[AstroNet] Fwd: Free Cultural Astronomy Workshops July 12 & 13

[Kevin Govender]

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Kevin
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From: "Oxford X Chair" <oxfordx2014 at gmail.com>
Date: 04 Jul 2014 1:14 PM
Subject: Free Cultural Astronomy Workshops July 12 & 13
To: <saaotalks at saao.ac.za>
Cc:

Please circulate

The Oxford X Archaeoastronomy Conference announces the free school
teachers workshop. The workshop is July 12 & 13th from 9 am to 1 pm.
The goal of the workshop is to familiarize teachers with the
interdisciplinary field of cultural astronomy which bridges astronomy,
history, culture, art, etc. The workshop offers a unique opportunity
to interact with international experts from this dynamic field. The
workshop is limited to 20 free pa rticipan ts. Please RSVP to
oxfordx2014 at gmail.com to confirm your participation.
http://culturalastronomy.saao.ac.za/certificate-workshops/

The workshop is in the auditorium at the South African Astronomical
Observatory. The Observatory is located off of Liesbeek Parkway and
Station Road. It is in conjunction with the Oxford X conference on
Astronomy, Indigenous Knowledge, and Interpretation July 14 - 18,
2014.

Organizers
Dr. Sanlyn Buxner, Astronomy Education specialist, University o f Arizon a
Sivuyile Manxoyi, leader/member of the SAAO Education and outreach
unit, which focuses on communicating and education the public about
astronomy, specializing using indigenous languages and cultures in
inspiring particularly the township based people to engage and
participate in astronomy.

Tentative Schedule
Saturday
9 am Sivuyile Manxoyi Opening Welcome & Introductions

9:15 amMainstreaming Indigenous Knowledge Studies in South Africa -
Motheo Koitsiwe (North West University - Mafikeng, South Africa)

10 am Working with the Cultural Astronomy Experts - Sanlyn Buxner &
Sivuyile Manxoyi

10:30 am Tea & Coffee Break

11 am Basic Astronomy - Sanlyn Buxner

12:00Archaeoastronomy - Fabio Silva (Wales Trinity St David, UK) & Clive
Ruggles (Leicester
University, UK)


Sunday

9 am Setting the Intentions for the Day

9:30 amEthnoastronomy Barbara Tedlock (SUNY-Buffalo, USA) & Jarita
Holbrook (UWC, South Africa)

10:30 am Tea & Coffee Break

11 am Building Lesson Plans - Sanlyn Buxner and Sivuyile Manxoyi


During the same time is the student workshop also taking place in the
SAAO auditorium. You may choose to attend that workshop instead when
you RSVP. Theirs is a preparation for doing cultural astronomy
research. Their schedule is as follows.

SATURDAY

9 am Astronomy & the Instruments of Archeaoastronomy - Fabio Silva
(University of Wales Trinity St. David, UK)

9:45 am Analyzing Material Remains - Emilia Pasztor (Hungary)

10:30 am Tea & Coffee break

11 am TBA - Clive Ruggles (Leicester University, UK)
11:45 am Indigenous Knowledge Studies - Motheo Koitsiwe (North West
University - Mafikeng, South Africa).

12:30 pm Research Design


SUNDAY

9 am Working with Ancient Texts - Danielle Adams

9:45 am Astronomy for Cultural Astronomy - Thebe Medupe

10:30 am Tea & Coffee b reak

11 am Working with Living Cultures - Barbara Tedlock (SUNY-Buffalo, USA)

11:45 am Cultural Astronomy Publications and Publishing - Clive Ruggles

12:30 pm Question & Answers


Please RSVP and we look forward to your participation!

-- 
JC Holbrook, Ph.D.
Physics Department
University of the Western Cape
@astroholbrook

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July 14 - 19th, 2014
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