Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference

The fourth Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference at Bristol University will take place of October 20th 2012, More details soon.

Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference 2012

The fourth Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference will be held at the University of Bristol in October.

More details will follow shortly

2011 Event a Great Success

The 2011 Modern Conflict Archaeology conference held at Bristol University was a great success with over 50 delegates. Thanks to all those who presented at the conference and all the delagates who attended.

We plan to hold a similar event in 2012.

Modern Conflict Archaeology Conference. October 22nd. 2011

Start 09:30

Introduction

Material Culture, early 20th century.
1.) Picturing War: A recently-discovered diary from the First World War. Matt Leonard, University of Bristol.

2.) Kaiser Bill, Asterix and The Mad Brute - the Pickelhaube as cultural symbol. Martin Brown, University of Bristol.

3.) Desert Fort – Archaeology of the French Foreign Legion. Capt R P Jeynes, University of Bristol.


Break

Recent fieldwork on WW2 ; post WW2 sites/tourism-induced site modification.

4.) Dragon’s Teeth: The Archaeology of Second World War Anti-invasion Defences in Wales. Jon Berry, University of Birmingham. 

5) 'Enverism Nostalgia' or Albanian Cultural Heritage Icon: conflicting perceptions of Tirana’s pyramid.
     Emily Glass, University of Bristol.

6.) Spooky spectres or sacred symbolism: conflicting interpretations of the Hell-Fire Caves. Aisling Tierney, University of Bristol.

LUNCH 12:30 – 13:30

Afternoon – Heritage that Hurts/Trauma/Occupation.


7) The Spanish-Cuban-American War (1895-98): the potential for archaeology in an almost forgotten 'modern' conflict. Alberto P. Martí, University of Leicester.

8) On Conflict, Cacti and Material Culture: an Archaeological Anthropology of the Chaco War and its Aftermath. Esther Breithoff, University of Bristol.

9) Franco’s bunkers and Hitler’s dreams in Canary Islands: The heritage nobody wants to inherit. Artemi Alejandro-Medina, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Break

WW2 to present – effects of built heritage/architecture and trauma.

10) Approaching Ottoman Heritage in Greece. Elizabeth Cohen, University of Cambridge.

11) Tales from the Broken City: redefining the meaning of home during the bombing of British cities. James Greenhalgh, Manchester University.

12) The Post-Conflict Response of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to the built heritage of the Japanese Occupation. HyunKyung Lee, University of Cambridge.


Discussion, Jim Dixon, Senior Archaeologist,  Museum of London.

Finish 17:00

(Updated on October 21st.)