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This symposium will explore innovative ways of conducting research through interweaving anthropology, archaeology, geography, cognitive sciences, natural sciences, art, and architecture.
A multidisciplinary symposium is to be held in Aberdeen from 1 September until 4 September 2015. The symposium, aptly titled Beyond Perception 15, addresses Tim Ingold's work over the last fifteen years since the publication of his prominent book The Perception of the Environment in 2000.
The symposium commences with a dialogue between Tim Ingold, Gisli Palsson and Amiria Salmond with David G. Anderson as discussant. Five plenary sessions follow the next day with renowned or upcoming invited scholars from a variety of disciplines.
The five sessions are based both on Ingold's work as well as on the four themes (Anthropology of the North, Environment and Perception, Creativity and Knowledge, and Religion, Belief and Practice) that currently underpin research in the Department of Anthropology.
The symposium will consider ways in which a variety of scholars have taken up Ingold's work as well as the priority themes of the Department. Interweaving anthropology, archaeology, geography, cognitive sciences, natural sciences, art, and architecture, the symposium will explore innovative ways of conducting research through visual, performative, auditory or multi-sensory engagements.
The five topics and the speakers for the plenary sessions are:
i) Humans, Animals, Environment
Keynote: Colin Scott and Laura Rival. Speakers: Marianne Lien, Carlos Sautchuk, Rane Willerslev
ii) Sensibilities Beyond Science
Keynote: Hugh Raffles. Speakers: Kate Fayers-Kerr, Lieve Oyre, Johan Rasanayagam
iii) Experiment, Experience, Education
Speakers: Elizabeth de Freitas, Trevor Marchand, Sarah Pink, Phillip Vannini
iv) Creativity, Correspondence, and Description
Keynote: Stuart McLean. Speakers: Kristy Alexander, Carl Knappett, Ray Lucas, Elizabeth Ogilvie, Amanda Ravetz
v) Movement, Becomings, and Growth
Keynote: Christina Toren. Speakers: Hayder Al-Mohammed, Lambros Malafouris, Claudia do Silva
After the final plenary session, there will be one half-day session for early career researchers and postgraduate students as well as a performance session with an open-call for papers or other forms of participation.
The symposium can host up to 200 attendees. The location of the symposium is at SRUC, Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen.
Beyond Perception 15 is sponsored jointly by the ERC-projects Arctic Domus and Knowing From the Inside. The Royal Anthropological Institute has further contributed to some funding.
- Speaker
- Various
- Venue
- In the grounds of the Scottish Agricultural College (SRUC). Loccated approximately seven miles from Aberdeen city centre and three miles from Aberdeen Airport. See SCRUC homepage for further information
- Contact
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Please contact for any details or general queries: beyond.perception15@abdn.ac.uk