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Video: Professor Mary Beard & Dr. Richard Hodges in conversation. 'Why Ancient Rome Matters'

Historian Dr. Mary Beard, the world renowned author of “SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome”, in conversation with Dr. Richard Hodges, archaeologist and President of the American University of Rome on “Why Ancient Rome Matters.”

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Arts Management Special Lecture with Visiting Professor Vincent Honoré

On February 23 and 24, 2018, the Arts Management Master program at AUR ran the first of two seminars with visiting professors that are part of the elective The Value of Art: Art Criticism and Art Market – a course on the intricacies of the contemporary art market.

Video: Engaging Communities in Underwater Cultural Heritage

On 6 Feb 2018, Dr. Peter Campbell presented 'Fishers, Divers, and Scientists: Engaging Communities in Underwater Cultural Heritage'. This is a video of his presentation on the evening.

'The Making Of The American Outdoorsman' by Lia Schifitto (M.A. Sustainable Cultural Heritage '17)

This is an excerpt from an article by Lia Schifitto that is based on her M.A. Thesis. Lia Schifitto is now a heritage preservationist from Upstate New York but has lived across Tuscany, Rome, and Toronto. She currently is working for Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. Lia earned her M.A. at the American University of Rome, studying Sustainable Cultural Heritage. She completed her BA at the University of Toronto, specializing in American and Soviet Cultural History.

New Graduate Workshops Launched at AUR

On Saturday February 17th, AUR’s Graduate School launched its new program to offer two full-day targeted Graduate Workshops per semester aimed at developing specific skills. The event proved to be very popular – even necessitating moving the class into the student lounge to accommodate the number of students who had signed up!
 
Prof. Pier Matteo Barone led the first workshop that covered the topic of Geographic Information Systems. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer-based tool that analyzes, stores, manipulates and visualizes geographic information, usually in a map.

Cecilia Canziani & Louise Garrett co-chairing session at the Nordik (Nordic Association for Art Historians) 2018

Louise Garrett (Central Saint Martins, London) and Cecilia Canziani (American University of Rome) will co-chair a session at this year's Nordic Association for Art Historians Conference in October.

Professor Peter Gould publishes new book: 'Empowering Communities through Archaeology and Heritage'

The American University of Rome's Professor Peter Gould,  M.A. Sustainable Cultural Heritage and M.A. Arts Management, seeks to identify the success factors associated with economic development projects within communities adjacent to archaeological or heritage sites, a growing interest among archaeologists and heritage managers. Typically, the success of site museums, tourism businesses, or crafts cooperatives is rarely reported on in scholarly literature or subjected to systematic study. This new book, Empowering Communities through Archaeology and Heritage, addresses that gap. 

Professor Maria Fonte invited to teach in Kyoto, Japan

AUR Adjunct Professor Maria Fonte of the Food Studies program will be teaching an intensive course this January at Kyoto University in Japan, in its International Graduate Programme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development. Students in the program come from different South East Asia countries including Japan, The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and China.

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'Cash it out? Why food-based programs exist, and how to improve them' by Professor Harold Alderman

Dr. Harold Alderman, Visiting Professor of The American University of Rome, Senior Research Fellow of the Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will be giving a seminar in FAO on 18 January 2018 on the recent book he co-authored entitled “The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers, or Cash Transfers?”. 

Professor Džalto on Religious Consciousness in a Post-Secular Society

Dr. Davor Džalto (Program director and professor of Art History, Religious Studies, and the Master’s program in Peace Studies at AUR)  was a guest speaker at the International Conference on Religious Consciousness in a Post-Secular Society, held Dec. 12-15, 2017 in Moscow, Russia.