Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Caroline Bruzelius, Anne M. Cogan Professor Emerita of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies at Duke University.

Lecture, Oct. 8, 5:00-6:30 pm Dauer 219 (Ruth McQuown Room): “Generating New Knowledge with Technologies: Case Studies in the Field and the Classroom.”

Livestream link available HERE.

This talk looks at the use of ground-penetrating radar, laser scanning, 3D modeling and animations and other digital technologies as new ways of understanding and interpreting material culture in the medieval world. Dr. Bruzelius will focus on how interdisciplinary collaboration that integrates a range of technologies can generate new knowledge. Working this way can also become a very effective tool for reaching out to the public about the history of place and space. The Wired! Lab at Duke University has had great success in training and engaging undergraduates and graduate students in working together on digital mapping and modeling research projects; they have also integrated digital technologies into traditional courses on history and material culture. This approach, however, raises interesting questions about disciplinary boundaries, the traditional canons of objects and materials, and teaching methodology.