Maya Weekend

Maya Women: Figures of Enduring Strength and Power
09 April 2010 - 11 April 2010

For the past quarter century, international scholars, Maya enthusiasts, artists, linguists, archaeologists and other have joined together for a lively weekend of engaging talks and programs centering around the Maya world. During the weekend, numerous other lectures and language workshops provide opportunities for attendees to learn about Maya culture and current archaeological work at Maya sites. Participants can expect a rich intellectual experience—and activity choices—as the weekend provides diverse opportunities for engagement.

Our 2010 Weekend theme, Maya Women: Figures of Enduring Strength and Power,focuses on the central role that women have always played in the social history of Maya peoples. Whether sustaining Classic era dynasties or advocating for justice in contemporary Latin America, Maya women are commanding figures. In many households, they anchor daily life and religious practice for their families and communities. Over centuries they have been pivotal figures resisting cultural annihilation, and today many have become successful political leaders and entrepreneurs.

As always, the weekend combines illustrated talks by more than a dozen world renowned scholars with engaging films, interactive hieroglyphic workshops for beginners and more advanced glyph readers-and an optional Maya banquet. $175; $140 members. Dinners, lunches extra.

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Schedule of Events

FRIDAY EVENING APRIL 9

Bryan R. Just
Princeton University Art Museum
The Elusive ix-ts'ib: In Search of Ancient Maya Women Artists

SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 10

Patricia A. McAnany
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Performing/Surviving Womanhood in Maya Societies

Sarah Kurnick
University of Pennsylvania
Women in Stone: Understanding Classic Period Maya Female Ajaws

Karen Bassie-Sweet
University of Calgary
Maya Goddesses

Megan O'Neil
University of Southern California
The Place of Women in Maya Art

Educators' Workshop
Elin Danien, Penn Museum
Maya 2012: What it is, what it isn't, and how to teach the difference

Cultural Workshop
Yolanda Alcorta and Friends of the Ixchel Museum,
Women, Weaving and Wonder

SATURDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 10

Ellen E. Bell
California State University - Stanislaus
A Classic Maya Superwoman: The Margarita Tomb, Copan, Honduras

Charles Golden
Brandeis University
Maya Queens and the Power Politics of the Western River Kingdoms

Christa D. Cesario
University of Pennsylvania
"¡No nos quedamos callados!" (We will not remain silent!): Maya women and activism in Yucatán, Mexico

Walter F. Morris, Jr.
Maya, in a Fashion

Beginner Glyph Workshop
Simon Martin, Penn Museum
Introduction to Mayan Writing - Spelling with Syllables

Intermediate Glyph Workshop
John Harris, Pre-Columbian Society
Analysis of Maya Inscriptions

SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 10 OPTIONAL BANQUET

*Additional Charge

Traci Ardren
University of Miami
Classic Maya Divine Queenship

SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 11

Judith Storniolo
Drexel University
Title to be Announced

Anna Aagenes
University of Pennsylvania
Mayan Women and Domestic Violence in Guatemala: Searching for Support

Nicholas A. Hopkins
Jaguar Tours
Woman's Place in a Man's World; Maya Women in a Patrilineal Society

Simon Martin
Penn Museum
The Ties that Bind: Marriage and Dynastic Politics in the Classic Maya Lowlands

Advanced Glyph Workshop
Marc Zender, Harvard University
Seen but not Heard? Women in Classic Maya Writing and Art

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A discounted block of hotel rooms has been reserved for weekend attendees at the University City Sheraton at 36th and Chestnut Streets.  Please call (215) 387-8000 and mention Maya Weekend.