Theory Network: "Navigating Ancient Studies Today"

Lecture and discussion by Joy Connolly (City University of New York / American Council of Learned Societies)

Location: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Akademieflügel Unter den Linden 8 10117 Berlin Lise-Meitner Saal (07W04) & online via Zoom

Pottery Network/Theory Network Crossover Event: "Style Matters! Theories on Style in Pottery Studies"

On 14 November, the Theory Network and the Pottery Network will meet for a joint lunch session to discuss the importance of style in ceramics studies.

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstr. 18 14195 Berlin Hörsaal 010/011 & online

Theory Network: "Archaeology in Space"

After the summer break the Theory Network will be launching the new semester with a discussion on Archaeology in Space!

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Scale, Space and Canon in Ancient Literary Culture"

Book presentation & discussion with Reviel Netz (Stanford University)

Location: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Staatsbibliothek Unter den Linden 8 10117 Berlin Raum 07W04

Theory Network: "Axial Ages"

The Theory Network will meet on June 12 to discuss the controversial topic "Axial Ages".

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Periodization"

On May 15 the participants will discuss periodization from two perspectives: Jerry Bentley focusses a world history perspective on periodization and Gavin Lucas an archaeological one.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Animist Theories and Alterative Ontologies"

The Theory Network will continue their exploration of the use of anthropological theories in archaeology by reading the article "Animating Archaeology: Local Theories and Conceptually Open-Ended Methodologies" by Benjamin Alberti & Yvonne Marshall.

Theory Network: "The Case Study in Archaeological Theory"

The Theory Network will meet on March 06 to discuss the role of case studies for archaeology in general and archaeological theory specifically.

Location: Online

Pottery Network/Theory Network – Crossover Event

On 8 February, the Theory Network and the Pottery Network will meet for a crossover event to discuss the topic "Ethnographic studies and their use in archaeology".

Location: Online

Internationalization as challenge and opportunity in Classics & Ancient Studies

BerGSAS Workshop with Emily Greenwood (Harvard University), Mariana Silva Porto and Alexander Veling (BerGSAS Theory Network)

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Otto-von-Simson-Straße 7 14195 Berlin

Theory Network: "The Cultural Biography of Things"

Following an introduction by Anna-Theres Andersen, the participants of the Theory Network will discuss the text "The Cultural Biography of Things" by Igor Kopytof.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Intermediality"

On 15 November, Martin Dinter will be joining the Theory Network to discuss the concept of intermediality and its applications in ancient studies.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Activism and Archaeology"

On October 4th the Theory Network will discuss the current issue "Archäologie als Empowerment: Für wen und wie? Kommentare zu einem wissenschaftlichem Aktivismus" published by the Forum Kritische Archäologie.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Resisting Resistance"

After the summer break, the Theory Network will meet on 06 September to discuss the article "Resisting Resistance" by Michael F. Brown.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "The Relative Native"

The article "The Relative Native" by Viveiros de Castro will be discussed during the next meeting of the Theory Network.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Colonialism and the European Mesolithic"

On June 07, the Theory Network discusses the article "Colonialism and the European Mesolithic" by Ben Elliott and Graeme M. Warren.

Location: Online

Pottery Network/Theory Network – Crossover Event

On 26 April, the Theory Network and the Pottery Network will meet for a crossover event. Together they will discuss the connections between network theory and pottery studies.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Network theories and network thinking"

The Theory Network meets on April 05 to discuss the article "Thinking Through Networks: A Review of Formal Network Methods in Archaeology" by Tom Brughman.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology: Experimenting with a Chatbot"

Instead of a text discussion, there will be an experimental session of the Theory Network on 08 March, with a live conversation with ChatGPT on archaeology theory.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Microhistory"

On 01 February, the Theory Network continues the theme of the last meeting and adds a micro-historical aspect to the discussion with Carlo Ginzburg's book "The Cheese and the Worms".

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Macrohistory"

We are treating ourselves to a longer creative Christmas break. On 11 January, the Theory Network will be back with a discussion on "Macrohistory".

Location: Online

Theory Network: "The Dawn of Everything"

The Theory Network will meet on 12.12.2022 to discuss a chapter from "The Dawn of Everything - A New History of Humanity" by David Graeber and David Wengrow. Attention, in December the meeting will take place on a Monday!

Location: Online

Acculturation and hybridity from Spain to India

The Theory Network meets on November 09 to discuss concept of acculturation and hybridity.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "'Archaeology as Anthropology' revisited"

On October 5, the Theory Network will discuss "Archaeology as Anthropology", a classic of the North American theory discussion. The question will be discussed whether the work is still relevant today and whether it can and must be re-read.

Location: Online

Theory Network: "Art as communication"

The Theory Network will meet on September 07 to discussthe article "Pictures and Art: Their Contribution to Revolutions in Communication" by I. Marks Davidson.

Location: Online

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Public Archaeology and comics"

On July 08, the Theorie Lesenkreis invites you to the next online meeting. The focus will be on how archaeological data and their interpretations can best be communicated to a broad public. The event is open to all interested parties.

