Transforming Archaeology : Activist Practices and Prospects.

Transforming Archaeology : Activist Practices and Prospects.

Archaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with meeting the needs and values of those ou...

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Other Authors: Atalay, Sonya (Editor), Clauss, Lee Rains (Editor), McGuire, Randall H. (Editor), Welch, John R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Archaeology > Methodology.
Archaeology > Philosophy.
Social archaeology.
Environmental archaeology.
Interdisciplinary research.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Archaeology > Methodology
Archaeology > Philosophy
Environmental archaeology
Interdisciplinary research
Social archaeology
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Transforming archaeology / Sonya Atalay, Lee Rains Clauss, Randall H. McGuire and John R. Welch
  • Betwixt and between: archaeology's liminality and activism's transformative promise / Lee Rains Clauss
  • Engaging archaeology: positivism, objectivity and rigor in activist archaeology / Sonya Atalay
  • Situating activism in archaeology: science mission, activist affect, and the archaeological record / Quetzil Casta±eda
  • "We have met the enemy and he is us": transforming archaeology through sustainable design / John R. Welch and Neal Ferris
  • Working class archaeology / Randall H. McGuire
  • Reconciling inequalities in archaeological practice and heritage research / George Nicholas
  • Transforming the terms of engagement between archaeologists and communities: a view from the Maya region / Patricia A. McAnany
  • From the bottom up: transforming communities with public archaeology / M. Jay Stottman
  • Activating archaeology / K. Anne Pyburn
  • Beyond archaeological agendas: in the service of a sustainable archaeology / Neal Ferris and John R. Welch
  • Archaeologists as activists, advocates, and expert witnesses / T.J. Ferguson.

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