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Talks Among Women Archeologists
March 02, 20207:30 p.m.
CORDOBA
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9).
7:30 p.m.
Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
In Spanish.
As part of the events held to mark International Women’s Day, we will be
hosting a round table discussion at our headquarters in Cordoba to
highlight the role played by women in the field of archeology in
general, and more specifically medieval archeology, during contemporary
times.
Ever since Casa Árabe opened its doors in 2006, there have been countless activities carried out with the goal of defending, disseminating and highlighting the vast local, regional, national and international archeological heritage related with the Arab and Islamic world, as well as the city and region’s great historical past.
Many of these advancements have taken place in recent decades because of the scientific work carried out by different women who, through the fields of Archeology and other Human, Social and Technical Sciences, have shown major moves forward in terms of women’s empowerment and their full participation under conditions of equality in different spheres of society, and more specifically, in the sciences.
This round table discussion, moderated by Anna Freixas, will include participation by the Director of the Archeological Museum of Cordoba, María Dolores Baena, the coordinator of the Andalusian Network of Cultural Enclaves in the Province of Cordoba, Camino Fuertes, and an archeologist and the current president of the Friends of Medina Azahara, Ana Zamorano.
Further information
Many of these advancements have taken place in recent decades because of the scientific work carried out by different women who, through the fields of Archeology and other Human, Social and Technical Sciences, have shown major moves forward in terms of women’s empowerment and their full participation under conditions of equality in different spheres of society, and more specifically, in the sciences.
This round table discussion, moderated by Anna Freixas, will include participation by the Director of the Archeological Museum of Cordoba, María Dolores Baena, the coordinator of the Andalusian Network of Cultural Enclaves in the Province of Cordoba, Camino Fuertes, and an archeologist and the current president of the Friends of Medina Azahara, Ana Zamorano.
Further information
MARÍA DOLORES BAENA
Conservator of Museums for the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia. Director of the Archeological Museum of Cordoba since February of 2002. A member of the Executive Board of UNESCO’s International Council of Museums (ICOM). Member of the editorial board of the journal museos. es (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports) since 2012. Member of the Royal Academy of Cordoba. President of the Social Council of the City of Cordoba since the year 2015. Winner of the Juan Bernier Archeology Award bestowed by the Art, Archeology and History Association of Cordoba. Winner of the “Fiambrera de Plata” Award given by the Cordoba Atheneum. Winner of the “Human Heritage” Award given by the Central District of Cordoba. Winner of the “Cervatillo de Plata” Award bestowed by the Al-Zahra Federation of Neighborhood Associations.
Director of 14 archeological interventions in Cordoba, with a direct role in planning and in the economic sector of construction. A speaker at more than 70 special events, courses, seminars and a Master’s degree program. Author of a wide range of publications and books on archeology, museum studies, museography, heritage and society, economics and culture, cultural tourism, the recovery of women’s memory through heritage, strategic planning of cultural sites, sustainability of historical heritage, leadership and team management. An educator at seminars and in Master’s degree programs at several universities. Experience creating programs for cultural planning and a curator of numerous exhibitions.
CAMINO FUERTES SANTOS
With a PhD in Archeology, she works at the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions, run by the Department of Culture and Historical Heritage of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia. Coordinator of the Ategua and Cercadilla sites (Cordoba) and Munigua (Seville). She has presented the research, teachings and information gathered at these sites at many different congresses, special events and courses, and in Master’s programs, scientific journals, etc., and she is a member of the HUM 882 research group, “Ancient Cities of Andalusia: From archeological research to social profiting,” forming part of the Andalusian Research Plan. With a bachelor’s degree in Geography and History from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, she specializes in Prehistory and Archeology. Holder of a PhD from Pablo de Olavide University in Seville. Special Doctorate Award for her thesis titled “The medieval occupation of the Cercadilla archeological zones in Cordoba: 12th-13th centuries.”
Since 2017, she has co-directed a series of interventions related with Julius Caesar’s presence in Ategua, after he passed through this territory. This is being traced through the use of thermal photography and new technologies and by reviewing classical sources. In 2018, she directed geomagnetic prospecting of the site which came up with amazing results: the Romanization of this ancient indigenous city.
Her research also focuses on the reinterpretation of excavations carried out at the Ategua archeological site during the 1980s, as well as different aspects related with the site in Cercadilla.
ANA ZAMORANO
As of 2013, she began
collaborating with the German Archeological Institute on different
research projects, like the one involving the ““almunia” of
al-Rummaniyya and the Plaza de Armas in Madinat al-Zahra. From 2013 to
2015, she was responsible for the archeological tracking, management,
oversight and inventory of the arabesque to be included in the
restoration of the Abd al-Rahman III Hall at the Madinat al-Zahra
Archeological Site. In 2018, she worked at the Centre National de la
Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France) to study vitreous materials at
Madinat al-Zahra. Last May, she was a guest at the 54th International
Congress on Medieval Studies, held at Western Michigan University, to
give her presentation on “The Recovery of the Salón Rico of Madinat
al-Zahra.”
