| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 141 pages) : illustrations |
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Springerbriefs in archaeology |
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SpringerBriefs in archaeology.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Archaeology, Architecture, and the Postcolonial Critique (Jessica L. Nitschke) -- Chapter 2. Architecture and Gender: The Lexicon in Building Archaeology (Marta Lorenzon) -- Chapter 3. Boats, Burials, and Beehives: Seeking the Subaltern in the Fortifications at Isthmia, Greece (Jon M. Frey) -- Chapter 4. Postcolonial Manifestations of African Spatiality in Europe: The Invisible 'Public' Spaces of Ghent (Luce Beeckmans) -- Chapter 5. "No Houses and Skin Garments, Sheep, Poultry and Fruits of the Earth": Aboriginal Australia, Narratives of Human History, and the Built Environment (Martin Porr) -- Chapter 6. Colonial Pasts and Neocolonial Presents: The Monumental Arch of Palmyra and so-called Roman Architecture in the Near East (Jessica L. Nitschke) -- Chapter 7. The Archaeology of Remembering: Colonial Specters and the Processes of Repackaging the Materiality of Violence, Displacement, and Disenfranchisement (Vuyiswa Lupuwana) -- Chapter 8. Multicultural Burial Spaces and Cities: Constructing Identity and Memory with Postcolonial Kuala Lumpur Chinese Cemeteries (Yat-Ming Loo) -- Chapter 9. Conserve the Sacred: The Profound Needs of the Indigenous Communities of Arica y Parinacota, Chile (Magdalena Pereira Campos) |
| Summary |
This book proposes new ways of looking at the built environment in archaeology, specifically through postcolonial perspectives. It brings together scholars and professionals from the fields of archaeology, urban studies, architectural history, and heritage in order to offer fresh perspectives on extracting and interpreting social and cultural information from architecture and monuments. The goal is to show how on-going critical engagement with the postcolonial critique can help archaeologists pursue more inclusive, sensitive, and nuanced interpretations of the built environment of the past and contribute to heritage discussions in the present. The chapters present case studies from Africa, Greece, Belgium, Australia, Syria, Kuala Lumpur, South Africa, and Chile, covering a wide range of chronological periods and settings. Through these diverse case studies, this volume encourages the reader to rethink the analytical frameworks and methods traditionally employed in the investigation of built spaces of the past. To the extent that these built spaces continue to shape identities and social relationships today, the book also encourages the reader to reflect critically on archaeologists' ability to impact stakeholder communities and shape public perceptions of the past |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 25, 2021) |
| Subject |
Archaeology -- Social aspects
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Archaeology -- Philosophy.
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Postcolonialism.
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postcolonialism.
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Archaeology -- Philosophy
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Archaeology -- Social aspects
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Postcolonialism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nitschke, Jessica L., editor
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Lorenzon, Marta, editor
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| ISBN |
9783030608583 |
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3030608581 |
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