Michael Neiss ansluter till HT i och med anslaget som VR internationell postdoktor. Michael presenterar sig så här:
”My profound interest in crafts has led me into an artefact-oriented line of research, including 3D laser scanning, database development and analytical drawing. Preliminary results are published continuously, and I participate in various research projects. In line with my general interests, my postdoc project deals with Viking Age jewellery, with a focus on production patterns and typology, as well as the cognitive and religious meaning of the ornament covering these items. Handicraft Archaeology based on Intelligent Technology (HAbIT) will be a joint-venture between Lund University in Sweden and Aarhus University in Denmark. The project aims to generate a novel and empirically grounded theory on the materiality of cultural transformation. During the course of the next three years, I intend to examine how the interplay of three factors – i.e. urbanisation, religious change and the serial production of pictorial art – made Viking Age Scandinavia a part of Western Christendom. My project title alludes both to ancient craft processes and to the digital solutions of our day and age that help us unveil them. More info: https://habit.neiss.se ”
Välkommen till Lund!
Johannes