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	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004.02.06
		In most of these essays Bahrani is primarily inspired by material taken from the Ancient Near East, a world far removed from the present in time, but as she consistently argues, also removed in a general cultural sense from the traditions that developed in European thought.
		Bahrani develops this further, drawing attention to the idea that the opposition of word and image itself is not a universal but deeply rooted in Western thought, as is the idea that mimesis is superior to other forms of representation.
		Bahrani rephrases this in poststructuralist terms: Mesopotamian divination may be conceived of as a type of metaphysics, whereby material things are inseparable from signification.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/2004/2004-02-06.html (1400 words)

	Art Bulletin, The: The Graven Image: Representations in Babylonia and Assyria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bahrani offers a single underlying paradigm that, according to her analysis, determined (and limited) the range of meaning for imagery produced in a highly varied cultural tradition that extended for more than three thousand years.
		For Bahrani, that paradigm is governed by the cognitive pattern established by the peculiar nature of cuneiform, the indigenous writing system used to render the various dialects of the languages spoken in the region.
		In fact, given Bahrani's signal contribution, which is to take the achievements of Bottero and investigate their relevance for images, it seems odd that she would insist on such a single vector of meaning for images in a system based on "endless" semiotic meaning.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0422/is_2_87/ai_n14814122 (1252 words)

	NATHPO - News
		Zainab Bahrani, the archaeology professor at Columbia University to whom the marine took the stones last year, said looting in Iraq had increased almost uncontrollably since the American-led occupation.
		Bahrani at her campus office, she immediately knew what they were.
		Bahrani, F.B.I. officials said, the marine turned over the seals to the bureau in Philadelphia, where agents have jurisdiction over cases in the United States that are related to the looting of the Iraqi National Museum after Baghdad fell.
	www.nathpo.org /News/Museums/News-Museums-02.html (1100 words)

	Columbia News ::: Art History's Zainab Bahrani to Explore the Cultural Heritage of Iraq, from Babylon to Baghdad, Jan. ...
		Columbia News ::: Art History's Zainab Bahrani to Explore the Cultural Heritage of Iraq, from Babylon to Baghdad, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3
		Art History's Zainab Bahrani to Explore the Cultural Heritage of Iraq, from Babylon to Baghdad, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3
		Bahrani will take her audience back to the place where history began.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/03/01/zainabBahrani_cultural_iraq.html (190 words)

	Sabbagh Lecture: Iraq's Cultural Heritage Under Occupation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zainab Bahrani, a professor of ancient Near Eastern art history and archaeology at Columbia University, will give this year's Sabbagh Lecture, "Mesopotamia as Battleground: Iraq's Cultural Heritage Under Occupation." Bahrani's address is Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m.
		Zainab Bahrani is a specialist in the art and architecture of Mesopotamia and has written extensively on the cultural heritage of Iraq.
		In addition to Columbia University, Bahrani has taught at the University of Vienna, Austria, and State University of New York, Stony Brook, and was a curator in the Near Eastern antiquities department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1989 to 1992.
	uanews.opi.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/8/wa/goSBSArticle?ArticleID=10512 (388 words)

	Zainab Bahrani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zainab Bahrani (Arabic: زينب بحرانى) is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Columbia University.
		Prior to her appointment at Columbia University, Dr. Bahrani taught at the University of Vienna in Austria, and The State University of New York at Stony Brook, and was a curator in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Near Eastern Antiquities Department from 1989 to 1992.
		On May 25, 2004, Dr. Bahrani was appointed to work with the Coalition Provisional Authority as Senior Consultant for Culture.
	stevehome.dynup.net /en/Zainab_Bahrani.htm (209 words)

	The Graven Image \| Bahrani, Zainab
		The Assyro-Babylonian ontology presented here by Zainab Bahrani opens up fresh avenues for thinking about the concept of representation in general, and her reading of the ancient Mesopotamian textual and visual record in its own ontological context develops an entirely new approach to understanding Babylonian and Assyrian arts in particular.
		Bahrani challenges current methodologies in the study of Near Eastern archaeology and art history, introducing a new way to appreciate the unique contributions of Assyrian and Babylonian culture and their complex relationships to the past and present.
		Zainab Bahrani is Edith Porada Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University.
	www.upenn.edu /pennpress/book/13897.html (293 words)

