Archaeology, Heritage, and Civic Engagement: Working toward the Public Good

by Barbara J Little, Paul A Shackel

Overview

The definition of “public archaeology” has expanded in recent years to include archaeologists’ collaborations with and within communities and activities in support of education, civic renewal, peacebuilding, and social justice. Barbara Little and Paul Shackel, long-term leaders in the growth of a civically-engaged, relevant archaeology, outline a future trajectory for the field in this concise, thoughtful volume. Drawing from the archaeological study of race and labor, among other examples, the authors explore this crucial opportunity and responsibility, then point the way for the discipline to contribute to the contemporary public good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315433592
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Barbara J Little, Paul A. Shackel

Table of Contents

Chapter 101 Introduction; Part 1 Story of Self; Chapter 1 Story of Self; Part 2 Story of Us; Chapter 2 What Does it Mean to Live in the Anthropocene?; Chapter 3 Heritage, Civic Engagement, and Social Justice; Chapter 4 The Second Bill of Rights; Chapter 5 Public Judgment; Chapter 6 Collaboration; Chapter 7 A Civic Engagement Ladder and Pyramid; Chapter 8 The (Re)Evolving Mission of Higher Education; Chapter 9 What Is at Stake?; Chapter 10 Museums and Civic Engagement; Part 3 Story of Now; Chapter 11 Building Peace Through Heritage;

Editorial Reviews

"This primer on transformation applies a range of civic engagement and community organizational research, practice, and exploration in an intentional reframing of issues, practices, and narratives of, at, and with heritage institutions, heritage properties, and heritage workers. Little and Shackel (both, Maryland), well-known to students and scholars of archaeology and heritage studies, advocate a reformation of the goals, processes, and outcomes of archaeological and other heritage work in order to connect narratives of the past with issues and debates in the present, the better to achieve social justice and lasting peace. ... In the view of the authors, heritage narratives can be deeply embedded and implicated in cultural and structural violence, making their interrogation a critical issue in the present. Summing Up: Recommended."
—CHOICE Magazine

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