Spring 2024 Anthropology GU4221 section 001

Community-Based Archaeology, Heritage, a

Community Arch, Htg & Pub

Call Number 14760
Day & Time
Location
F 10:10am-12:00pm
963 EXT Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required Instructor
Instructor Jessica Striebel Maclean
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

What is community-based archaeology? What constitutes a community, and what are the stakes of making claims to community? How does a community come into being around archaeological sites or contested heritage? In what ways does community archaeology align with or differ from public archaeology? How has public engagement been imagined in relation to descendant communities? Can collaborative research designs, foundational to community-based research, be developed in public archaeology? This seminar will explore the methodological boundaries of public and community-based archaeology and heritage. Using case studies from New York City and elsewhere, we will consider the ways in which concepts such as dialogue, process, flexibility, collaboration, activism, and sustainability are essential to an engaged and community responsive archaeology. We will also examine a diversity of methodological approaches that facilitate the integration of these ideas in on-the-ground practice.

Web Site Vergil
Department Anthropology
Enrollment 14 students (20 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject Anthropology
Number GU4221
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Note Priority to archaeology students (majors, minors, and gradua
Section key 20241ANTH4221W001