Dissertation in the field of contemporary art: MA Mikko Ijäs
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Photo: Mikko Raskinen
MA Mikko Ijäs will defend his dissertation Fragments of the Hunt. Persistence Hunting, Tracking and Prehistoric Art.
In his dissertation Ijäs examines early examples of rock art of hunter-gatherers and proposes that some fo the visual depictions could be explained through the experiences of the persistence hunters. Ijäs has titled the visible evidence as the ‘fragments of the hunt´.
Opponen: PhD, prof. Daniel Lieberman, Harvard University
Custos: prof. Kevin Tavin, Aalto University Department of Art.
A documentary film related to the dissertation and titled "The Origins" will be presented in the Hall U2 at 10 am.
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Note to Audience
Public defence of dissertation is open to everybody. To avoid disturbance, the audience should enter the lecture room in time, and it is appropriate to stay for the whole defence. The audience shall rise to acknowledge the arrival of the doctoral candidate, the Custos, and the opponent(s). During the examination, there should not be applauses, and all congratulations take place outside the room. There are no guidelines for the audience dress code.
This event is in English.