	Columbia Spectator - The Artistic Casualties of War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bahrani said that the looting that took place in Iraq was executed by professionals, as the objects taken conformed to the tastes of the international art market and, she assured the audience, such artifacts were sure to surface in salesrooms of New York, London, and Geneva in the future.
		Bahrani and others emphasized the way in which such objects, apart from aesthetic value, are a means of understanding cultural and personal identity and serve as "agents of memory."
		For Bahrani, the placement of police at both museum and archeological sites is essential; for Luttwak, such an effort is impossible in the light of the shortage of troops even to execute basic military measures in an occupied country.
	www.columbiaspectator.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/26/3fc46ea5d4a3b (929 words)

	The Journal of the American Oriental Society: Women of Babylon: Gender and Representation in Mesopotamia.(Book Review)@ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Women of Babylon is a sophisticated, stimulating, and provocative study which challenges previous works on Mesopotamian views and attitudes toward women and their artistic representations.
		A brief review cannot do justice to the depth of Bahrani's analyses and the richness of her insights.
		In her introduction, she outlines the topics she will cover in her eight chapters, noting that although recent feminist scholarship has focused on sexual differences in visual and textual representations, material from the...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:111853255&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (194 words)

	News and Events -- Sabbagh Lecture
		Professor Bahrani was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and educated in Europe and the United States.
		Prior to her appointment at Columbia University, Professor Bahrani taught at the University of Vienna in Austria, and The State University of New York at Stony Brook and was a curator in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Near Eastern Antiquities Department from 1989-1992.
		She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards including those from the American Schools of Oriental Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and most recently, the Guggenheim Foundation.
	sbs.arizona.edu /news/as_lec_series.php (330 words)

	Sunday Morning - 18/5/2003: The Minders: Iraqs Treasures
		Like many of his colleagues, Potts is also very concerned about the Iraq's many archaeological sites, such as Hatra, Ur and Assur, which remain vulnerable to illegal excavations and more looting.
		Sunday Morning speaks to Iraqi-born art historian, Zainab Bahrani, who expresses her horror at the current US military 'occupation' of the Museum.
		Bahrani, who teaches at Columbia University, details the artefacts lost in the looting and speculates on the illegal trade in antiquities — the third biggest illicit trade after drugs and weapons, according to international police organisation, Interpol.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/sunmorn/stories/s856558.htm (465 words)

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		''This is one of the most important museums in the entire world,'' mourns Zainab Bahrani, professor of ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology at Columbia University.
		So far, few details have emerged about precisely what was stolen or destroyed in the looting of the Baghdad museum, which contained many well-known and frequently published artworks.
		Bahrani said two sculptures, the Uruk Vase and the Head of the Goddess Inanna, both dated to around 3300 B.C., ''are gone.''
	www.wtop.com /?sid=65808&nid=249 (832 words)

	The Art Newspaper -- News
		There is an interesting chapter on Babylon by Baghdad-born, American archaeologist Zainab Bahrani, who strongly opposed the US decision to build a helipad on the site.
		Between May and August 2004, the wall of the Temple of Nabu and the roof of the Temple of Ninmah, both dating from the sixth century BC, “collapsed as a result of the movement of helicopters”.
		Curiously, the biographical details on Dr Bahrani fail to mention the most relevant fact: she was at the time the cultural advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority.
	www.theartnewspaper.com /news/article.asp?idart=11782 (639 words)

	Columbia College Today
		Five Columbia faculty members — Zainab Bahrani, Siu-Wai Chan ’80E, Matthew Connelly ’90, Steven Feld and David Scott Kastan — have been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships.
		The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellows with a grant on the basis of distinguished past achievement with exceptional promise for the future.
		Bahrani is Edith Porada Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology and a specialist in the art and architecture of the ancient Near East.
	www.college.columbia.edu /cct/jul03/quads9.php (398 words)

	The Art Newspaper -- News
		I was given four weeks of basic training, waited a while, had another two weeks of instruction about the mission and was shipped out to Baghdad by the Dutch army as a major in the reserves.
		Two weeks after I arrived my predecessor [Zainab Bahrani] left and I was promoted in quick stages to Senior Advisor.
		They were succeeded by John Malcolm Russell and Zainab Bahrani.
	www.theartnewspaper.com /news/article.asp?idart=11783 (1949 words)