Location: Online

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Archaeology as Macroarchaeology"

The Theorie-Lesenzirkel will meet on July 06 to discuss two chapters from Charles Perreault's "The Quality of the Archaeological Record".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Within, Between and Beyond Objects, Lines and Contexts"

On June 01, the Lesezirkel will meet to talk about Archaeology, Musealisation, Cultural Heritage and the Forms of Cultural Forgetting.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Archaeology of Globalization"

Für das Treffen im Mai ließt der Theorie-Lesezirkel mehrere Texte aus dem Buch "The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Globalization".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Posthumanism II: Things, Affect and Care?"

On April 06, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss two texts by Maria Puig de la Bellacasa and Sara Ahmed.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel "Posthumanism and Archaeology"

On March 02, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss severeal articles from the Cambridge Archaeological Journal on the topic:"Special Section: Debating Posthumanism in Archaeology".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel "Lefebvres Triad of Space"

On February 02, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss the first chapter of Lefebvre’s book "The Production of Space"

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Complexity Theory"

On January 05, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss the topic "Complexity Theory".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Models in Archaeology and Digital Humanities"

On December 08, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss the topic "Models in Archaeology and Digital Humanities".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Archaeology, Neoliberalism, #IchBinHanna?"

On November 03, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss the topic "Archaeology, Neoliberalism, #IchBinHanna?". Registration is not required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Evolution and Culture"

On October 06, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss two articles on the topic "Evolution and Culture". Registration is required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Perspectives on Memory Studies"

On September 01, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss three article form the book "Cultural memory Studies. An International and Interdisciplinary Handbook". Registration is required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Postkolonialer Feminismus"

On August 04, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss the article "Under Western Eyes" by Chandra Mohanty. Registration is required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Neither Proto-Science nor 'Common Sense'"

On July 14, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss the article "The Autonomy of Historical Understanding" by Louis O. Mink. Registration is required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Ritual und Religion"

The Theorie-Lesenzirkel will meet on June 02 to discuss texts by Emile Durkheim and Don Handelman. Registration is required!

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Gender Inequality"

On May 05, the Lesezirkel will meet to discuss gender inequality in archaeology and science. Registration is required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "Latour's circulating reference"

The Lesezirkel will meet online on April 7. This time the discussion will focus on the chapter "Circulating Reference" from the book "Pandora's Hope: An Essay on the Reality of Science Studies" by Bruno Latour.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "The social role of science"

On March 03, the Theory Reading Circle will meet to discuss a chapter of the book "The Social Construction of Reality" by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel on "To hell with Ethnoarchaeology!"

On February 03, Alexander Veling and Georg Cyrus will discuss with their guests whether Ethnoarchaeology still has a right to exist. Registration is required.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel zum Thema "Rituals and Embodied Knowledge"

The Lesezirkel will meet online on January 06. This time the discussion will focus on the article "Why Robots Can’t Haka: Skilled Performance and Embodied Knowledge in the Māori Haka" by McArthur Mingon and John Sutton zu diskutieren.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel zum Thema "Positivismusstreit"

The Lesezirkel will meet online on December 09. This time the discussion will focus on the text "The Positivist Dispute in German Sociology".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel "Everyday resistance in farming communities"

The Lesezirkel will meet online on November 04. This time the discussion will focus on the article "Everyday forms of resistance" by James Scott.

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Quentin Skinner und die Verstehensmethodologie"

The Lesezirkel will meet online on October 01. This time the discussion will focus on "Quentin Skinner und die Verstehensmethodologie".

Location: Online via Zoom

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Do we need history?"

The Lesezirkel will meet online on September 02. This time the discussion will focus on Friedrich Nietzsche's text "Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Historie fürs Leben".

Location: Online

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Intersection of Archaeology and Ethnography"

The Lesezirkel continues its discussion during the semester break. The next online meeting will take place on August 05.

Location: Online

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Archaeological perspectives on war and peace"

The next session on "Archaeological Perspectives on War and Peace" will be held June 03, again in the form of a videoconference.

Location: Online

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Die Strukturationstheorie von Anthony Giddens und Agency"

There will be a debate via video conference on "Anthony Giddens' Theory of Structuring and Agency" on May 13.

Location: Online

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "From individuals to cultural histroy"

The next Theorielesezirkel will take place on 04 March 2020. The topic this time is "From Individuals to Cultural Histroy". The meeting place is for once the "Kaminzimmer" in the house at Hittorfstraße 18.

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstraße 18 14195 Berlin Kaminzimmer

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Structural violence today and in archeology"

On February 05, 2020, the Theorie-Lesezirkel will discuss texts on "Structural Violence Today and in Archeology."

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstraße 18 14195 Berlin Bibliothek

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "aDNA and archaeological migration narratives"

In the new year, the Theorie-Lesezirkel will meet on January 08 to discuss "aDNA and Archaeological Migration Narratives."

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstraße 18 14195 Berlin Bibliothek

Theorie-Lesezirkel: "Repräsentation des Holocaust in der Archäologie und der Kunst"

On December 12, the Theorie-Lesezirkel will meet to discuss"Repräsentation des Holocaust in der Archäologie und der Kunst".

Location: Freie Universität Berlin Hittorfstraße 18 14195 Berlin Bibliothek