As a continuation of “New Projects Month”, we bring you an interview with three collaborators who worked on the original film-work, “Sēmata (Signs)” that appears in “An Archaeology of Disability”, curated by David Gissen, Jennifer Stager, and Mantha Zarmakoupi for the Biennale Architettura 2021. Actor Christopher Tester, voice actor Pia Hargrove, and creative consultant Caroline Cerilli reflect on the inspirations and hopes behind their work on the film, and what “An Archaeology of Disability” teaches us, both about people in the past and about ourselves in today’s world.
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Video #11: Victoria Austen talks about Roman Gardens
In the eleventh instalment of our video series, Dr. Victoria Austen discusses gardens and gardening in the Roman world, including the types of gardens and what was grown, the structure and decoration of garden space, and the sources we have for understanding gardening in the Roman household.
Podcast Season 2, Episode 4 – Going with the Flow: Water Systems in North Africa with Mark Locicero
In Season 2, Episode 4 of the Peopling the Past podcast, we sit down with Dr. Mark Locicero, a research fellow at the University of British Columbia, to talk about water systems at the Roman North African site of Volubilis.
Podcast Season 2, Episode 3 – Portrait of a Palmyran Man: Ancient Syrian Identity with Blair Fowlkes Childs
In Season 2, Episode 3 of the Peopling the Past podcast, we sit down with Dr. Blair Fowlkes Childs, who holds a Ph.D. in classical art and archaeology from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.
Listen in, as Dr. Fowlkes Childs takes us through her exciting research on funerary art from Palmyra, Syria.
Podcast Season 2, Episode 2 – Grave Matters: Resting Places for Regular People with Liana Brent
On Season 2, Episode 2 of the Peopling the Past podcast, we are joined by Dr. Liana Brent, the visiting assistant professor in the Department of Classics at Kenyon College, who tells us all about her research on Roman burials and grave reuse.
Podcast Season 2, Episode 1 – If the (Roman) Shoe fits: Elizabeth M. Greene and footwear from Vindolanda
Season 2 is finally here. This season, we’re shifting our focus to Roman Art and Archaeology. To start us off, we are joined by Dr. Elizabeth M. Greene, Associate Professor of Classics at Western University, who will tell us all about her research on footwear at the Roman military fort of Vindolanda in Britain.
Blog Post #28: Human Stories with Girish Daswani
In our third instalment of the New Projects series, we interview Dr. Girish Daswani, founder of Human Stories, a digital humanities initiative that focuses on storytelling, rooted in anthropological discourse.
Peopling the Past Podcast Season 2 Preview
And we’re back. That’s right, our popular Peopling the Past Podcast is returning for Season 2. This season, we’ll take listeners on a journey through under-explored aspects of archaeology, history, material culture and everyday life in the ancient Roman world, from Egypt to Italy, Syria to England, Morocco to Turkey, and more!
Blog Post #27: Archaeology after School with Grace Erny
In our second instalment of our New Projects Series for the month of May, we bring you an interview with Grace Erny, member of the Archaeology After School team. Here she tells us all about their new pilot project to provide a free enrichment program focused on Greek archaeology and cultural heritage for middle school and high school students.
Blog Post #26: Creative Classics with Nathalie Roy
May is “New Projects Month” here at Peopling the Past and our first post features Nathalie Roy-Mitchell and her project “Creative Classics”, an initiative that offers hands-on activities and learning strategies to make Classics more inclusive.
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