An introduction to crip archaeology Laurie A. Wilkie and Katherine M. Kinkopf ; foreword by Krysta Ryzewski and Michael S. Nassaney

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkie, Laurie A., 1968- author.

Kinkopf, Katherine M., author.

Contributor:

Ryzewski, Krysta, writer of foreword.

Nassaney, Michael S., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Human remains (Archaeology).

People with disabilities.

Eugenics.

United States.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Gainesville University Press of Florida [2026]

Summary:

"A groundbreaking overview of how disability studies can enrich interpretations of the past and make the profession of archaeology more inclusive and accessible An Introduction to Crip Archaeology is a groundbreaking exploration of how disability studies and critical disability studies can transform the way archaeologists interpret the past. Through case studies and intersectional analysis, Laurie Wilkie and Katherine Kinkopf reveal how people with disabilities have been treated and viewed in American history and how these processes have shaped the material worlds archaeologists study. This book is an essential starting point for students and scholars seeking to move beyond stereotypes that define disability as a limitation or deficit. The authors demonstrate how these interpretive lenses can offer fresh insights on topics including how eugenic policies and racial science have influenced public health, medical training, and family planning. From the Dozier School for Boys to Japanese internment camps, the book examines how built environments have excluded certain bodies--while also uncovering communities of care and resistance. In addition to its value for research taking place today, An Introduction to Crip Archaeology is a call to action for a more inclusive and accessible discipline. It equips readers with strategies for recognizing disabling structures in access to sites, collections, and universities, and for creating space for disabled archaeologists in the field. This book enriches understandings of the past while shaping the future of archaeology"-- JSTOR

Contents:

Introducing crip archaeology

Scientific racism, collecting of human remains, and disability

Using archaeology to understand life in a eugenic nation

Rethinking archaeologies of dependence

Institutions as debilitating spaces

Communities of care and the trouble with “healing”

Crip archaeology futures

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed April 14, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Wilkie, Laurie A., 1968- Introduction to crip archaeology

ISBN:

9780813074238

0813074231

9780813075358

0813075351

OCLC:

1584329044