Identity studies in archaeology / Emma Blake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blake, Emma, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in anthropological archaeology in the 21st century 2753-6327.

Cambridge elements. Elements in anthropological archaeology in the 21st century, 2753-6327

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (83 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This Element explores the origins, current state, and future of the archaeological study of identity. A floruit of scholarship in the late 20th century introduced identity as a driving force in society, and archaeologists sought expressions of gender, status, ethnicity, and more in the material remains of the past. A robust consensus emerged about identity and its characteristics: dynamic; contested; context driven; performative; polyvalent; intersectional. From the early 2000s identity studies were challenged by new theories of materiality and ontology on the one hand, and by an influx of new data from bioarchaeology on the other. Yet identity studies have proven remarkably enduring. Through European case studies from prehistory to the present, this Element charts identity's evolving place in anthropological archaeology

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009459716

1009459716

9781009459730

1009459732

9781009459747

1009459740