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In association with
the GHF exhibition
In the Beginning: Exploring Origins in Contemporary Art
4-29 February | Fox Gallery, Logan Hall
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28-29 February 2008
3619 Locust Walk
To speak of origins in the humanities is to speak in spirals. In the absence of
some cause-and-effect model of explanation—long since ceded to certain
precincts of science—the humanities often broach the concept of origins as
ever-absent historical provocations.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Two concurrent panels in each session.)
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| THURSDAY, 28 FEBRUARY |
| 8:45 |
Opening Remarks |
| 9:00–10:30, SESSION 1 |
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Pre-Modern Genres |
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Tangled Origins: Identities and the Myths of Nations in the United States |
| 10:45–12:15, SESSION 2 |
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The Excavation of Identities and the Genealogy of Nations |
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Narratives of Nation and Universe in the Cold War |
| 1:00–2:30, SESSION 3 |
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Gender and the Origins of “Herstory” in the Postwar United States |
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Political Negotiations and Local Color: Nationalisms in Europe |
| 2:45–4:15, SESSION 4 |
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Concepts of European Identity in History |
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Man, Nature and Symbolism |
| 5:00–6:30, KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
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Googlization of Everything, Siva Vaidhyanathan |
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| FRIDAY, 29 FEBRUARY |
| 9:00–10:30, SESSION 5 |
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Origins of the Ancients |
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Subaltern Communication & Representation |
| 10:45–12:45, SESSION 6 |
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Mutable Origins in a World of Artifacts |
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Authentic Voices, Irish Spaces |
| 1:45–3:00, SESSION 7 |
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Between The Oriental and The Modern |
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Digital Origins |
| 3:15–4:30, SESSION 8 |
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Political Space & Violence in 20th Century Theory |
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The Roots and Routes of Black Culture and Black Identity |
| 5:00–7:00, CLOSING ART RECEPTION |
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In the Beginning: Exploring Origins in Contemporary Art |
Questions, contact GHF chair Erik Mathisen.
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