The Materiality of Migration

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeologies of Immigration and Refugee Resettlement" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This paper considers what archaeologists can contribute to contemporary issues through doing what we do best—analyzing material culture to create narratives. I use this approach to personify a particular group of liminal, stereotyped people whose anonymity is critical for their survival—undocumented migrants. This paper is part of a broader collaborative project between me and Edgar Endress. The goal of the project was to produce a multilayered vision of Haitian migration and identity transformation to provoke critical thinking about Haitian migrants in the hope of promoting social change in terms of awareness and advocacy for changes in migration policies.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeologies of Immigration and Refugee Resettlement   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 25653