Dear Listmembers,
I am particularly interested in attracting a few CRM professionals to this
session. We do not, currently have a full session, despite the fact that
so many people in the industry are doing 20th century and late 19th century
work practically all the time. If you are interested in presenting your
work to a regional audience in the Mid-Atlantic and would like to do so in
a professional, but comfortable atmosphere, nothing beats the Mid-Atlantic
Archaeological Congress.
The date and time for the session is Sunday, March 13, 2005, beginning
around 8:30 AM.
the CFP follows below. Please e-mail me ASAP if you would like to
participate.
> > > > CFP: Tales of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Post-bellum through
> > > > 21st Century Archaeologies. MAAC 2005
> > > >
> > > > Session Organizer(s): Matt Tomaso
> > > >
> > > > Why wait for the vintage of material culture to reach some arbitrary
> > > > standard of antiquity? Archaeologies of the recent past and present
> > > > are the beaujolais nouveau of historical archaeology, offering
> > > > complex textures, bold new flavors, and a ready challenge to our
> > > > active memories which may be incomparable in the scope of its
> > > > theoretical power. The late 19th, 20th and even the 21st centuries
> > > > include times of sweeping and dramatic political, technological,
> > > > social and economic changes, characterized by the development of
> > > > post-industrial, post-colonial and post-modern society. Further,
> > > > the on-going proliferation and diversification of material culture
> > > > since the civil war has made its interpretation within post-bellum
> > > > contexts absolutely crucial. Arguably, the role of cultural
> > > > materials is as fundamental in contemporary western societies as
> > > > ever. However there are many more of them, and their fundamental
> > > > relations to all aspects of society are, perhaps, even less obvious
> > > > and more complex than in earlier times. Historical archaeologists
> > > > have found this frontier in time to be saturated with new questions,
> > > > problems, and possible answers, as well as new possibilities for
> > > > illuminating older issues. Case studies and discussions to be
> > > > presented in this 2005 Mid-Atlantic Archaeological Congress session
> > > > will provide archaeological examples and perspectives on this
> > > > pivotal time in American history.
Cheers,
Matt Tomaso
Center for Archaeological Studies, Montclair State University
www.chss.montclair.edu/archaeology
Eastarch
www.eastarch.org
Cheers,
Matt Tomaso
Center for Archaeological Studies, Montclair State University
www.chss.montclair.edu/archaeology
Eastarch
www.eastarch.org
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