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Name: Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt"
ID: col10301
Language: English (en)
Summary: This course explores how to study material culture and political history through a series of research questions centered on the Souvenir of Egypt, a decorative silk from the nineteenth century that is included in the Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA). A variety of images are depicted on the Souvenir of Egypt, including texts, flags, portraits and a landscape scene. We will research and identify each of the images on the silk in order to gain an understanding of their meanings independently and in relation to one another and to build a larger argument about the Souvenir's historical significance.
Collection Subtype: Course
Subject: Humanities
Keywords: dictionaries, Egypt, encyclopedias, history, library resources, online research, orientalism, ornamental motifs, reference section, Souvenir of Egypt, symbolic themes, TIMEA, Travelers in the Middle East Archive
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu)
Maintainers: David Getman (dpgetman@rice.edu), Paula Sanders (sanders@rice.edu), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Version: 1.7 (history)
Created: Sep 11, 2005 8:34 pm GMT-5
Revised: Oct 8, 2006 3:35 pm GMT-5

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Getman D, Sanders P. Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt" [Connexions Web site]. October 8, 2006. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7/.

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Getman, D., & Sanders, P. (2006, October 8). Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt". Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. "Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt"." Connexions. October 8, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7/.

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David Getman and Paula Sanders, "Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt"," Connexions, October 8, 2006, http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7/.

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Getman, D., & Sanders, P. 2006. Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt". Connexions, October 8, 2006. http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7/.

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Getman, David, and Paula Sanders. Understanding Material Culture: Deciphering the Imagery of the "Souvenir of Egypt". Connexions. 8 Oct. 2006 <http://cnx.org/content/col10301/1.7/>.