Contemporary Archaeology and the City: Creativity, Ruination, and Political Action

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Laura McAtackney (Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management, Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management, Aarhus University) Krysta Ryzewski (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Wayne State University)

Contemporary Archaeology and the City

Creativity, Ruination, and Political Action

Laura McAtackney (Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management, Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management, Aarhus University), Krysta Ryzewski (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Wayne State University)

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Oxford University Press
10 August 2017

Archaeological theory; Archaeological methodology & techniques; Material culture

Contemporary Archaeology and the City foregrounds the archaeological study of post-industrial and other urban transformations through a diverse, international collection of case studies. Over the past decade contemporary archaeology has emerged as a dynamic force for dissecting and contextualizing the material complexities of present-day societies. Contemporary archaeology challenges conventional anthropological and archaeological conceptions of the past by pushing temporal boundaries closer to, if not into, the present.

The volume is organized around three themes that highlight the multifaceted character of urban transitions in present-day cities - creativity, ruination, and political action. The case studies offer comparative perspectives on transformative global urban processes in local contexts through research conducted in the struggling, post-industrial cities of Detroit, Belfast, Indianapolis, Berlin, Liverpool, Belém, and post-Apartheid Cape Town, as well as the thriving urban centres of Melbourne, New York City, London, Chicago, and Istanbul. Together, the volume contributions demonstrate how the contemporary city is an urban palimpsest comprised by archaeological assemblages - of the built environment, the surface, and buried sub-surface - that are traces of the various pasts entangled with one another in the present.

This volume aims to position the city as one of the most important and dynamic arenas for archaeological studies of the contemporary by presenting a range of theoretically-engaged case studies that highlight some of the major issues that the study of contemporary cities pose for archaeologists.

Edited by: Laura McAtackney (Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management Aarhus University), Krysta Ryzewski (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Wayne State University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198803607
ISBN 10: 0198803605
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 10 August 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laura McAtackney is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Heritage Management in the Archaeology Department at Aarhus University, Denmark. An archaeologist by training, her current research in contemporary and historical archaeology explores areas as diverse as material segregation and walls in Northern Ireland, the dark heritage of Long Kesh/Maze prison and female experiences of political imprisonment during the Irish Civil War (and how they are remembered during commemorative periods). She is currently the secretary of CHAT (Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory group) and is a co-assistant editor of Post Medieval Archaeology. Krysta Ryzewski is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit, where she co-leads the Anthropology of the City initiative. Her historical and contemporary archaeological research explores the consequences of social and environmental pressures on landscapes, communities, and material culture production. She currently conducts major research projects focused on these themes in urban North America [Detroit] and in the Caribbean [Montserrat]. In 2017 she received the John L. Cotter Award from the Society for Historical Archaeology for her work on the Unearthing Detroit Project, which she began in 2013. The Unearthing Detroit team maintains a blog and social media accounts that chronicle her ongoing research and collaborations in the city.

Reviews for Contemporary Archaeology and the City: Creativity, Ruination, and Political Action

The book points a way forward for scholars studying the very recent past in urban centers around the world. EL Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. * R.F. Veit, CHOICE * a skillfuly crafted volume * John Schofield, Archaeological Journal *