Biography
A UCLA graduate, Louise Hitchcock has extensive archaeological experience in the east Mediterranean, including time as Parsons Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, a senior Fulbright Fellow at the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute in Cyprus, and as both an Educational and Cultural Resources Fellow as well as the Visiting Annual Professor at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and a visiting research at the Institute of Advanced Study at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, as well as excavation work in Israel, Egypt, Syria, Crete, and California. She is author of numerous articles on architecture and gender in the east Mediterranean. Her books include, Minoan Architecture: a Contextual Analysis, Aegean Art and Architecture, co-authored with Donald Preziosi, and Theory for Classics. She is currently involved in several research projects: including investigating the relationship between Aegean, Cypriot and Philistine architecture, and collaborative projects on the emergence of complexity in Greece and excavating the site of Tell es-Safi/Gath with Prof. Aren Maeir of Bar Ilan University. Ongoing research is devoted to the recovery, documentation, and interpretation of contextual relationships as well as the interpretation of existing monuments, especially critical considering that many of the monumental structures of the Late Bronze Age are decaying through exposure to weather and human contact.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Aegean, Cypriot, Philistine, and Biblical Archaeology, Archaeological Theory, Ancient Architecture, Gender Studies, Complex Societies |
Mediterranean Interconnections |
Greece, Israel, Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Master of Arts |
University of California |
28-Mar-1987 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of California |
28-Mar-1998 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
American Schools of Oriental Research |
|
01-Apr-1993 |
01-May-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| TRAVEL GRANT FOR KEYNOTE SPEAKER ON 12TH INTERNATIONAL AEGEAN CONFERENCE, DAIS: THE AEGEAN FEAST |
Chief Investigator |
THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION |
Travel/Conference Grants |
01/01/2008 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
2007-08 Faculty of Arts Small Grants Scheme, Seeding Grant, The University of Melbourne, $5000.
2006-07 Annual Professorship, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, Research Grant $24,000 USD.
2007 Special Studies Program Long, The University of Melbourne, $5400.
2006 Collaborative Research Grant, The University of Melbourne, $4,400.
2005 Early Career Research Grant, The University of Melbourne, $14,000.
2000-01 Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellowship (n�e USIA), W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, $5000 USD.
1999-2000 Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship in Archaeology, Fulbright Commission, Cyprus, $40,000 USD.
1997 Title III, Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project, Faculty Development Award, California State University, Dominguez Hills, $2,700 USD.
1992-96 Edward A. Dickson History of Art Support Dissertation Fellowship, Dept. of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles, $36,000 plus fees, USD.
1992-93 Arthur W. Parsons Fellowship, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, $12,000 USD.
1991-92 Edward A. Dickson History of Art Dissertation Travel Grant, Dept. of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles, $12,000 USD.
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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