Workshop: Woodworking in the Roman Imagination

This workshop examines how woodworking and human-wood interaction were imagined, described, and represented in artistic, literary and epigraphic media. Papers range from the Late Republic to Late Antiquity and consider themes such as human-tree relations, woodworking and the divine, the relationship between technological practice and imagination, or wood as a metaphor. The workshop highlights Roman ways of thinking about materiality and the cultural significance of working with wood in varied contexts. It forms part of the ERC-FACERE project which investigates discourses of making in the Roman world (https://facere.site/). We look forward to welcoming Roger B. Ulrich and Carole Newlands as keynote speakers. See the full program below.

We have a limited number of spots available. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to FACERE.ERC@gmail.com. Registration costs: 40 EUR (free for students). Keynote lectures are open to all.

For the complete program please visit the FACERE website.