We would like to apologise for any crosspostings. The following is
the last call for papers for the Symposium on Mediterranean
Archaeology (SOMA), which will take place in Sheffield, UK, on the
18-20 / 2/ 2000. Deadline for abstracts: 29 / 11 1999.
Giorgios Vavouranakis
On behalf of the SOMA 2000
Organising Committee
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S O M A 2 0 0 0
Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology
Fourth Annual Meeting of Post-Graduate Researchers
Friday 18th - Sunday 20th February 2000
The University of Sheffield
Department of Archaeology & Prehistory
Research School of Archaeology & Archaeological Science
Sheffield Centre for Aegean Archaeology
LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS & POSTERS
SOMA is a conference designed to provide postgraduate students of
Mediterranean archaeology with an opportunity to present and
discuss work in progress with their peers. The informal setting and
wide variety of topics and approaches have combined to make the
previous meetings at Edinburgh and Birmingham a great success.
Presentations on any aspect of Mediterranean archaeology may
take the form of a read paper of either 10 or 20 minutes length, or of
a poster.
There are no strict thematic parameters to the conference,
but we would like to propose some guidelines for participants to think
about when composing their presentations.
Studying material culture: applications, implications and potential
The present past: Museums, heritage management, history and role
of the discipline
Power, complexity and change
Social and natural environment
Archaeology of death
In the field: Recent developments in excavation projects and
techniques
Archaeology and identity: gender, ethnicity, group / categories
Interdisciplinary approaches to archaeology:anthropology,
ethnography, sociology, history, classics, science
Apart from the above topics, we will welcome any presentations, as
long as they aim to contribute to the understanding of Mediterranean
archaeology, either substantively or methodologically. No
differentiation is made between levels of post-graduate or post-
doctoral research.
Please send abstracts of no more than 150 words to
SOMA 2000
The University of Sheffield
Research School of Archaeology & Archaeological Science
Westcourt, 2 Mappin Street
Sheffield S1 4DT
UNITED KINGDOM
fax: (+44) - 114 272 7347
email <[log in to unmask]>
For more information, please contact us at the above address or
refer to our Web page <http://usit.shef.ac.uk/~soma>
Deadline for Abstracts: 29th November 1999
Conference fees: Waged=£18 Students/unwaged=£12
Academics=£35
(Cheques to be made payable to the University of Sheffield)
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Application Form
Name:
Address:
Tel:
E-mail:
Field of Research:
Student status (Ma, PhD, etc.):
Institution:
Just Attending: Presenting:
(tick where appropriate)
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Title of Presentation:
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Length of Presentation:
10min: or 20min and/or Poster:
(tick all appropriate choices)
There may be limited parking space. Would you be interested?
yes
no
Please return the form to SOMA 2000, The University of Sheffield,
Research School of Archaeology & Archaeological Science,
Westcourt, 2 Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT, UNITED KINGDOM.
Fax: (+44) - 114 272 7347, email <[log in to unmask]>,
enclosing conference fees payment (cheques payable to the
University of Sheffield) and your abstract.
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Would you like to host SOMA 2001?
SOMA is an ongoing event, hosted by a different British University
every year. This year, the SOMA 2000 Committee decided to
introduce this application form, for those who wish to host the
Symposium next year. Should you decide to apply, we would be in
the position to keep you informed about other possible candidates.
We could also put you in touch with members of past organising
committees, who could share their experience and provide you with
useful advice. After all, SOMA is not just about delivering papers
once a year. The host selection procedure should be part of the
ongoing sharing of ideas between participating postgraduates and
young researchers interested in Mediterranean archaeology.
Candidacies will be presented at the plenary session of SOMA
2000. The participants will vote for the best applicant for 2001.
However, and according to the plenary session of SOMA 1999, the
rest of the candidates may line up for the following year, that is 2002.
General information (to be filled in by the main coordinators):
Institution
a. Main coordinators and how to contact you
names
tel.no.
email
address
b. Number of other people possibly involved:
c. Academic departments involved:
d. Research fields of interest:
Would you commit yourselves in lining up for the year 2002? yes /
no (delete as appropriate)
Please return the form to SOMA 2000, The University of Sheffield,
Research School of Archaeology & Archaeological Science,
Westcourt, 2 Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT, UNITED KINGDOM.
Fax: (+44) - 114 272 7347, email <[log in to unmask]>,
enclosing
a) a formal letter from your department authorising you to act
officially as the organising committee and
b) a proposal of no more than 300 words.
Deadline for Appications: 21st january
2000
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