Format:
1 online resource (216 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9780817384425
Content:
Could archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of "archaeology activism" or "activist archaeology": using archaeology to advocate for and affect change in contemporary communities. Archaeologists currently change the world through the products of their archaeological research that contribute to our collective historical and cultural knowledge. Their work helps to shape and reshape our perceptions of the past and our understanding of written history. Archaeologists affect contemporary communities through the consequences of their work as they become embroiled in controversies over negotiating the past and the present with native peoples. Beyond the obvious economic contributions to local communities caused by heritage tourism established on the research of archaeologists at cultural sites, archaeologists have begun to use the process of their work as a means to benefit the public and even advocate for communities. In this volume, Stottman and his colleagues examine the various ways in which archaeologists can and do use their research to forge a partnership with the past and guide the ongoing dialogue between the archaeological record and the various contemporary stakeholders. They draw inspiration and guidance from applied anthropology, social history, public history, heritage studies, museum studies, historic preservation, philosophy, and education to develop an activist approach to archaeology-theoretically, methodologically, and ethically.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction: Archaeologists as Activists -- Part I: Reconceptualizing Archaeology for Activism -- 1. Archaeology and Activism of the Past and Present -- 2. Public Archaeology, Activism, and Racism: Rethinking the Heritage "Product" -- 3. Activism as Archaeological Praxis: Engaging Communities with Archaeologies that Matter -- 4. Doing Our Homework: Reconsidering What Archaeology Has to Offer Schools -- 5. "Movement Archaeology": Promoting the Labor Movement in Maryland -- Part II: Becoming Archaeology Activists: Perspectives on Community Archaeology -- 6. Negotiating History, Slavery, and the Present: Archaeology at Farmington Plantation -- 7. Archaeology and the Creation of a Civil War Park: Experiences from Camp Nelson, Kentucky -- 8. Reconnecting Community: Archaeology and Activismat the Portland Wharf -- 9. The Saratoga of the South Will Rise (or Be Razed) Again: Archaeologists Collaborating with Communities -- Epilogue: Changing the World with Archaeology -- References Cited -- Contributors -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817317126
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780817317126
Language:
English
Keywords:
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