Dumbarton Oaks announces fellows
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection has announced its 2011-12 fellowships. Fellows carry out research in Byzantine Studies, including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies; Pre-Columbian studies of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America; and garden and landscape studies, including garden history, landscape architecture, and related disciplines. The 2011-12 Dumbarton Oaks fellows: Simone Beta, Università degli Studi di Siena, Byzantine Studies, “Enigmatic Literature in Byzantium: Authors and Texts” (fall term) Linda Brown, George Washington University, Pre-Columbian Studies, “Antiquities as Animate Objects: The Meanings and Circulation of Artifacts Among Maya Ritual Practitioners” Luis Jaime Castillo Butters, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Pre-Columbian Studies, “Moche Landscapes of Power: Politics, Territory, and Ritual Practice in the North Coast of Peru” Louis Cellauro, LARHRA (Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes), Garden and Landscape Studies, “Varro’s Aviary at Casinum: Reconstructions From the Renaissance to the Present” James Doyle, Brown University, Pre-Columbian Studies, “The...