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SUMMARY:CSCA-Lecture, Steven Mithen
ATTENDEE;ROLE=Speaker:Steven Mithen (Archaeology, 
 University of Reading)
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20051207T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20051207T150000
LOCATION:Seminar: Herengracht 182, UvA, Amsterdam;
 \n          Lecture: Crea Theater, Turfdraagsterpa
 d 17, Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:The lecture and seminar by prof. dr. S
 teven Mithen (University of Reading) are centered 
 around his latest book "The Singing Neanderthals: 
 The Origins of Music, Language, Mind and Body" tha
 t addresses the question: What is the point of mus
 ic, and where did our capacity for it come from? T
 he book offers a thought-provoking answer, weaving
  together diverse strands of evidence in a smart r
 ejoinder to those, like Steven Pinker, who have di
 smissed music's evolutionary significance. In doin
 g so, it offers new perspectives on the origins an
 d relationship between language and music, and the
 ir place in the development of the modern mind.   
  The lecture is open to the general public. Partic
 ipation in the seminar will be on the basis of reg
 istration. A registration form can be found at htt
 p://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/origins For more informatio
 n, see the aforementioned site, or the CSCA websit
 e at http://www.csca.uva.nl/.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>\n\n      
   The lecture and seminar by prof. dr. Steven Mith
 en (University\n        of Reading) are centered a
 round his latest book &quot;The Singing\n        N
 eanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind 
 and Body&quot;\n        that addresses the questio
 n: What is the point of music, and\n        where 
 did our capacity for it come from? The book offers
  a\n        thought-provoking answer, weaving toge
 ther diverse strands of\n        evidence in a sma
 rt rejoinder to those, like Steven Pinker,\n      
   who have dismissed music's evolutionary signific
 ance. In doing\n        so, it offers new perspect
 ives on the origins and relationship\n        betw
 een language and music, and their place in the dev
 elopment\n        of the modern mind.\n\n      </p
 >\n    \n      <p>\n        The lecture is open to
  the general public. Participation in the seminar 
 will be on the basis of registration.\n        A r
 egistration form can be found at\n        <a targe
 t="_blank" href="http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/origins
 ">http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/origins</a>\n        F
 or more information, see the aforementioned site, 
 or the CSCA website\n        at <a target="_blank"
  href="http://www.csca.uva.nl/">http://www.csca.uv
 a.nl/</a>.\n      </p>\n    
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