	Zainab Bahrani < Archaeologists < Academics < Career < : news feed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zainab Bahrani < Archaeologists < Academics < Career < : news feed
		Just as shockingly, Columbia University's Zainab Bahrani writes that American troops have set up camp atop the ruins of Babylon, removing layers of...
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	schema-root.org /people/career/academics/archaeologists/zainab_bahrani (191 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Leader Page Articles : Threat to historic sites
		Instead, what we have seen under the occupation is a general policy of neglect and even an active destruction of the historical and archaeological record of the land.
		(Zainab Bahrani is professor of ancient near eastern art history and archaeology, Columbia University, New York.)
		Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/09/01/stories/2004090101351000.htm (871 words)

	Columbia News ::: Video ::: Looting of Iraqi Cultural Heritage Sites Worsens After Major Combat, Says CU's Bahrani
		When she visited Iraq last summer, Zainab Bahrani, Porada Associate Professor of Ancient Art History, was optimistic that the country's archaeological sites could be protected.
		But looting of cultural heritage sites has worsened since the end of the bombing campaign, she says.
		While looted objects are already being smuggled across borders, Bahrani explains, it may be 10 to 20 years before looters attempt to sell them on the fl market.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/media/04/zainabBahrani/index.html (101 words)

	Cronaca: Zainab Bahrani appointed to Iraq Ministry of Culture
		Cronaca: Zainab Bahrani appointed to Iraq Ministry of Culture
		Zainab Bahrani, Associate Professor, Columbia University has been appointed to work with the Coalition Provisional Authority as Deputy Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Culture.
		Her objective will be to continue the reconstruction at the National Museum and National Library and to identify new opportunities for training and study abroad.
	www.cronaca.com /archives/002485.html (129 words)

	CAA \| Baghdad Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zainab Bahrani of Columbia University has been in regular contact with CAA, keeping us apprised of news regarding the condition and safety of museums, archaeological sites, and scholars of that country, and has agreed to act as our occasional informal reporter on this subject, which is of continuing concern to CAA members.
		Donations are welcome; interested parties should contact me directly at zb2101@columbia.edu.
		—Zainab Bahrani, Edith Porada Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
	www.collegeart.org /caa/news/2003/Sept/baghdadreport.html (1261 words)

	Art, Antiquity and the Law
		Zainab Bahrani, a native of Iraq, teaches ancient art and contemporary critical theory in the Department of Art History and Criticism at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.
		Bahrani is currently completing a book, Writing Presence, which investigates the relationship of colonialism, art history, and the representation of cultures.
		Zainab previously worked in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~allconf (7471 words)

	Johns Hopkins University Press \| Books \| The Invention of Cuneiform
		As the first known system of writing, the cuneiform symbols traced in Sumerian clay more than six millennia ago were once regarded as a simplistic and clumsy attempt to record in linear form the sounds of a spoken language.
		Jean-Jacques Glassner is a research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research.
		Zainab Bahrani is an associate professor of art history and archaeology at Columbia University.
	www.press.jhu.edu /books/title_pages/2669.html (295 words)

	Gulf Region Division
		Civilians with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found the 18-by-24-inch marble foundation stone June 29 amidst broken bricks, trash and rubble while rehabilitating the Taji Power plant in the capitol city’s impoverished northern region.
		While Bahrani said there were no official plans for the stone, she said it would probably go in some kind of a museum commemorating the atrocities of the previous regime.
		The last remains of some of mankind's earliest cities have virtually disappeared through unprecedented looting and destruction in the wake of war.
	www.grd.usace.army.mil /news/releases/artifactjuly30.html (612 words)

	NYU - Press Release
		Panelists include: Zainab Bahrani, Columbia University Professor of Art History and Archaeology.
		A specialist in Mesopotamian art, Bahrani recently returned from Iraq.
		She will report on the current state of the Iraq Museum and the effects of war on archaeological sites in the country.
	www.nyu.edu /publicaffairs/newsreleases/b_ed_visual_10202004.shtml (294 words)

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		Zainab Bahrani (Columbia), a specialist in Mesopotamian art, will report back from her recent visits to Baghdad on the current state of the Iraq Museum, the archaeological sites in the country and the effects of the occupation on contemporary artists in Iraq.
		Artist Gregory Sholette (REPOhistory), College Art Association board member, will describe the effects of the war on terror and the USA PATRIOT Act on artistic freedom of expression, particularly the case of Steven Kurtz of the Critical Art Ensemble.
		In addition to the presentations and discussion, it is hoped that there will be time to discuss future activities of the seminar.
	www.visualculture.wisc.edu /Events/NYUInauguralEvent.doc (423 words)

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