Archaeology, Activism, and Protest
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2024
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Archaeology, Activism, and Protest," at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Archaeology has always been shaped by the time period in which it is taking place. Social movements of the 1960s spurred on post-processual, critical, and reflexive approaches. Some activists spoke out against archaeology at places like Indigenous burial grounds in Minnesota and the African Burial Ground in New York. Other activists called for more archaeology at places like Independence Mall in Pennsylvania. As the field diversified, archaeology changed from the inside and out. Forms of activist archaeology, practiced with respect for and often solidarity with activists, began to take hold. When archaeologists become involved in the agendas of activists, whatever lines might have existed between them can dissolve: the archaeologists can become activists and vice versa. Some scholars fear that archaeology should not be political while others argue that it has always been political. This session explores recent work on archaeology, activism, and protest.
Other Keywords
activism •
contemporary •
Protest •
Power •
Oil •
Preservation •
Race •
Landscape Archaeology •
Japanese Internment •
industrial
Geographic Keywords
Mid-Atlantic •
Minnesota •
PORTUGAL •
United States of America •
Northeast United States •
Southeastern U.S. •
Urban Northeast US •
West Coast (California) •
Western USA
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- Documents (12)
- Activist Archaeology and Participatory Action Research (PAR): Praxis in Action (2024)
- Archaeology of Activism (2024)
- By Whose Authority? A Settler Archaeologist’s Approach to Relinquishing Control in Indigenous and Collaborative Archaeologies. (2024)
- Cataloguing the Material Culture of Police Violence in Portland, Oregon (2024)
- Excavating, Preserving, and Interpreting a Town Rooted in Activism: The North Brentwood Digital Archaeology and Heritage Project (2024)
- From Collaborative Archaeology to Collaborative Activism at a WWII Japanese Internment Center (2024)
- "Hands-on History" at the John Brown Farm: Collaborating on Behalf of Racial Justice in an Era of Teacher Censorship (2024)
- In Response to Police Brutality, a Museum Exhibit as a Community Resource (2024)
- Searching the Past, but Finding Our Own Times: Germanna Archaeology Finding Its Way to Activism? (2024)
- Struggle, Perseverance, and Protest at Jamestown: A Black Community in the Pee Dee Region of SC. (2024)
- Tensions, Engagements, and Activisms Along The Pipeline Route:Tracing Resistance To Line 93 in Northern Minnesota (2024)
- The Weaker Sex? An Archaeology For Gender Empowerment In 20th Century Portugal (2024)