SRU Americas People
Aristoteles Barcelos Neto
- Aristoteles Barcelos NetoLecturer in the Arts and Anthropology of the Americas
- EmailA.Barcelos-Neto@uea.ac.uk
- Tel0044 (0)1603 593646
- Academic background Visiting Scholar (2007, Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Sociale, Collège de France) Post-Doctoral Fellow (2004 - 2006, Universidade de São Paulo) PhD in Social Anthropology (2004, Universidade de São Paulo) MPhil in Social Anthropology (1999, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) BA in Museology (1996, Universidade Federal da Bahia)
- General Research Interests Anthropology of South American Indians, Anthropology of Art, Ritual and Cosmology, Visual Anthropology, Museum Anthropology, Ethnographic Collections
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Jacob Bongers
- Jacob BongersSenior Research Associate, Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes project
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George Lau
- George LauReader in the arts and archaeology of the Americas
- Emailgeorge.lau@uea.ac.uk
- Tel0044 (0)1603 593198
- Academic Background BA (1990), MA (1990), Archaeological Studies, Yale University MPhil (1996), PhD (2001), Anthropology, Yale University
- General Research Interests Archaeology of the Americas, especially of South America and the Central Andes
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Katharine Malcolm
- Katharine MalcolmProject Administrative Assistant - Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes
- EmailKatharine.Malcolm@uea.ac.uk
- Tel01603 592880
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Cléa Moulin
- Cléa MoulinPhD Candidate
- Emailc.moulin@uea.ac.uk
- Region of Interest America
- Research Interests Andean archaeology, preservation issues of cultural heritage sites, landscape archaeology, GIS, digital archaeology (3D modeling, 3D reconstruction), aerial archaeology.
- PhD Thesis Exploring the Chronological and Social Occupation of Tambo Colorado, Pisco Valley, Peru.
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Giulia Nazzaro
- Giulia NazzaroPhD Candidate
- Emailg.nazzaro@uea.ac.uk
- Region of Interest America
- Research Interests Anthropology of photography; anthropology of art; visual anthropology; history of photography; photographic practices; gender and queer studies; archive; material culture; art and agency; biographies; representation; theory and practice.
- PhD Thesis What does lesbian photography do? An ethnographic inquiry into the construction of photography, genders and sexualities among lesbian and queer communities of New York City from the 1970s until the present”. (Working title)
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Selected Americas objects in the Sainsbury Centre
Mask. South America, Ecuador, Piartal-Tuza style (AD 750-1250). h. 24.1 x w. 23.2 x d. 8.5 cm. UEA 787
Head-dress frontlet. North America, Northwest Coast: Kaigani Haida (?). 19th century. h. 19.1 cm. UEA 590
SRU Americas News & Events
Fieldwork underway in Peru
George Lau and team begin work on the 'Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes' archaeology project
New Exhibition in SRU Library
Student exhibition 'Womanhood - Adorning the Body' now open
SRU Sponsored symposium in July at UEA
Bringing Light to the Dark:Visual Sovereignties in Contemporary Indigenous Art of the Americas"
MA Scholarships
MA Scholarships on offer for study commencing Sept 2019.
Visiting Fellowship applications
Visiting fellowship application
Conferences and Projects
Rise of Divine Lordships in the Ancient Andes
In 2018 Dr George Lau was awarded a four-year research grant from the Arts & Humanities Research Council for a major archaeology project in the Peruvian Andes on ancient...
Paleoclimate in Ancient Peru
First International Workshop
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Peru
28 Jan - 1 Feb 2019
Support by The British Council and Newton Fund (Researcher Links programme) enabled the 'First...
Symposium on the Recuay culture of ancient Peru
In July 2017, Dr George Lau (SRU) co-organised with colleague and archaeologist Mg. Jorge Gamboa (UNASAM) a major symposium on the Recuay culture of ancient Peru, entitled ‘Primer Simposio...
Exhibiting Concepts, Experiencing Meanings
Current and future curatorial challenges
Convenors: Aristoteles Barcelos Neto and Steven Hooper
This international symposium celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Sainsbury Research...
Andean ethnohistory and archaeology: case studies from highland Peru
This workshop considered intersections between ethnohistory and archaeology in the Andes, especially the roles that early historical documents have in enriching the study of the archaeological record.