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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston invites submissions for papers to be given at a conference devoted to new scholarly research on the production, use, and consumption of silver in North, Central and South America. This conference will coincide with the publication of Silver in the Americas, 1600-2000, a fresh look at the silver collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, including key works from colonial Massachusetts and the Spanish American colonies in Central and South America to modern works from the turn of the twenty-first century.
The goal of this conference is to look at silver in a broader social and historical context, expanding beyond the traditional, often limited, boundaries of place and time into which silver scholarship is frequently situated. Papers can be critical, historical, or theoretical approaches to the theme, covering topics from the pre-colonial period to the present. The participation of individuals from varied disciplines is encouraged. These include, but are not limited to, American studies, archaeology, art history, economics, gender studies, geography, history, literature, material culture, and sociology. Submissions from emerging scholars are especially encouraged.
The conference will take place at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on May 2, 2008. Speakers will receive travel expenses and an honorarium. To participate, please submit a proposal of no more than 300 words, along with a curriculum vitae, by October 15, 2007. Final papers should not exceed 40 minutes. Speakers will be notified by December 2007.
Proposals should be sent to:
Jessica Roscio, Symposium Coordinator
Art of the Americas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
or
e-mail jroscio@mfa.org.
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