Transforming Archaeology : Activist Practices and Prospects.

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Atalay, Sonya [editor.]

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online resource

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9781611329636
1611329639
9781611329612
1611329612
9781611329629
1611329620
9781611327595
1611327598

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930.1 22

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CC80

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.