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Unquiet Pasts

Risk Society, Lived Cultural Heritage, Re-designing Reflexivity
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Unquiet Pasts by Stephanie Koerner investigates the evolution of archaeology as a reflexive and self-critical discipline in the modern world. The book delves into the ethical, political, and cultural challenges faced by archaeologists working within global ecological and community networks, especially examining how authoritarian traditions can widen the gap between expert and public knowledge. It also explores how localised archaeological practices intersect with shifting ideas of risk, heritage, culture, identity, and conflict. Drawing on thinkers such as Alain Schnapp, Michael Shanks, Isabelle Stengers, Bruno Latour, Ulrich Beck, and John Urry, the work situates archaeology within broader cross-disciplinary debates, highlighting its role in addressing contemporary dilemmas and contributing to building shared human experiences.
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Unquiet Pasts is ideal for readers interested in archaeology, ethics, cultural studies, and the social responsibilities of scientific disciplines. It appeals to scholars and students in these fields as well as professionals keen to understand the political and cultural dimensions of archaeological practice.

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Deals with critical themes in the development of archaeology as a reflexive, self-critical discipline in the modern world. This book explores ethical, political and cultural tensions and responsibilities which need to be addressed by archaeologists when working within networks of global ecologies and communities.

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This important book addresses critical themes in the development of archaeology as a reflexive, self-critical discipline in the modern world. It explores the ethical, political and cultural tensions and responsibilities which need to be addressed by archaeologists when working within networks of global ecologies and communities, examining how authoritarian traditions can exacerbate the divide between expert and public knowledge.

Moreover, it analyses how localized acts of archaeology relate to changing conceptions of risk, heritage, culture, identity, and conflict. Bringing insights from Alain Schnapp, Michael Shanks, Isabelle Stengers, Bruno Latour, Ulrich Beck, John Urry and others to cross-disciplinary discussions of these themes, Unquiet Pasts shows how archaeological discourse can contribute towards engaging and understanding current dilemmas.

It also shows how archaeology, as a localized and responsibly exercised practice, can play a part in building our commonly shared and experienced world.

Series: Heritage, Culture and Identity

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Jerome Ravetz, Oxford University: 'This fascinating and important collection demonstrates the creative possibilities of a reflexive, self-aware analysis of a learned practice. The dialectics of past and present, object and culture, and discoverer, audience and analyst, are all explored to great effect. If only the natural sciences could learn the lesson - how much better and safer the world would be!'

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780754675488

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 August 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Contributors:

  • Edited by Ian Russell

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 442

About the Author

Dr Stephanie Koerner, Art History and Archaeology, University of Manchester, UK and Ian Russell, Brown University, USA Stephanie Koerner. Andrew Cochrane. Roberta Robin Dods. Sergio Gomes. Ulf Ickerodt. Tom Lane. Geoff Carver. Koji Mizoguchi. John Urry, John Carman. Nathan Schlanger. Bo Jensen. Ana Vale. Steven Vella, Marlene Borg. Marta De Magalhaes. Alain Schnapp, Michael Shanks, Christopher Witmore. Gail Higginbottom, Philip Tonner. Angela Piccini. Thomas Kador, Jane Ruffino. Caroline Gatt. Monica Popa. Alia Ullah. Timothy Darvill. Ian Russell.

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