ANNA FREIXAS
A writer with a PhD in Psychology, specializing in feminist gerontology. A retired tenured professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Education at the University of Cordoba (UCO). Awarded a doctorate “honoris causa” by the Universidad Simón Bolivar in Colombia (Unisimón) for her profound contributions to gender and feminist gerontology studies. Sixth “Carmen de Burgos” Feminist Information Award. The Meridiana Award bestowed by the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia in acknowledgment of her work to promote equal rights between men and women. Her work “Mujer y envejecimiento. Aspectos psicosociales” (“Women and Aging: Psycho-social aspects”) earned her the Dr. Rogeli Duocastella Award for Research in the Field of the Social Sciences, granted by the La Caixa Foundation. She also published “Sin reglas. Erótica y libertad femenina en la madurez” (“No Rules: Erotics and freedom of mature women,” published by Capitán Swing), “Tan frescas: Las nuevas mujeres mayores del siglo XXI” (“So Fresh: The new older women of the twenty-first century,” published by Paidos Ibérica).
Conservator of Museums for the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia. Director of the Archeological Museum of Cordoba since February of 2002. A member of the Executive Board of UNESCO’s International Council of Museums (ICOM). Member of the editorial board of the journal museos. es (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports) since 2012. Member of the Royal Academy of Cordoba. President of the Social Council of the City of Cordoba since the year 2015. Winner of the Juan Bernier Archeology Award bestowed by the Art, Archeology and History Association of Cordoba. Winner of the “Fiambrera de Plata” Award given by the Cordoba Atheneum. Winner of the “Human Heritage” Award given by the Central District of Cordoba. Winner of the “Cervatillo de Plata” Award bestowed by the Al-Zahra Federation of Neighborhood Associations.
Director of 14 archeological interventions in Cordoba, with a direct role in planning and in the economic sector of construction. A speaker at more than 70 special events, courses, seminars and a Master’s degree program. Author of a wide range of publications and books on archeology, museum studies, museography, heritage and society, economics and culture, cultural tourism, the recovery of women’s memory through heritage, strategic planning of cultural sites, sustainability of historical heritage, leadership and team management. An educator at seminars and in Master’s degree programs at several universities. Experience creating programs for cultural planning and a curator of numerous exhibitions.
CAMINO FUERTES SANTOS
With a PhD in Archeology, she works at the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions, run by the Department of Culture and Historical Heritage of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia. Coordinator of the Ategua and Cercadilla sites (Cordoba) and Munigua (Seville). She has presented the research, teachings and information gathered at these sites at many different congresses, special events and courses, and in Master’s programs, scientific journals, etc., and she is a member of the HUM 882 research group, “Ancient Cities of Andalusia: From archeological research to social profiting,” forming part of the Andalusian Research Plan. With a bachelor’s degree in Geography and History from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, she specializes in Prehistory and Archeology. Holder of a PhD from Pablo de Olavide University in Seville. Special Doctorate Award for her thesis titled “The medieval occupation of the Cercadilla archeological zones in Cordoba: 12th-13th centuries.”
Since 2017, she has co-directed a series of interventions related with Julius Caesar’s presence in Ategua, after he passed through this territory. This is being traced through the use of thermal photography and new technologies and by reviewing classical sources. In 2018, she directed geomagnetic prospecting of the site which came up with amazing results: the Romanization of this ancient indigenous city.
Her research also focuses on the reinterpretation of excavations carried out at the Ategua archeological site during the 1980s, as well as different aspects related with the site in Cercadilla.
ANA ZAMORANO
An archeologist with a degree
from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a Master’s degree in
Architecture and Historical Heritage from the University of Seville.
Since 1995, she has worked at the Archeological Site of Madinat
al-Zahra, on conservation projects including the Service Dwellings,
Patio of Pillars, House of Jafar and Nogales Bridge, as well as studies
on materials and documentation projects.
ANNA FREIXAS
A writer with a PhD in Psychology, specializing in feminist gerontology. A retired tenured professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Education at the University of Cordoba (UCO). Awarded a doctorate “honoris causa” by the Universidad Simón Bolivar in Colombia (Unisimón) for her profound contributions to gender and feminist gerontology studies. Sixth “Carmen de Burgos” Feminist Information Award. The Meridiana Award bestowed by the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia in acknowledgment of her work to promote equal rights between men and women. Her work “Mujer y envejecimiento. Aspectos psicosociales” (“Women and Aging: Psycho-social aspects”) earned her the Dr. Rogeli Duocastella Award for Research in the Field of the Social Sciences, granted by the La Caixa Foundation. She also published “Sin reglas. Erótica y libertad femenina en la madurez” (“No Rules: Erotics and freedom of mature women,” published by Capitán Swing), “Tan frescas: Las nuevas mujeres mayores del siglo XXI” (“So Fresh: The new older women of the twenty-first century,” published by Paidos Ibérica).