Tim,

You are quite right, recruiting presenters from the
SIA is a must.  Lu Ann De Cunzo(Chair, SHA Inter
Society Relations Committee) is on the ball and has
already contacted me to discuss ways to do just that.


Also, I have recruited two (maybe three) people from
outside the SHA that I think session attendees will
enjoy hearing from.  I welcome your ideas if you have
anyone in particular in mind for the session.  Let me
know, or feel free to forward my original post to
them.

--Sarah



--- Timothy James Scarlett <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:44:57 -700
>
> To: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY  <[log in to unmask]>>
>
> Sara,
>
> This is a great idea!  While I mull over my options,
> I offer a small
>
> suggestion- you might set aside some time in your
> session and make an
>
> effort to recruit some papers from SIA people that
> are not readers of
>
> HISTARCH.  Due to the very low overlap among
> memberships of the
>
> organizations, you may ask Pat for an effective
> manner to circulate
>
> your call for papers within that group.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi folks,
>
> >
>
> > I am organizing a session for the 2002 SHA's with
> the
>
> > tentative title, "Theory and Future Directions for
>
> > Industrial Archaeology."
>
> >
>
> > This session is largely in response to the many
>
> > insightful comments about IA posted on histarch
> last
>
> > week.  It is also in reaction to my own struggles
> in
>
> > both CRM and academia to grasp the relevance of IA
> to
>
> > understanding the complex economic, technological,
> and
>
> > social forces that have shaped the world in the
> past
>
> > 200-300 years.
>
> >
>
> > As several histarch contributors have recently
> agreed,
>
> > IA is well positioned to inform on these issues. I
>
> > suggest we should work toward a more coherent
>
> > theoretical framework to help guide our research
>
> > questions.
>
> >
>
> > Several topics I have in mind for the session
> include:
>
> >
>
> > -What is the history of theory (if any) in IA?
> What
>
> > theories are potentially applicable in the future?
>
> >
>
> > -Is industrial archaeology the handmaiden to
> history
>
> > of technology?
>
> >
>
> > -How does IA theory differ from theory used in
>
> > historical archaeology?
>
> >
>
> > -What is the relationship (if any) between IA and
>
> > anthropological theory?
>
> >
>
> > -How do we appropriately link theory and method in
>
> > industrial archaeology?
>
> >
>
> > -Are industrial sites fundamentally different from
>
> > other kinds of historic sites?  Do industrial
>
> > landscapes reflect domestic or religious uses?
>
> >
>
> > -What kinds of information do rural and plantation
>
> > industries yield that differ from large-scale
>
> > industries and vice versa?
>
> >
>
> > -Why is IA relevant to other fields such as
> history,
>
> > history of technology, sociology, economics,
> cultural
>
> > ecology, cultural anthropology, etc.?
>
> >
>
> > -How can IA contribute to studies of globalism,
>
> > colonialism, consumerism, capitalism, gender,
>
> > ethnicity, and power?  How do postmodernism,
> Marxism,
>
> > and Taylorism fit in?
>
> >
>
> >  -How do we (can we) identify struggles for
> control
>
> > over the workplace in the archaeological record?
> Do
>
> > technological artifacts and architecture
> illuminate
>
> > this phenomenon?
>
> >
>
> > -What does IA offer to our understanding of modern
>
> > industrial/social phenomena (e.g., impact of
>
> > multinational corporate activities on third world
>
> > populations, lifestyles, ethnic and gender
> relations,
>
> > etc.)?
>
> >
>
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