PRACTICAL HISTORY: A PANEL PRESENTATION

DATE & TIME: November 18th, 2006, 1:30 pm
LOCATION: St. Mark's Church Sanctuary, 2nd Ave and 10th Street
DESCRIPTION: Short presentations, some featuring audio-visual and performance elements, addressing questions including: How can we interpret the landscape of the past through the environment of the present? What was the catalyst for panelists' involvement with the project? What are the reasons to pursue cross-disciplinary work, and how does promoting dialogue among artists, scientists, and historians enhance professional investigations or creative endeavors?
CHAIR:
Thomas Miller, PhD,
Anthropologist and sound artist
PANELISTS:
Andrea Polli
(USA) Director, MFA in Integrated Media Arts, CUNY/Hunter ima.hunter.cuny.edu; andreapolli.com
Eric Sanderson, PhD
(USA), Associate Dir., Landscape Ecology & Geographic Analysis, Living Landscapes Program, Intl Conservation Programs, Wildlife Conservation Society wcs.org/sw-high_tech_tools/landscapeecology/mannahatta
Jaap Jacobs, PhD
(NL), Historian, author of "New Netherland, a Dutch Colony in 17th-century America"
Renée Ridgway
(NL), Visual Artist/curator reneeridgway.net
Felicia Mayro
(USA), Director, St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund smhlf.org

Archived Elements

Recording of Panel Proceedings (edited, MP3)
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Recording of Panel Proceeding (edited, 26 min.)

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