Intersecting Archaeology: Discussing Race, Class, and Accessibility in Academic Spaces

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeology in Color: Undergraduate Voices on Their Time in the Discipline" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

It is no secret that Archaeology has been a field predominantly filled with wealthy white men. In this paper, I explore accessibility in the field for people of color and low-income backgrounds. From my experiences doing field work at Hadrian’s Villa and Picuris Pueblo, to my coursework at Columbia University, I have found striking disparities between myself—a low income woman of color—and my predominantly white peers. I will use these experiences to discuss how these disparities have changed, where there is still work to be done, and the unique relationship between my indigenous heritage as anishinaabe ojibwe and the historical and current nature of American archaeology.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Archaeology in Color: Undergraduate Voices on Their Time in the Discipline

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Abstract Id(s): 52352