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Dear HISTARCH members,
Please find below a call for papers for the upcoming SHA meetings in
Lisbon. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Global archaeologies and Latin American voices: Dialogues transcending
colonizing archaeologies
Session in the SHA Annual Meetings in Lisbon, Portugal
January 4-7th, 2023
Globalization of academic endeavors has come in tandem with other phenomena
that reinforced the inequalities of the post-European invasion world.
Within this context, the practice of archaeology across Latin America has
served to further reinforce broader geopolitical divides and power
structures, from the allocation of funding to assigning validity to
interpretations of the archaeological record. We are interested in papers
that deal with the lasting colonial legacies of archaeological practice
across Latin America, particularly as they touch on the challenges to
current researchers, the protection of patrimony, and the rights to
restitution and repatriation of “exported” remains. In this sense, we
encourage Latin American archaeologists with whom this session resonates to
do a historical archaeology of their own research, and the legacies and
challenges it faces given the long-lasting effects of colonialism in
archaeology.
We encourage papers to also consider some of the following topics:
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The impact of previous foreign interventions (lack of access to field
notes and materials) in areas currently under investigation.
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The erasure of actors and communities at different stages of the
research process.
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Prioritization of international stakeholders over local stakeholders in
management and research decisions.
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The construction of racialized past others.
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The damage caused by implementation of dubious research methodologies
and past interpretations in the understanding, conservation and
preservation of archaeological patrimony.
Session title
Global archaeologies and Latin American voices: Dialogues transcending
colonizing archaeologies
Session abstract
The rise of Latin American archaeologies had an undeniable colonial
dimension intrinsically tied to the global, imperialist and racist nature
of contemporaneous scientific practice. The white “founding fathers” that
arrived in the region exoticized and commodified its past, and local elites
appropriated indigenous sites and symbols to reinforce their own social
standing and political agendas. Contemporary approaches drawing from
postcolonial and decolonizing perspectives have begun to disentangle the
complicated narratives derived from past practices, and to challenge the
problematic research designs and their implications for heritage
management. The papers in this session tackle these and other problems, and
offer new perspectives on their ongoing investigations in our home
countries and across Latin America. Our goal is to further the research
agendas of Latin American scholars, and facilitate a space that fosters
dialogue and collaboration among us beyond the remaining colonial
dimensions of archaeology in our home countries.
Thank you,
* _______________________________*
*Grace Alexandrino-Ocaña, Ph.D.*
Dean´s Fellow, School of Humanities & Sciences
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Department of Anthropology
Stanford Archaeology Center
Stanford University
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