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Hello all,
I am organizing a symposium for the 2015 SHA meetings in Seattle. Please
let me know if you are interested in participating. Abstracts are due by
July 10.
CFP: Intimate Archaeologies of World War II
Archaeologists are increasingly interested in research on World War II
prisoner of war and relocation camps. Archaeological research has resulted
in artifacts reflecting everyday life in the camps. Many of the artifacts
were handmade or personalized by camp inmates, serving as a reminder of the
potential for an artifact to uncover stories about the sites, the
artifacts, and the people who used them. In a place where the spatial
arrangement, architecture, and material culture were structured according
to the central principles of surveillance, discipline, and control, inmates
of an institution live in a world of enforced conformity, with their food,
clothing, and possessions provided by the institution, yet excavations at
PoW and relocation camps have shown that inmates attempted to regain some
of their individuality through acquisition or creation of personal or
unique items (e.g., Myers 2013; Waters 2004). This symposium explores the
ways archaeology can unlock intimate information about the people
imprisoned in camps across the United States, Canada and Europe during
World War II.
Best regards,
Jodi
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Jodi Barnes, Ph.D.
Research Station Archeologist &
Assistant Professor
Arkansas Archeological Survey
University of Arkansas at Monticello
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