Livestream Recording Link for Lecture: https://youtu.be/p25NFiHmcs0
Livestream Recording Link for Panel Discussion: https://youtu.be/ckjTXcWa4YA
With guest speaker Caroline Bruzelius, Anne M. Cogan Professor Emerita of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies at Duke University.
Lecture, Oct. 8, 2018 at 5:00-6:30 pm, Dauer 219: “Generating New Knowledge with Technologies: Case Studies in the Field and the Classroom.”
This talk looks at the use of ground-penetrating radar, laser scanning, 3D modeling and animations and other digital technologies as new ways of understanding and interpreting material culture in the medieval world. Professor Bruzelius focuses on how interdisciplinary collaboration that integrates a range of technologies can generate new knowledge. Working this way can also become a very effective tool for reaching out to the public about the history of place and space. In the Wired! Lab at Duke University, Professor Bruzelius and colleagues have had great success in training and engaging undergraduates and graduate students in working together on digital mapping and modeling research projects; they have also integrated digital technologies into traditional courses on history and material culture. This approach, however, raises interesting questions about disciplinary boundaries, the traditional canons of objects and materials, and teaching methodology.
Introduction by Will Hasty (German/LLC; Codirector, Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies).
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Panel Discussion, Oct. 9, 2018 at 5:00-6:30, Dauer 219: “Cyberspace and Communities of Learning: International and Interdisciplinary Collaborations.”
Professor Bruzelius discusses two case studies to describe the strengths and challenges of international collaborations on mapping and modeling cities and historical sites: Visualizing Venice http://www.visualizingvenice.org/visu/?page_id=16 and The Kingdom of Sicily Image Database http://kos.aahvs.duke.edu/index.php. Both projects engage with scholars in a variety disciplines (Art/Architectural History, Engineering, Architecture, Urban Studies) with the faculties of the universities of Padua, Venice, Naples, and Catania.
Including presentations by and discussion with Eleni Bozia (Classics; Digital Epigraphy Project: http://www.digitalepigraphy.org; Perseids Consortium: https://www.perseids.org/ ) and Richard Wang (Chinese/LLC; Research on History and Contemporary Local Daoism International Collaborative Academic Conference and Research Project: http://www.cckf.org/en/programs/recipients/2015/03903?set_language=en).
Introduction by Mary Watt (Italian/LLC; Codirector, Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies; Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences). Moderated by Will Hasty (German/LLC; Codirector, Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies).
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Comments
Thanks so much for this presentation! As an engineer, I am a fan of 3D modeling, and I am excited to see this historical method grow.
April 21, 2023
Dear Sophie, thank you for your lovely question! The project was sparked by two realizations: 1. That nobody stopped to look at the medieval works of art, and the public used the room with the medieval collection as a “corridor” to get to the rest of the museum, and 2, medieval sculpture WAS painted, so why not paint it again, virtually? We had a huge amount of fund doing this, and I’m so glad you liked the project.
Best, Caroline Bruzelius
May 1, 2022
Dr. Bruzelius' talk was very interesting to me, especially since I had not previously considered why modern museums often incorporate technology into their exhibits. Now I know it's to boost engagement and more effectively communicate humanities with the general public! My favorite project was the one which allows museum-goers to project different colors onto stone artifacts. What sparked this idea? Is it possible to apply this technology to other kinds of artifacts?
April 11, 2022
Thank you for your questions! These are great.
Connor, indeed applying these tools to crypts and tombs can be done, and has been done in some cases. But it's hard work, and of course the results can be ambiguous.
John Macias, I'm not sure what you mean by an "old ideal," but no, so far have had no issues with that!
Wolfang, i have not used Navisworks, but it sounds fascinating!
May 26, 2021
I enjoyed the talk by Dr. Bruzelius. I find the focus of medieval culture discussions centered around buildings to be interesting. While one could argue medieval literary works are just as interesting, I think people are more inclined to visit an old church than read a novella in ye ole' english. My favorite was the interactive 3D models. I really would like to see this technology applied to crypts and ancient tombs. A 3D map visualizing the catacombs of Paris would be so cool!
April 16, 2021
My question, have you been turned down on a project in which you wanted to use technology such as the ground penetrating radar because the use of it would violate an old ideal?
April 16, 2021
I really enjoyed the talk by Dr. Bruzelius. I am a construction management grad student and can appreciate the use of BIM to ascertain features of modeling. We also use radio-scopic mapping and cloud point 3D to "image" prospective structures. It was very interesting to see this process used to determine what had previously been built. The interdisciplinary approach mimicked the constructor's modeling process as well (Integrated Project Design-Design/Build). I did not hear that Navisworks was used in Dr. Bruzelius's work. That software works very well for visualization of projects in the phase-form that was shown.
April 16, 2021