Perspectives on the Ancient Near Eastern canon : more than Mesopotamia's greatest hits / Amy Rebecca Gansell, Ann Shafer -- The southern Levant and the Ancient Near Eastern canon / Rachel Hallote -- Archaeological research in pre-classical Syria and the canon of Ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology / Marina Pucci -- The past, present, and future of the canon of ancient Anatolian art / Susan Helft -- The canon of ancient Iranian art : from grand narratives to local perspectives / Henry P. Colburn -- "Classical" versus "ancient" in the Near Eastern canon : the position of Graeco-Roman art from the Levant, c. 330 BCE -- 636 CE / Elise A. Friedland -- Defining the canon of funerary archaeology in the Ancient Near East / Nicola Laneri -- The canon of Ancient Near Eastern glyptic on a roll : leaps, hurdles, and goals / Diana L. Stein -- The canon of Ancient Near Eastern palaces / David Kertai -- How ancient and modern memory shapes the past : a canon of Assyrian memory / Davide Nadali -- Museums as vehicles for defining artistic canons : the case of the Ancient Near East in the British Museum / Paul Collins -- Conceptualizing the past in museum exhibitions of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art / Rachel P. Kreiter -- The Ancient Near Eastern canon in the university classroom, and beyond : my colleagues speak / Ann Shafer -- The lucrative business of the Cyrus Cylinder : commodification of an Iranian icon / Kamyar Abdi -- Between Hazor and Masada : canonical archaeological sites as symbols of collective memories in modern Israeli identities / Gideon Avni -- Past resurrections : the ancient in contemporary art / Tamara Chalabi -- Earth, rocks, and blood : a wandering home / Sargon George Donabed -- 6,000 years / Maymanah Farhat -- Cultural heritage attrition in Egypt / Monica Hanna -- Crafting the Ancient Near Eastern canon : a personal reflection / Zena Kamash -- The consequences of the destruction of Syrian heritage on the Syrian identity and future generations / Youssef Kanjou -- Contemporary art and archaeology in the Arab world / Salwa Mikdadi -- The Assyrians : then and now / Ramsen Shamon -- Bringing the past to a living room near you : the archaeological heritage of Anatolia on glass / Oya Topçuoğlu. Perspectives on the ancient Near Eastern canon : more than Mesopotamia's greatest hits / by Amy Rebecca Gansell and Ann Shafer -- Beyond the canon : the future of the past in museum exhibitions of ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern art / by Rachel P. Kreiter -- Bringing the past to a iving room near you : the archaeological heritage of Anatolia on glass / by Oya Topçuoglu.
Summary:
Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology' invites readers to reconsider the contents and agendas of the art historical and world-culture canons by looking at one of their most historically enduring components: the art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. Ann Shafer, Amy Rebecca Gansell, and other top researchers in the field examine and critique the formation and historical transformation of the ancient Near Eastern canon of art, architecture, and material culture. Contributors flesh out the current boundaries of regional and typological sub-canons, analyze the technologies of canon production (such as museum practices and classroom pedagogies), and voice first-hand heritage perspectives. Each chapter, thereby, critically engages with the historiography behind our approach to the Near East and proposes alternative constructs. Collectively, the essays confront and critique the ancient Near Eastern canon's present configuration and re-imagine its future role in the canon of world art as a whole.0This expansive collection of essays covers the Near East's many regions, eras, and types of visual and archaeological materials, offering specific and actionable proposals for its study. 'Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology' stands as a vital benchmark and offers a collective path forward for the study and appreciation of Near Eastern cultural heritage. This book acts as a model for similar inquiries across global art historical and archaeological fields and disciplines.
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