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Ernst Herzfeld Society
For Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology
The Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology furthers research in art history, archaeology and building archaeology of the Islamic periods and serves as a fore of scholarly exchange. The Society has an international range of members and has been founded 2005 in Germany. It is named after Ernst Herzfeld (1879–1948) who is known for groundbreaking research in West Asia, as archaeologist, art historian, and historian.
Islamic Art in Exchange – Call for Papers
18th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft | Ernst Herzfeld Society
Munich (Germany), Museum Fünf Kontinente 6–8 July 2023
Sometimes marked as the ‘global shift’ or the ‘decolonial turn’, fields within the Humanities have, since the 1980s, gradually opened up for cultures in regions beyond the West. Art History and Archaeology concerned with the so-called Islamic world, too, have experienced increased interest in exchange – be it an interaction of different places, cultures and/or times within regions dominated by Muslims, or communication with areas beyond the main lands of Islam. Of particular interest in these scholarly investigations are the nature of the transfer as well as the various levels of cultural appropriation or translation taking place when things and ideas travel from one cultural area to the next.
Graduate Student Meeting – Call for Papers
18th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft | Ernst Herzfeld Society
Munich (Germany) 6 July 2023
Are you a graduate student in Islamic Art, Architecture, or Archaeology? Are you interested in meeting other students working on related topics? Would you like to discuss your research with your peers? How about making a pitch or presenting a paper based on your research at the graduate student meeting of the Ernst Herzfeld Society? How about participating in both sections?
The graduate student meeting offers an opportunity for graduate students in the fields of Islamic Art History, Archaeology, and Architecture to present their ongoing research while providing a platform for discussion and networking. It is organized by Suzanne Compagnon of the University of Vienna. It will take place at the Museum Fünf Kontinente (Museum Five Continents) in Munich (Germany) on Thursday 6 July 2023 in conjunction with the 18th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society.
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