Kristin,
For both my master's and doctorate I used ethnographic interviews,
questionaires, etc. and both qualitative and quantitative analysis of data
to inform the ways archaeologists intersect with "hurtful" historiess. Can
provide digital versions or citations if needed. If so write me off list.
But you might also want to look at these books:
Mortensen, Lena, and Julie Hollowell, eds. 2009. Ethnographies and
Archaeologies: Iterations of the Past. Gainesville, Florida: University
Press of Florida.
Castaneda, Quetzil E., and Christopher N. Matthews, eds. 2008. Ethnographic
Archaeologies: Reflections on Stakeholders and Archaeological Practices.
Lanham, New York, Toronto, Plymouth, UK: Altamira.
Plus this article:
Meskell, Lynn. 2005. Archaeological ethnography: Conversations around Kruger
National Park. Archaeologies 1 (1):81-100.
Plus -- a lot of the stuff coming out of heritage studies in Europe uses
ethnographic methods to examine various questions. I'd scan past issues of
the journal Public Archaeology for a start. In terms of social memory, you
might also want to look at the work of Paul Shackel.
Good luck.
carol
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Carol McDavid, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Community Archaeology Research Institute, Inc. (CARI)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Houston
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rice University
1638 Branard
Houston, TX 77006
www.publicarchaeology.org
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Subject: Ethnographic Interviews for Archaeology Projects
> My name is Kristin Swanton and I am currently completing my Masters thesis
> at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. My thesis focuses on the social
> memory of the Pequot War and how different stakeholders have challenged
> recent archaeological research on the Battle of Mystic Fort, which was a
> key event during the Pequot War. In order to understand the perspectives
> of the multiple stakeholders, I have completed ethnographic interviews to
> tease out the reasons why these individuals were supportive or resistant
> towards the archaeological research. So far, I have had trouble finding
> comparative case studies that required an in depth analysis of the
> different stakeholders' needs in order to complete a CRM project or
> academic research. I wanted to find out if anyone has had experience
> conducting interviews like this and what results they have had? I am
> hoping that my analysis of these interviews will better inform
> archaeologists that have to address politically charged or sensitive ar
> chaeological sites.
>
> Feel free to respond to this posting or email me directly at
> [log in to unmask] Thanks!
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