The place to be: Community archaeology as a tool for cultural integration

Uppdragsarkeologiska möjligheter

“…Några av många exempel på temaområden som undersökts är: mångfaldsfrågor ( Ashworth et al 2007, Högberg 2013a, social utsatthet ( Kiddey 2017, Schaepe et al 2017, migration ( Aldenderfer et al 2019, De Léon 2012, framtidsfrågor ( Holtorf 2018, Holtorf & Högberg 2015, 2021, Högberg et al 2017, hälsa och välmående ( Engström 2017, Everill et al 2020, Perry 2019, Zipsane 2011, välfärd och tillväxt ( Burtenshaw 2017, Gould & Pyburn 2017, politisk kulturarvsekonomi ( Niklasson 2016 ), utbildningsvetenskap och skolundervisning ( Bender & Shackel 2019, Dutra Leivas 2020, Högberg 2006, 2007, 2008a, 2008b, Samida 2010, social hållbarhet ( Högberg 2013a. Little & Shackel 2014, Schaepe et al 2017, Söderström 2018, Westmont & Antelid 2018), våld och konflikt ( GonzálezRuibal 2008, Moshenska 2008, skräp och avfall ( Rathje & Murphy 1992 ), sekterism ( McAtackney 2013 ), och arkeologi och ur folks rättigheter ( Knutson 2021 ;Milek 2018, Nilsson Stutz 2008, Schaepe 2017, Smith 2017, Vallström 2006.…”

Dark Heritage in the New South: Remembering Convict Leasing in Southern Middle Tennessee through Community Archaeology

“…The “public” has increasingly transformed from an anonymous body for whom archaeological resources must be preserved (under the supervision of professionals) into a key stakeholder in the archaeological process (Merriman 2002 , 2004 ). Public involvement in archaeological projects and museums has soared as the political ramifications of archaeological interpretations have become more apparent and more impactful, especially its implications for citizenship (Comer 2012 ; Henson 2004 ; Westmont and Antelid 2018 ), ethnic identity (Brooks 2007 ; Funari 2001 ; Jones 1997 ; Singleton 1997 ), and nationalism (Atkinson et al 1996 ; Díaz-Andreu 2008 ; Dietler 1994 ).…”

Introduction: Current Directions in Community Archaeology of the African Diaspora

“…In some instances, such as in Alexandria, Virginia, communities have established bureaucratic institutions to enshrine their right to participate in their community archaeology (Appler 2015). In others, archaeologists have taken it upon themselves to engage communities in ways that seek to use archaeology as a tool for modern social activism (Atalay et al 2014;Silverman and Ruggles 2007;Stottman 2010;Westmont and Antelid 2018). With its demonstrated ability to provide new perspectives for confronting social problems, community archaeology offers a path forward for civically engaged, community-based work focused on the African Diaspora.…”