March 6, 2008

Mesoamerican Network Meeting

Mesoamerican Network Spring 2008 Meeting
Sunday, April 13, noon-4:00 PM
Autry National Center, Griffith Park












Speakers:

John Pohl (Fowler Museum, UCLA)
Children of the Plumed Serpent: Art and Ritual in Mesoamerica's Late Antiquity

Jeremy Coltman (UCR)
Sustaining the Celestial Vault: A Study of the Skybearer in Mesoamerica and the American Southwest

Danny Zborover (U. Calgary)
Putting History Back into Archaeology: The Chontalpa Historical Archaeology Project, Oaxaca

Veronica Pacheco (UCLA)
Ethnomusicology in Action: Exploring Music and Ritual in San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca

Ronald Loewe (CSU-Long Beach)
Working for Tommy Hilfiger: Article 27, Neoliberal Reform, and the Death of Agriculture at the Mexican Periphery

Plan to take advantage of our meeting at the Autry National Center, and visit the Museum of the American West. In addition to their permanent collections, see "All the Saints of the City of the Angels." Museum is open 10am-5pm, $9 adults, $5 students with ID and seniors. (note: you do not need to pay the entrance fee to attend the meeting). For more info on museum and directions, go to www.autrynationalcenter.org.

Remember, you can now get information about Mesoamerican Network meetings at www.mesoamericanet.com. Also, you can participate in a discussion board at http://groups.google.com/group/MesoNet.

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