Good morning all,
My colleague, Alanna-Warner Smith, and I are arranging a session on urban landscapes, "slow" approaches, and temporality for the upcoming TAG conference in Syracuse, New York (http://tag2019.maxwell.syr.edu/). This year's theme is "slow archaeology." With Karen Barad, Uzma Rizvi, Pamela Geller, and Jerimy Cunningham as plenary speakers, and an archaeology-inspired conference beer by Willow Rock Brewing, it is gearing up to be an exciting conference.
We are hoping to find more participants for our session investigating slow approaches - or critiques of the slow movement- on urban sites. We accept broad definitions of the urban, from ancient to contemporary cities. Included below is our current abstract. It is also available on the TAG webpage under "Sessions and Abstracts."
If you are interested in contributing a paper, or have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out either to myself ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Alanna ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). Please feel free to pass the abstract on to friends and colleagues as well.
Happy holidays to you and yours. We hope to see you in Syracuse!
All the best,
Sarah (and Alanna)
Uneven Tempos and Unruly Spaces: A Slow Archaeology of the City
Session Chairs: Sarah Platt ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Alanna Warner-Smith ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Cities, as archaeological sites, pose unique sets of methodological and interpretive challenges. The density of human occupation and activity, as well as the long-term accumulation of materials, results in deep, complexly stratified deposits with often enormous quantities of artifacts and data. Moreover, the peoples and activities reflected in these urban assemblages represent a cacophony of tempos and rhythms with which the archaeologist must contend. "Time" is inherent to the ways scholars have traditionally described the histories of cities, often framing the urban landscape in terms of rapid transformation, long-term occupation, boom and bust cycles, and growth and decline. Yet no singular temporal narrative adequately captures these frenetic places, where multitudes of histories, materialities, and temporalities vie for the archaeologist's attention.
To answer such challenges, we turn to the tempo of research itself, exploring the potential of slow approaches to untangle the sheer volume of experiences that comprise urban materiality. Such an approach might consider the body of a single individual or an artifact; an urban townlot or city block; an ordinance, a business, or institution; or the larger settlement, all while attending to wider global interactions. In this session, we encourage a broad definition of the urban, from ancient to contemporary cities. At the same time, contributors should not feel limited to urban landscapes in the past, but may also probe the expression of multiple temporalities and anticipated futures in contemporary urban spaces, particularly through heritage practices and archaeologies of the contemporary.
Sarah E. Platt | PhD Candidate
Department of Anthropology
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University
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