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From: Jones, David (Library)
Sent: Wed, August 31, 2005
To: Maps-l
Subject: Medieval Workshop: Cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages



Hi Folks  (please excuse the cross-posting)





I'd like to bring to your attention this up-coming workshop at the
University of British Columbia (UBC), in Vancouver - October 28-29, 2005



Cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Fresh perspectives, New
Methods.



Below are some highlights from the conference webpage (which is still
being developed)
http://medievalstudies.arts.ubc.ca/workshop/current.shtml



Keynote speakers:

Richard Talbert, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

"Greek and Roman Mapping: 21st Century Perspectives and Prospects"



Friday, Oct. 28, 12 noon



Patrick Gauthier Dalché , Centre national de la recherche scientifique
[CNRS] et Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes

"L'héritage antique de la cartographie médiévale: acquis et probl mes"



Saturday, Oct. 29, 1:30 pm



The keynote addresses are open to the public without registration.





This conference will offer a unique forum to highlight, distill and
reflect upon the remarkable progress made in so many areas in the study
of the history of cartography in the last two decades. The Workshop
draws on the revolutionary changes in the study of classical and
medieval mapping heralded in J. Brian Harley and David Woodward (eds.),
The History of Cartography, vol. 1, and honours the memory of the joint
editors. It will allow scholars of antiquity and of the Middle Ages who
engage with maps to exchange findings, including technical developments,
and help to break down the artificial boundary between the two periods
of European history. The papers and the discussion will recognize and
explore the two forces which have over the last twenty years
revolutionized the study of the history of maps: the new approach to
reading maps, incorporating advances in literary theory, and advances in
information technology.



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This is the 35th Annual Medieval Workshop put on UBC's Committee for
Medieval Studies.  The Webpage for this Workshop program is:

http://medievalstudies.arts.ubc.ca/workshop/index.shtml



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David

David L. Jones, Map Librarian
William C. Wonders Map Collection
Science & Technology Library
1-26 Cameron Library
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J8
voice  (780)492-3433     fax   (780)492-2721
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