and as abstract models or metaphors for outlining
relationships between people and their environment.

When considering objects and material culture, object biography or life-span has
become a concept encompassing a broad, multidisciplinary and diffuse field of
research. The history, evolution and uses of this term have varied and have been
of wide scope. The term has come to bridge various disciplines including
anthropology, archaeology, art history, conservation studies, craft studies,
ethnology, history, museology, the natural sciences and sociology.

We welcome all experts who work with objects and cultural heritage collections -
researchers, curators, conservators and conservation scientists - to present and
discuss the various meanings of object biographies. The aim is to provide a
cross-section of current research and its results and an overview of the present
and future directions of research in this field.

 Keynote speakers


Claire Farago, Professor of Art History, University of Colorado Boulder, United
States
http://cuart.colorado.edu/people/faculty/claire-farago/
Karin Margarita Frei, Research Professor in Archaeometry, National Museum of
Denmark
http://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/research/research-projects/tales-of-bronze-age-women/research-team/karin-frei/
Eero Hyvönen, Director of Helsinki Centre for Digital Humanities (Heldig),
Finland
http://seco.cs.aalto.fi/u/eahyvone/

The conference seeks recent advances and innovations in the field of object
biographies, for example:

- Case studies, overviews of the state of research and theoretical surveys

- The numerous methods with which the biographies of objects can be
reconstructed and theories for analysing life-spans and materiality

- Research on conservation treatments and material/conservation science

- Collaboration projects between researchers, curators, conservators or
conservation scientists

- How objects during the latter part of their life-span can cause health and
safety issues particularly in museums and how organisations have found solutions
to overcome these problems

The form of presentation may be a PowerPoint presentation by one or several
experts, or an interview, poster or panel discussion. Please articulate clearly
on your abstract the form of your presentation.

Length of the proposal for a presentation: max. 1 page

Please notice that the deadline for submissions has been extended to 15 October
2017.

Acceptance of proposals: 1 November 2017

The presentations will be organised into sessions by the conference committee.
The sessions will be arranged thematically instead of according to traditional
divisions between disciplines. The goal is to enhance interdisciplinary
dialogue.

Please use the online proposal submission system available on the Artefacta
Internet site:
http://www.artefacta.fi/tapahtumat

Only proposals submitted online will be considered.

The conference fee is EUR 50.

Please send any inquiries via email to
Dr Alex Snellman
Coordinator of the Artefacta Network
esinetutkimus at artefacta.fi

Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested!

Conference committee
Renja Suominen-Kokkonen, Artefacta Network (chair)
Aki Arponen, Artefacta Network
Päivi Fernström, Artefacta Network
Helena Lonkila, Nordic Association of Conservators in Finland
Nina Robbins, Nordic Association of Conservators in Finland
Alex Snellman, Artefacta Network
Marleena Vihakara, Nordic Association of Conservators in Finland

Board of the Artefacta Network
Docent, Dr Renja Suominen-Kokkonen, art history, Senior Lecturer, University of
Helsinki (chair)
Dr Elina Anttila, art history, Director General of the National Museum of
Finland
Conservator Aki Arponen, conservation, National Museum of Finland
Dr Päivi Fernström, craft studies, University Lecturer, University of Helsinki
Niklas Huldén, ethnology, Åbo Akademi University
Professor Paula Hohti, art and culture history, Aalto University
Professor Visa Immonen, cultural heritage studies, University of Helsinki
Professor Mika Lavento, archaeology, University of Helsinki
Docent, Dr Ildikó Lehtinen, ethnology, University of Helsinki
Dr Tiina Männistö-Funk, history, Chalmers University of Technology,
Gothenburg, Sweden
Docent, Dr Minna Sarantola-Weiss, history, Head of Research, Helsinki City
Museum

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Ilmoituksen lähetti: Alex Snellman <esinetutkimus at artefacta.fi>
Ilmoitus vanhentuu: 16.10.2017
Lisätietoja WWW-osoitteesta: http://www.artefacta.fi/tapahtumat