Institute of Archaeology and Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology

of the Jagiellonian University

Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences

5^th Cracow Maya Conference

Weaving Histories: Women in Mesoamerican Culture, Society and Politics

25-28.02.2016

The theme of the 5^th Cracow Maya Conference is the role of women within Mesoamerican society, with a focus on the Maya culture throughout pre-Columbian, Colonial and Modern times. Through interdisciplinary research and perspectives, ranging from archeology, epigraphy, cultural anthropology and sociology, the conference will delve into issues involving women within Mesoamerican life. We would like to invite scholars and students to submit their abstracts on different subjects that explore the position of women in political, religious and social life of past and modern Mesoamerican communities.

El tema de la quinta Conferencia Maya de Cracovia es el papel de la mujer dentro de la sociedad mesoamericana, con un enfoque en la cultura maya de la época precolombina, Colonial y los tiempos modernos. A través de la investigación y las perspectivas interdisciplinarias, que van desde la arqueología, la epigrafía, la antropología cultural y la sociología, la 'Conference' profundizará en temas relacionados con la mujer en la vida mesoamericana. Nos gustaría invitar a académicos y estudiantes a presentar sus resúmenes sobre diferentes temas que exploran la posición de la mujer en la vida política, religiosa y social de las comunidades mesoamericanas pretéritas y modernas.

Symposium: 25^th of February 2016

Workshops: 26^th-28^th of February 2016

Maya Workshop I: "The Women of Yaxchilan's Court: Lineages, Rituals and Wars" by Christophe Helmke & Harri Kettunen

Maya Workshop II: "Women in The History of Palenque" by Alexander Safronov, Ivan Savchenko, & Boguchwała Tuszyńska

Nahuatl Workshop: "Introducción al estudio de los Códices Borgia, Vaticano By Cospi" by Katarzyna Mikulska

Registration:

https://goo.gl/X1d08e

Call for papers:

https://goo.gl/6iQoh7

Contact:

Monika Banach | mj.banach@gmail.com

Magdalena H. Rusek-Karska | magdalena.rusek@gmail.com

Jarosław Źrałka | zralka.j@gmail.com

Info:

www.facebook.com/cracowmayaconference