50th Anniversary Deans' Lecture Series - What�s New in Fine Arts?

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Friday, October 19th, 2012
12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

Doris Duke and the Crafts of Syria and Egypt
This talk will look at the collection of Islamic art and architectural fittings purchased by Doris Duke and assembled in Shangri La, the residence she commissioned in Honolulu. Duke was particularly interested in the contemporary craft traditions of the Middle East, and objects in her collection will be assessed in the light of evidence found in photographs and in Arabic written sources of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Date: Friday, October 19, 12:30-1:45 pm at the Greater Victoria Public Library
Speaker: Marcus Milwright, PhD, Department of History in Art and Director of the Medieval Studies Program, UVic
Course Code: ASDS267 2012F E01

Marcus Milwright is an associate professor in the Department of History in Art. He has held fellowships with the British Academy, the Warburg Institute, and the Aga Khan Programs for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and MIT. In 2012 he held a residency at Shangri La in Honolulu. He is the author of two books: An Introduction to Islamic Archaeology (2010) and The Fortress of the Raven: Karak in the Middle Islamic Period (2008). He has written chapters for the New Cambridge History of Islam (2010), as well as numerous articles on Islamic art and archaeology. His research interests include: the craft practices of the Islamic Middle East, Islamic archaeology, cross-cultural interactions in the Medieval and early Modern Mediterranean, the history of medicine, and the representations of Muslim rulers in European printed books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. He has conducted archaeological and architectural fieldwork in Jordan, Iran, Syria, and Israel, and is currently collaborating with Dr. Evanthia Baboula (Department of History in Art, UVic) and Dr. Dimitris Kastritsis (University of St Andrew's) on a study of Ottoman urban topography in the south of mainland Greece. His ongoing book projects include a cultural history of the balsam of Matarea and a study of the mosaic inscriptions of the Dome of the Rock.

In celebration of the University of Victoria�s 50th Anniversary we are pleased to bring you an expanded 50th Anniversary Deans� Lecture Series for 2012/2013. The series is presented in partnership with the Greater Victoria Public Library, the 50th Anniversary Organizational Team, the Division of Continuing Studies and the Faculties of Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate Studies, Human and Social Development, Humanities, Law, Science and Social Sciences.

Daytime Lectures are held at the Greater Victoria Public Library, Central Branch, 735 Broughton St. Parking is available underground and you are welcome to bring a bag lunch.

Evening Lectures are held at the UVic Legacy Art Gallery, 630 Yates St. Parking is available in nearby lots. No food or drink is allowed in the gallery.

Please note that registration will open on August 8th. Online registration is NOT available for the Dean�s Lecture Series. Admission to the lectures is free but you must register by calling 250-472-4747 so we can guarantee you a seat. If you are unable to attend a lecture for which you have registered please let us know so that we can offer a seat to someone else.