Critical approaches to public archaeology have been in use since the 1980s, however only recently have archaeologists begun using critical theory in conjunction with public archaeology to challenge dominant narratives of the past. This volume brings together current work on the theory and practice of critical public archaeology from Europe and the United States to illustrate the ways that implementing critical approaches can introduce new understandings of the past and reveal new insights on the present. Contributors to this volume explore public perceptions of museum interpretations as well as public archaeology projects related to changing perceptions of immigration, the working classes, and race.
Edited by:
Camille Westmont Westmont
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781800736153
ISBN 10: 1800736150
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 13 September 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: In Pursuit of a Critical Public Archaeology V. Camille Westmont Part I: Work with Communities Chapter 1. Aiming for Anti-Racism: Policies and Practices of a Publicly Engaged Archaeology Department Mary Furlong Minkoff, Terry P. Brock, and Matthew B. Reeves Chapter 2. Legacies of Shame, Legacies of Hope: Community Archaeology at a World War II Japanese American Internment Camp Jeffery Burton and Mary M. Farrell Chapter 3. Archaeology as Performance: Reanimating the Portland Wharf Landscape with Critical Public Archaeology M. Jay Stottman Part II: Advancing Methods Chapter 4. Towards a Critical Archaeological Museum Monika Stobiecka Chapter 5. You can't replant old trees : The Combined Approach of Memory and Public Archaeology to Reinvestigate Court Housing in Liverpool, UK Kerry Massheder-Rigby Chapter 6. Archaeological Narratives as Critical Public Archaeology: Illuminating the Realities of Past and Present Forced Prison Labor through Story V. Camille Westmont Chapter 7. Expanding Critical Archaeology in the Digital Age: Building User Interfaces and Sharing the Assemblages of Archaeology in Annapolis Across the Globe Adam Fracchia Part III: Situating Critical Archaeology Chapter 8. Public Archaeology through the Lens of Historiography Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen Chapter 9. Public perceptions of archaeology in the museum Chiara Zuanni Conclusion: Critical Public Archaeology in Context Suzie Thomas
Camille Westmont is the postdoctoral fellow in historical archaeology in the Department of Southern Studies at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. She received her doctorate in anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Reviews for Critical Public Archaeology: Confronting Social Challenges in the 21st Century
... this is a strong and coherent collection of papers which constitutes an advancement of the field of public archaeology. The volume exemplifies many of the most important themes, practices and processes of contemporary public archaeology, such as the politics of the past and the socio-economic-political contexts in which archaeologists operate. * Gabriel Moshenska, UCL Institute of Archaeology
