The aim of the Water and Identity workshop was to enrich our understanding of the role that various types of water have played in discourses of identity in different places and periods. It also provided a focus on the methodological differences between Archaeologists and Classicists on the meaning and uses of the term ‘identity,’ and on the usefulness for the present world of looking at water and identity in the past.
IAS Fellow Paola Ceccarelli worked extensively on the theme of identity in the Aegean Sea during her Fellowship, working on two of the main chapters that she will be including in her forthcoming monograph on this area, as well as co-organising the Water and Identity workshop. Christer Bruun, whose research explores Roman water legislation, as well as the archaeology of water supply networks, gave a paper at the Water and Power workshop on water legislation and the power of the Emperor to decide who had access to water.
Also in Archaeology and Classics, a pair of linked workshops on the theme of Water as Sacred Power considered the emotive quality of water in ancient ritual and beliefs. The first of these, on Water as Sacred Environment, was run within an international Theoretical Archaeology conference at Durham. The second was led by Classics, and discussed Water in Myths and Cults. These workshops explored the different ways in which watery environments provide communities with a centre for religious or ritual action, and the exchange of ideas. They attracted international audiences and drew, in particular, on the research strengths of Durham’s Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East.
Christer Bruun’s article on imperial power and water management in the Roman Empire can be read in the IAS Insights journal:
www.durham.ac.uk/ias/insights/volume3/article10
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On 7 August 2010, the film ‘Black River Business’ was launched at The India Habitat Centre, one of the premier arts venues in Dehli. On 19 April 2011, the IAS was delighted to have the opportunity to host the UK premiere of the film at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle. Screened as part of the Regional Studies Association International Annual Conference at Newcastle University, the film was seen by over 150 people. Sudheer Gupta attended the UK premiere and following the screening held a question and answer session to address the many issues raised by the film.
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