Advocacy and archaeology : urban intersections / edited by Kelly M. Britt and Diane F. George.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Britt, Kelly M., editor, author.

George, Diane F., editor, author.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban archaeology.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Political aspects.

Social justice.

Archaeology and history.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn, 2023.

Summary:

"Archaeologists have a history of being prime agents of change, particularly in advocating for protection and preservation of historical resources. As more social issues intersect with archaeology and historical sites, we see archaeologists and others continuing to advocate for not only historic resources, but for the larger social justice issues that threaten the communities in which these resources reside. Inspired by the idea of revolution and excitement about the ways archaeology is being used in social justice arenas, this volume seeks to visualize archaeology as part of a movement by redefining what archaeology is and does for the greater good"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Foreword / Margaret Purser

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 PANYC: the why, the then, and the now / Joan H. Geismar

Chapter 2 "Cursed be he that moves my bones": the archaeologist's role in protecting burial sites in urban areas / Elizabeth D. Meade and Douglas Mooney

Chapter 3 Digging truth: archaeology and public imagination in Shockoe Bottom / Ana Edwards and Matthew R. Laird

Chapter 4 Seneca Village interpretations: bringing collaborative historical archaeology and heritage advocacy to the forefront and online / Meredith B. Linn, Nan A. Rothschild, and Diana diZerega Wall

Chapter 5 Right to the city: community-based urban archaeology as abolitionist heritage / Kelly M. Britt

Chapter 6 "Think like a historical archaeologist": moving beyond the primary source document in K-12 education / Elizabeth Martin

Chapter 7 "DIVERS[]S" and the political legacies of an "experience-exhibition" / María Fernanda Ugalde and O. Hugo Benavides

Chapter 8 American apotheosis: confronting exceptionalism in the (re)production of national identity / Diane F. George

Afterword / Christopher N. Matthews

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Advocacy and archaeology

ISBN:

9781800739642

1800739648

OCLC:

1348633923

Publisher Number:

99993906460