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Sep63:30pm - 5:00pm
Field Dirt 2024: Insider Stories and Results from the Joukowsky Institute’s 2024 Archaeological Field Seasons
Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108More Information History, Cultural Studies, Languages, Humanities, Identity, Culture, Inclusion, International, Global Engagement, ResearchJoin the Joukowsky Institute for “Field Dirt 2024: Insider Stories and Results from Brown University’s 2024 Archaeological Field Seasons,” Friday, September 6th at 3:30pm in Rhode Island Hall. Brown’s archaeologists will brush off the dirt from their summer archaeological field projects, and will share some highlights from their research. Join us for some good stories, interesting results, and stunning field photos.
Speakers include:
Andrew Scherer
Peter van Dommelen
Gretel Rodriguez
Parker VanValkenburgh
Kathleen Forste
Mina Nikolovieni
Liza Davis
Tyler Franconi
Grace Hermes
Zach Silvia
Marta Doglio
Talia Smith
Yannis HamilakisFree and open to the public. All are welcome.
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Sep4More Information
Classes of the first semester begin.
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Sep3More Information
Registration re-opens at 9:00 am EDT on Sept 3 for all students for the fall semester. (Up to a maximum of 5 credit hours allowed).
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Sep3More Information
Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. EDT
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Aug3012:00am
Registration of new students begins at 4:00 pm Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday Sept 2.
> No location for this eventMore InformationRegistration of new undergraduate and all graduate students students (except Online - MPH) for the fall semester begins at 4:00 pm EDT Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday Sept 2. (Maximum of 4 credit hours allowed for undergraduates).
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Aug29More Information
Beginning of College Orientation.
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Aug27More Information
Beginning of Graduate School All-Student Orientation (see the Admitted Students Guide for International and Student of Color Orientation dates).
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May26More Information
Commencement
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May712:00pm - 1:00pm
Presentations of Senior Thesis Research in Archaeology and the Ancient World
Rhode Island Hall, Rm 108More InformationSenior concentrators in Archaeology and the Ancient World will give 10-minute presentations on their thesis research.Presentations by:
Emily Cigarroa
“The myth of the primordial lesbian: representations of Sappho in ancient aaterial culture and modern curatorial narratives”
Jasper Clayton
“Labour and purple dye: Occupational identity and market understanding of murex dye”
Jonathan Leite
“Identity and religion on the Numidian frontier: The position of the auxilia”
Kaitlyn Torres
“Women’s identity formation and presentation in Roman Britain: An examination of epigraphic and documentary evidence”
Colin Wire
“Imperial Cult in archaeological borderlands: A new approach from the Dakhla Oasis”This event is open to the public, and all are welcome!
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May33:00pm - 5:00pm
Student Presentations: A 19th-century Journalist’s Global Collecting
Manning Hall, Rm GalleryMore Information Education, Teaching, Instruction, History, Cultural Studies, Languages, Humanities, International, Global Engagement, Social SciencesJoin the Haffenreffer Museum as student curators present new research on the Emma Shaw Colcleugh collection. Colcleugh was a Providence-based journalist who traveled the world on her own in the late 19th century. Students will contextualize items she purchased from African and Pacific people and evaluate Colcleugh’s popular representations of race, gender, and imperialism.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments to be served.