Transforming Archaeology : Activist Practices and Prospects.
Atalay, Sonya,
Transforming Archaeology : Activist Practices and Prospects. - 1 online resource (266 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transforming archaeology / Sonya Atalay, Lee Rains Clauss, Randall H. McGuire and John R. Welch -- Betwixt and between: archaeology's liminality and activism's transformative promise / Lee Rains Clauss -- Engaging archaeology: positivism, objectivity and rigor in activist archaeology / Sonya Atalay -- Situating activism in archaeology: science mission, activist affect, and the archaeological record / Quetzil Casta±eda -- "We have met the enemy and he is us": transforming archaeology through sustainable design / John R. Welch and Neal Ferris -- Working class archaeology / Randall H. McGuire -- Reconciling inequalities in archaeological practice and heritage research / George Nicholas -- Transforming the terms of engagement between archaeologists and communities: a view from the Maya region / Patricia A. McAnany -- From the bottom up: transforming communities with public archaeology / M. Jay Stottman -- Activating archaeology / K. Anne Pyburn -- Beyond archaeological agendas: in the service of a sustainable archaeology / Neal Ferris and John R. Welch -- Archaeologists as activists, advocates, and expert witnesses / T.J. Ferguson.
Archaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with meeting the needs and values of those outside the field who may benefit most from our work. They insist that we employ both rigorous scientific methods and an equally rigorous critique of those practices to ensure that our work addresses real-world social, environmental, and political problems. A transformed archaeology requires both pers.
English.
9781611329636 (electronic bk.) 1611329639 (electronic bk.) 9781611329612 (hardback ; alk. paper) 1611329612 (hardback ; alk. paper) 9781611329629 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1611329620 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781611327595 (consumer ebook) 1611327598 (consumer ebook)
2013049754
Archaeology--Methodology.
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Social archaeology.
Environmental archaeology.
Interdisciplinary research.
Archéologie--Méthodologie.
Archéologie sociale.
Archéologie de l'environnement.
Recherche interdisciplinaire.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Archaeology--Methodology.
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Environmental archaeology.
Interdisciplinary research.
Social archaeology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
CC80
930.1
Transforming Archaeology : Activist Practices and Prospects. - 1 online resource (266 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transforming archaeology / Sonya Atalay, Lee Rains Clauss, Randall H. McGuire and John R. Welch -- Betwixt and between: archaeology's liminality and activism's transformative promise / Lee Rains Clauss -- Engaging archaeology: positivism, objectivity and rigor in activist archaeology / Sonya Atalay -- Situating activism in archaeology: science mission, activist affect, and the archaeological record / Quetzil Casta±eda -- "We have met the enemy and he is us": transforming archaeology through sustainable design / John R. Welch and Neal Ferris -- Working class archaeology / Randall H. McGuire -- Reconciling inequalities in archaeological practice and heritage research / George Nicholas -- Transforming the terms of engagement between archaeologists and communities: a view from the Maya region / Patricia A. McAnany -- From the bottom up: transforming communities with public archaeology / M. Jay Stottman -- Activating archaeology / K. Anne Pyburn -- Beyond archaeological agendas: in the service of a sustainable archaeology / Neal Ferris and John R. Welch -- Archaeologists as activists, advocates, and expert witnesses / T.J. Ferguson.
Archaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with meeting the needs and values of those outside the field who may benefit most from our work. They insist that we employ both rigorous scientific methods and an equally rigorous critique of those practices to ensure that our work addresses real-world social, environmental, and political problems. A transformed archaeology requires both pers.
English.
9781611329636 (electronic bk.) 1611329639 (electronic bk.) 9781611329612 (hardback ; alk. paper) 1611329612 (hardback ; alk. paper) 9781611329629 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1611329620 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781611327595 (consumer ebook) 1611327598 (consumer ebook)
2013049754
Archaeology--Methodology.
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Social archaeology.
Environmental archaeology.
Interdisciplinary research.
Archéologie--Méthodologie.
Archéologie sociale.
Archéologie de l'environnement.
Recherche interdisciplinaire.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Archaeology--Methodology.
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Environmental archaeology.
Interdisciplinary research.
Social archaeology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
CC80
930.1