Whiteness in Relation: Black Studies and the Racializing Assemblages of the Antebellum South
Author(s): Matthew Greer
Year: 2023
Summary
This is an abstract from the "Deepening Archaeology's Engagement with Black Studies" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
For decades, Black Studies scholars have provided powerful, far-ranging critiques of the concept of race and the processes of racialization. Yet, when applied to archaeological case studies, these concepts are often only used to discuss the lives of Africans and their diasporic descendants. However, as Black Studies scholars point out, their work also applies to whiteness and Indigeneity—creating a multifaceted set of theories that archaeologists can use when discussing racialization writ large. Drawing on Édouard Glissant’s concept of “relation” and Alexander Weheliye’s discussions of racializing assemblages, this paper applies Black Studies scholars’ perspectives on race to the study of whiteness in the Antebellum South, showing new areas where archaeologists can engage with Black Studies.
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Whiteness in Relation: Black Studies and the Racializing Assemblages of the Antebellum South. Matthew Greer. Presented at The 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2023 ( tDAR id: 474041)
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Keywords
General
Ceramic Analysis
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Historic
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Theory
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southeast United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -93.735; min lat: 24.847 ; max long: -73.389; max lat: 39.572 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 36336.0