55. Agnès Garcia-Ventura: The historiography of assyriology

Agnès discusses the history of the field, and why that matters now. Cast collections were an important part of Spain's early interest in ancient Iraq. How did these collections form? Who was interested? What were they interested in? And why? The history of the field has also impacted how we interpret objects, and how we read ancient texts. What lessons does that teach us? 3:16  why study the history of the field?5:47  what is a cast?7:39  casts in 19th/20th century9:38  cast collections in Spain11:52  Spanish interest in ancient Iraq14:22  how objects were selected18:31  different options for different purposes21:24  impact of historical context23:13  historiography and gender studies28:32  impact in textual studies30:08  opportunities and challenges for us nowAgnès's Academia page Agnès's university page Music by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: @wedge_podPatreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod