April 12: Jackson Lecturer to Discuss the Politics of Archaeology

Friday, Mar 31, 2006

WALLA WALLA, Wash.-- The politics of archaeology will be discussed at the annual Henry M. Jackson Lecture on the Whitman campus Wednesday, April 12.

 

Sudharshan Seneviratne, archaeological director of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Anuradhapura Jetavana, will present “Ordering the Past and Legitimizing the Present: The Politics of Archaeology in a Global Perspective” at 7:30 p.m. in Room 157, Olin Hall, Isaacs Ave. His presentation is free and open to the public.

 

Seneviratne was the first Sri Lankan to receive both masters and doctoral degrees from Jawaharlal University, New Delhi. He holds the only chair of archaeology with the university system of Sri Lanka and for the past 30 years has worked extensively at Sri Lankan and Indian archaeological sites. He has made lasting contributions toward cross regional studies, innovative research methodologies in interpretive archaeology and in training the next generation of archaeologists in South Asia. He is known for his publications on multi-disciplinary topics relating to problem-oriented and issue-related archaeological research.

The Jackson lecture series honors the late Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Senator from Washington. Regarded as one of the country’s foremost senatorial experts in foreign affairs, Jackson also served on the Whitman College Board of Overseers and in 1966 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by the College.

 

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CONTACT: Lenel Parish, Whitman College News Service, (509) 527-5156

Email: parishlj@whitman.edu