Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:44:57 -700
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Sara,
This is a great idea! While I mull over my options, I offer a small
suggestion- you might set aside some time in your session and make an
effort to recruit some papers from SIA people that are not readers of
HISTARCH. Due to the very low overlap among memberships of the
organizations, you may ask Pat for an effective manner to circulate
your call for papers within that group.
Cheers,
Tim
> Hi folks,
>
> I am organizing a session for the 2002 SHA's with the
> tentative title, "Theory and Future Directions for
> Industrial Archaeology."
>
> This session is largely in response to the many
> insightful comments about IA posted on histarch last
> week. It is also in reaction to my own struggles in
> both CRM and academia to grasp the relevance of IA to
> understanding the complex economic, technological, and
> social forces that have shaped the world in the past
> 200-300 years.
>
> As several histarch contributors have recently agreed,
> IA is well positioned to inform on these issues. I
> suggest we should work toward a more coherent
> theoretical framework to help guide our research
> questions.
>
> Several topics I have in mind for the session include:
>
> -What is the history of theory (if any) in IA? What
> theories are potentially applicable in the future?
>
> -Is industrial archaeology the handmaiden to history
> of technology?
>
> -How does IA theory differ from theory used in
> historical archaeology?
>
> -What is the relationship (if any) between IA and
> anthropological theory?
>
> -How do we appropriately link theory and method in
> industrial archaeology?
>
> -Are industrial sites fundamentally different from
> other kinds of historic sites? Do industrial
> landscapes reflect domestic or religious uses?
>
> -What kinds of information do rural and plantation
> industries yield that differ from large-scale
> industries and vice versa?
>
> -Why is IA relevant to other fields such as history,
> history of technology, sociology, economics, cultural
> ecology, cultural anthropology, etc.?
>
> -How can IA contribute to studies of globalism,
> colonialism, consumerism, capitalism, gender,
> ethnicity, and power? How do postmodernism, Marxism,
> and Taylorism fit in?
>
> -How do we (can we) identify struggles for control
> over the workplace in the archaeological record? Do
> technological artifacts and architecture illuminate
> this phenomenon?
>
> -What does IA offer to our understanding of modern
> industrial/social phenomena (e.g., impact of
> multinational corporate activities on third world
> populations, lifestyles, ethnic and gender relations,
> etc.)?
>
> -How can we make our work useful and known to other
> disciplines?
>
> I expect some of these questions to be controversial,
> because several of the ideas are derived from past
> histarch debates (and elsewhere). In other words,
> direct your flaming energies into a paper for the
> session and not at me! Also, I couldn?t possibly
> cover all the potential topics, so please add to the
> list, either by posting here or by emailing me
> off-list.
>
> The session should (hopefully) reflect a variety of
> approaches, ranging from generalized theoretical
> discussions to site specific examples that illustrate
> broad theoretical applications. The archaeology of
> workplaces, company towns and plantation industries
> will be included in the session. I am aware that the
> inclusion of company housing excavations under the
> heading of industrial archaeology has been a
> contentious issue in the past, and I welcome papers
> arguing both sides of the debate.
>
> Pat Martin and Don Hardesty have agreed to serve as
> discussants. It?s already shaping up to be a
> thought-provoking event, so please send me your ideas
> and your commitment to do a paper for the session.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Sarah Cowie
> Department of Anthropology
> University of Arizona
>
>
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