Material Worlds
A conference in honour of
Professor Susan Pearce
University of Leicester
15-17 December 2008
Professor Susan Pearce is an internationally renowned professor of
museum studies and historical archaeologist, who has had a long and
important association with material culture studies both within and
beyond the museum.
The University of Leicester’s Department of Museum Studies plans to
honour Professor Pearce’s contribution to the field with a significant
material culture studies conference and the subsequent publication of
a volume of essays based on the conference papers. Both the
conference and the volume will explore agenda in theoretically-
oriented material culture studies. We are now inviting the submission
of abstracts. Presentations will address or inform approaches to
theorising relationships between people and the material world. The
range of potential themes is broad, and might include embodied
experience and sensory engagements, the agency of – and
distinctions between – objects and persons, the construction of value,
etc.
In keeping with Professor Pearce’s own interdisciplinarity, proposals in
this area are warmly welcomed from those working on the cutting-
edge of object studies not only in archaeology, anthropology and
museum studies, but also in a wide range of other disciplines including
history, management and organisational studies, geography, literary
studies, sociology, philosophy, art history, science technology studies,
natural sciences and beyond.
Abstracts
Abstracts of 300-450 words should be sent to the conference
convenor, Sandra Dudley, ([log in to unmask]) by 20 March 2008. Any
enquiries about the scope of conference may also be sent to the
convenor. A draft conference programme will be available here after
the end of March 2008.
Registration
Conference registration forms will be available from March 2008.
Interest in – and enquiries about – attending may be sent to Barbara
Lloyd ([log in to unmask]).
Full conference fee including lunches and refreshments: £150
(concessions £90; daily rates also available)
Bed and breakfast: £50/night
Dinner, including main conference dinner: £20/night
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Jim Roberts Hon FMA
Webmaster
University of Leicester
Department of Museum Studies
http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies
+44 (0)116 252 3961
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