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FLESH EATERS: an International Symposium on Roman Sarcophagi

Conference/Symposium | September 18 – 19, 2009 every day | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum, main auditorium

Featured Speakers: PAUL ZANKER, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; MARY BEARD, Cambridge

Speakers: BARBARA BORG, Exeter; MICHAEL KOORTBOJIAN, Princeton; BJÖRN-CHRISTIAN EWALD, Toronto; R.R.R. SMITH, Oxford; FRANCESCO DE ANGELIS, Columbia; ALAN CAMERON, Columbia

Panelist/Discussants: RUTH BIELFELDT, Harvard; MONT ALLEN, Berkeley; KATHLEEN COLEMAN, Harvard; CHRIS HALLETT, Berkeley

Sponsors: History of Art, Department of, Classics, Department of, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin

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FLESH EATERS: AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROMAN SARCOPHAGI
To be held on Friday and Saturday, September 18th and 19th 2009

Organized by T.J. Clark and Chris Hallett
Sponsored by the History of Art Department, the Classics Department, & the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Berlin

This conference examines afresh the distinctive imagery carved on Roman sarcophagi, some of the most beautiful and astonishing works that the ancient world ever produced. Gathering leading scholars from Germany, Italy, England, Canada, and the United States, the conference features a keynote address by Paul Zanker, whose recent book on mythological sarcophagi, Mit Mythen leben (Living with Myth), has propelled these objects back into the spotlight, reminding us of their central importance for understanding the art and culture of the Roman world.



FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
9 am – 5 pm in the auditorium of the Berkeley Art Museum

Complimentary breakfast buffet: 8 - 9 am in the BAM sculpture garden


KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Putting the Deceased in the Picture: 'Pictorial Devices' as Visual Cues"
Paul Zanker (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa)


ROMAN LIFE AND THE CONTEXT OF THE TOMB

"Hidden Splendour: Reconstructing the Display Context for Metropolitan Sarcophagi"
Barbara Borg (Exeter)

"The Mythology of Everyday Life"
Michael Koortbojian (Princeton)

Respondent: Ruth Bielfeldt (Harvard)


Lunch break: 12:30 - 2:30 pm


SARCOPHAGUS IMAGERY OUTSIDE OF ROME: ATHENS AND APHRODISIAS

"Death, Body, Myth, and Image"
Björn-Christian Ewald (Toronto)

"Mythology and Sarcophagi at Aphrodisias and Rome"
R.R.R. Smith (Oxford)

Respondent: Mont Allen (Berkeley)


Champagne Reception to follow in the BAM sculpture garden, starting 4 - 4:30 pm




SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH

10 am – 12 pm in the auditorium of the Berkeley Art Museum

Complimentary breakfast buffet: 9 - 10 am in the BAM sculpture garden


THE ROLE OF MYTH IN ANCIENT FUNERARY DISCOURSE

"The Violence of Emotions: Death, Myths, and Empathy in Rome (and Etruria)"
Francesco De Angelis (Columbia)

"Why Mythology?"
Alan Cameron (Columbia)

Respondent: Kathleen Coleman (Harvard)


Lunch break: 12 - 2 pm


2 pm – 5 pm in the East Asian Library [moved from the Bancroft Library]

CONCLUDING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Discussants: Mary Beard (Cambridge), Chris Hallett (Berkeley)


Champagne Reception to follow in the East Asian Library, starting 4 - 4:30 pm



Please note: this conference is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

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Target audience: All Audiences

Open to audience: All Audiences

Attendance restrictions: All are welcome. There is no registration for this event.

Refreshments: Catered refreshments provided. The organizers would like to thank ACME BREAD, ACT CATERING, BEAUNE IMPORTS, COWGIRL CREAMERY, FRA'MANI, and LA FARINE for their exceedingly generous support.

Event Contacts: Chris Hallett, Professor and Chair, History of Art Department, chrishallett@berkeley.edu, (510) 643-4512; Mont Allen, Ph.D. Candidate, History of Art Department, mont@berkeley.edu, (510) 684-6458;