Agnès discusses the history of the field, and why that matters now. Cast collections were an important part of Spain's early interest in ancient Iraq. How did these collections form? Who was interested? What were they interested in? And why? The history of the field has also impacted how we interpret objects, and how we read ancient texts. What lessons does that teach us? 3:16  why study the history of the field? 5:47  what is a cast? 7:39  casts in 19th/20th century 9:38  cast collections in Spain 11:52  Spanish interest in ancient Iraq 14:22  how objects were selected 18:31  different options for different purposes 21:24  impact of historical context 23:13  historiography and gender studies 28:32  impact in textual studies 30:08  opportunities and challenges for us now Agnès's Academia page Agnès's university page Music by Ruba Hillawi Website: http://wedgepod.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod