THE AZTEC EMPIRE: ICONOGRAPHIES AND IDEOLOGIES OF POWER

[John F. Schwaller]

Friday, November 2

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts

Sackler Art and Archaeology Symposium

THE AZTEC EMPIRE: ICONOGRAPHIES AND IDEOLOGIES OF POWER

Beverly and Raymond Sackler

Art and Archaeology Lectures Symposium, 2007

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

University of Connecticut

To examine empire in the context of Aztec Mesoamerica is to think 
critically about the dynamics of power. Comparative study of the Aztec 
empire – especially of the cultural, political and economic structures 
it used to assert control –furthers our understanding of diverse 
imperial polities, and provides crucial insight into the phenomenon of 
imperialism itself. From the religious and political significance of 
Templo Mayor sculptures, to commoner arts and their influence on 
monumental stone sculpture of the Aztec state; from the material 
evidence of temple architecture to pottery, the mechanisms of Aztec 
imperial rule have much to teach us today.

The 6th annual Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Symposium 
investigates the nature of Aztec imperial organization. The symposium 
addresses issues such as the Aztec promotion of hegemonic (vs. strictly 
military) control over a diverse group of quasi-independent city-states, 
and imperial integration of economics, religion and politics in state 
rituals. Speakers will also examine the complex interactions between 
ruling metropole and subject peoples. Through these interactions, the 
central Aztec state negotiated economic and social stability with its 
peripheral neighbors so as to counteract political instability.

Schedule for Friday November 2nd, 2007

Dr. David G. Woods, Dean of the School of Fine Arts, University of 
Connecticut

2 p.m.: Introduction

Dr. Michael E. Smith, Arizona State University

2:15 p.m.

“Material culture of the Aztec Empire in central Mexico: local, 
regional, and global patterns.”

Dr. Cecelia Klein, University of California, Los Angeles

3:00 p.m.

“From Clay to Stone: The Role of Ceramic Figurines in the Formation of 
the Official Aztec Pantheon.”

Tea Break

Dr. Elizabeth Brumfiel, Northwestern University

4:00 p.m.

"Cosmology at home"

Dr. Eulogio Guzmán, Boston Museum of Fine Arts School/Tufts University

4:45p.m.

“Iconographic Variability: Shifting Meanings in Aztec Sculpture and the 
Political Expansion of the Mexica State”

Location

The Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Lectures Symposium 
is open to the University community and the greater public.

Admission is free and a reception follows.

The symposium will be held at the Thomas. J. Dodd Research Center, 405 
Babbidge Road, on the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut.

The Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Lectures

The Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology Lectures, now in 
their sixth year, provide a unique opportunity to explore critical 
issues in the fields of Archaeology and Art History on the University of 
Connecticut campus at Storrs. This annual symposium fosters an exchange 
of ideas between scholars, faculty, and students across the University 
of Connecticut campus, and throughout the New England area. Dr. Raymond 
Sackler and his wife Beverly have generously provided funding to make 
this event possible.

For more information and directions, please explore this website, or 
contact Professor Robin Greeley at robin.greeley at uconn.edu.

http://www.art.uconn.edu/events/sackler/sackler_2007.htm

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John F. Schwaller
President
SUNY - Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, NY  13676
Tel. 315-267-2100
FAX 315-267-2496

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