"In Heritage of Value, Archaeology of Renown, experts urge archaeologists to reexamine and to change their basic assumptions about how we assign value to cultural places and how we should understand and manage our heritage throughout much of the world." "The book raises concerns…
Little and Shackel use case studies from different regions across the world to challenge archaeologists to create an ethical public archaeology that is concerned not just with the management of cultural resources, but with social justice and civic responsibility.
"Archaeology as a Tool of Civic Engagement is an indispensable resource for archaeologists and the communities in which they work. The authors are committed to developing effective models for active engagement in community life, for interpretive and educational programming, and …
Reyes analyzes the works of Nemesio Canales, Luis Rafael Sanchez, Ana Lydia Vega, and Pedro Pietri to argue that their works resituate the parameters of national identity by blurring the lines between the subject and object of humor, the inside and outside of the text, and the h…
Archaeologists as Activists: Can Archaeologists Change the World?
by McBride, Stephen W., McDavid, Carol, Miller, Sarah E., Barnes, Jodi A., Chidester, Robert, Christensen, Kim, Gadsby, David A., Henderson, A. Gwynn, Jeppson, Patrice L., Little, Barbara J., McBride, Kim A., Prybylski, Matthew E., Stahlgren, Lois C.
Could archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of archaeology activism or activist archaeology: using archaeology to advocate fo…