Archaeologists as activists: can archaeologists change the world?
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press ©2010
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-199) and index
Introduction: Archaeologists as activists / M. Jay Stottman -- Reconceptualizing archaeology for activism. Archaeology and activism of the past and present / Kim Christensen ; Public archaeology, activism, and racism : rethinking the heritage "product" / Carol McDavid ; Activism as archaeological praxis : engaging communities with archaeologies that matter / David A. Gadsby and Jodi A. Barnes ; Doing our homework : reconsidering what archaeology has to offer schools / Patrice L. Jeppson ; "Movement archaeology" : promoting the labor movement in Maryland / Robert C. Chidester -- Becoming archaeology activists : perspectives on community archaeology. Negotiating history, slavery, and the present : archaeology at Farmington Plantation / Lori C. Stahlgren ; Archaeology and the creation of a Civil War park : experiences from Camp Nelson, Kentucky / W. Stephen McBride and Kim A. McBride ; Reconnecting community : archaeology and activism at the Portland Wharf / Matthew E. Prybylski and M. Jay Stottman ; The Saratoga of the south will rise (or be razed) again : archaeologists collaborating with communities / Sarah E. Miller and A. Gwynn Henderson -- Epilogue: Changing the world with archaeology / Barbara J. Little
"Archaeologists currently change the world through the products of their archaeological research that contribute to our collective historical and cultural knowledge. Their work helps to shape and reshape our perceptions of the past and our understanding of written history. Archaeologists affect contemporary communities through the consequences of their work as they become embroiled in controversies over negotiating the past and the present with native peoples. Beyond the obvious economic contributions to local communities caused by heritage tourism established on the research of archaeologists at cultural sites, archaeologists have begun to use the process of their work as a means to benefit the public and even advocate for communities"--
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 207 pages)
ISBN:0817317120
0817356223
0817384421
9780817317126
9780817356224
9780817384425

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