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SUMMARY:"This Past Before My Eyes is My Own": The role of literacy in the reuse of inscriptions in post-classical antiquity
DESCRIPTION:History of Art New Publication Speaker Series\n\n \n 
 \n\n\nCosponsored by Department of Art\, Art History\, and Design\n\n 
 \n\nBy most accounts\, the "meaningful reuse" of architectural fragments in 
 the construction of buildings and monuments became a popular practice only 
 in the late Roman and Byzantine Mediterranean. For unlike prior instances 
 of reuse\, which had taken place everywhere throughout time\, this new form 
 of recycling seems to have been designed to draw attention to the object's 
 previous life in a different setting. This is most readily apparent in the 
 case of inscriptions\, which can be recognized in the walls and pavements 
 of countless buildings of the Medieval period. However\, given the 
 relatively low levels of Greek and Latin literacy in antiquity\, it is 
 worth asking whether these reused inscriptions were meant to be read\, or 
 whether it was sufficient that they be recognized as ancient writing. This 
 presentation seeks to use the example of contemporary art as a way to 
 approach the question and to advance the scholarly discussion\, which 
 remains divided on the issue.\n\n
LOCATION:Green Room (Main Library: 4 West)
ORGANIZER;CN="Holly Flynn":MAILTO:flynnhol@msu.edu
CATEGORIES:History of Art New Publication Series
CONTACT;CN="Holly Flynn":MAILTO:flynnhol@msu.edu
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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URL:https://bookings.lib.msu.edu/event/2739886
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