Encouraging Social Theory, Diversity, and All That Jazz

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Science and African Archaeology: Appreciating the Impact of David Killick" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Although perhaps best known for his research and mentorship in archaeological science and African archaeology, David Killick has also mentored students who do more humanistic research and broadly encouraged diversity in the sciences, with far-reaching effects. For decades, his support of women and international students has had real consequences for us. Now we find ourselves readily paying it forward in academic and research climates that are increasingly encouraging diversity too. Likewise, his students whose work intersected with science, technology, and society studies learned (and now teach their students) that social theories are not plug-and-play tools in a box, but rather something to explore creatively and improvisationally in research and writing practices. This paper combines reflections on lessons learned from his mentorship with applications to my work in the archaeology of the American West, heritage ecologies, collaborative and Indigenous archaeologies, and mentoring diverse students in the academy.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeological Science and African Archaeology: Appreciating the Impact of David Killick   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36749.0