African Ivory Research Network Seminar #2 Ivory trade before and after Henry the Navigator: Shifting worlds Sarah Guérin University of Pennsylvania February 15, 2023 6 PM (GMT) ZOOM Meeting: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/93413325498 Download poster About the AIRN Seminar The African Ivory Research Network (AIRN) runs a seminar at the Centre for History of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. This seminar addresses African ivory from any historical period and from a variety of historical perspectives, including economic history, cultural history, art history, environmental history and archaeology. In addition, it also intends to promote sessions related to heritage preservation, wildlife protection, ecology, law and illegal trade, among other issues relevant to this topic. |
The seminar consists of monthly conferences to be held from January to May including a 50-60 minutes talk followed by a 20-30 minutes discussion. Sessions take place on Wednesdays starting at 6 PM (GMT) in online format, via zoom, although some may be in hybrid format (see below). Hybrid sessions take place at the School of Arts and Humanities, Room B112.G (limited availability).
AIRN is an offspring of a joint research project developed by the universities of Lisbon and Minas Gerais on the history of African ivories in the Atlantic world, which was carried out between 2016 and 2019 under the supervision of Peter Mark (https://africanivoriesul.wordpress.com/).
AIRN Seminar Programme 2023
- Paul Lane (University of Cambridge) | January 4
- Sarah Guérin (University of Pennsylvania) | February 15
- René Lommez Gomes (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) | March 8
- Vanicléia Silva Santos (University of Pennsylvania) | April 19
- Edward A. Alpers (University of California Los Angeles) | May 17