Prof. Mann -
I strongly recommend that you forarwd a copy of this request to Prof. James
Axtell at William and Mary. Jim's one of the leading historians in this
field. Despite one of the comments made on the recent job solicitation
thread on this list, I think it's a great idea to highlight the benefits
of and the need for cooperation between historians and historical
archaeologists. I think Bonnie McEwan at the San Luis Archaeological Site
in Florida would be another person who should see this. Bonnie helped me
put on a session like this at a Western History Assoc. meeting several
years ago.
Cheers!
Carl Barna
Regional Historian, BLM
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Dear Maureen,
Below is an upated version of my original call for papers. Diana
Loren is now co-organizing the session with me and we are excited
about its prospects. I hope you are still interested in
participating.
Sincerely,
Rob Mann
SHA ANNUAL MEETING
MOBILE, ALABAMA
JANUARY 9-12, 2002
CALL FOR PAPERS: Bridging the Great Divide: Current Theoretical and
Methodological Approaches to Continuity, Conflict, Negotiation and
Change in the Greater Southeast, AD 1100-1850
ORGANIZERS: Rob Mann (SUNY-Binghamton and Museum of Natural Science,
Louisiana State University) and Diana Loren (Peabody Museum, Harvard
University)
Recently both (ethno)historians and archaeologists have challenged us
to look beyond the "Great Divide" between "prehistory" (a construct
that needs to be critically examined) and history. Researchers such
as Galloway, Lightfoot, and Salisbury urge us to look for the ways
that historical processes and trajectories of the pre-and
proto-colonial periods shaped the encounters between Natives and
newcomers during and beyond the colonial period. Encounters between
Southeastern Native Americans and the Spanish Entrada have
traditionally been interpreted as a great defining moment in
Southeastern history--this one period demarcating "prehistory" from
"history." This bias has infiltrated much archaeological
interpretation on the Southeast, both from a methodological and
theoretical standpoint. In this session, we wish to critically
examine the methodological and theoretical assumptions that creep
into our work as we move from one side of the Great Divide (and from
one discipline) to the other. We welcome papers that adopt a critical
approach to the use of diverse and multiple sources.
In keeping with the interdisciplinary spirit of this symposium, we
have invited discussants with expertise in both the prehistory and
ethnohistory of the Southeast. The discussants for the session are:
Patricia Galloway (University of Austin-Texas) and Tim Pauketat
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Submission: Please let us know as soon as possible if you think you
might be interested in participating, to give us an idea of the
potential size of the session. Submit a working title and abstract of
150 words or less by March 30, 2001. This need not be your finalized
version (final abstracts must be 100 words or less, excluding title).
Do NOT submit your SHA registration forms or checks to us at this
time. Final registration forms must be received from all symposium
participants by May 12, 2001.
Rob Mann
Department of Anthropology
SUNY-Binghamton
Binghamton, New York 13902
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And
Regional Archaeology Program
Museum of Natural Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Diana Loren
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Harvard University
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Phone: 617-495-4125
Information about the Annual Meeting, including forms, can be
accessed electronically at http://www.sha.org/mt2002.htm
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> Hello,
>
> I am interested in submitting a paper to the session you are
organizing.
> Eastern Carolina is a prime regional candidate for the kind of
approach you
> mention and we are currently excavating a local site that falls
within the
> parameters. As a recent member of the SHA, however, I don't know
what the
> length of a session paper might be. Please let me know and I'll send
along an
> abstract.
>
> Maureen Basedow
> Assistant Professor of Archaeology
> Anthropology Program
> University of North Carolina, Wilmington
> 601 South College Road
> Wilmington, NC 28401
>
> 910 962-3429 (office)
> 910 341-3071 (home)
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