Archaeologists as Activists: Can Archaeologists Change the World?

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations vii Introduction: Archaeologists as Activists M. Jay Stottman 1 PART I. Reconceptualizing Archaeology for Activism 1. Archaeology and Activism of the Past and Present Kim Christensen 19 2. Public Archaeology, Activism, and Racism: Rethinking the Heritage “Product” Carol McDavid 36 3. Activism as Archaeological Praxis: Engaging Communities with Archaeologies that Matter David A. Gadsby and Jodi A. Barnes 48 4. Doing Our Homework: Reconsidering What Archaeology Has to Offer Schools Patrice L. Jeppson 6 5. “Movement Archaeology”: Promoting the Labor Movement in Maryland Robert C. Chidester 80 vi • Contents PART II. Becoming Archaeology Activists: Perspectives on Community Archaeology 6. Negotiating History, Slavery, and the Present: Archaeology at Farmington Plantation Lori C. Stahlgren 95 7. Archaeology and the Creation of a Civil War Park: Experiences from Camp Nelson, Kentucky W. Stephen McBride and Kim A. McBride 110 8. Reconnecting Community: Archaeology and Activism at the Portland Wharf Matthew E. Prybylski and M. Jay Stottman 126 9.The Saratoga of the South Will Rise (or Be Razed) Again: Archaeologists Collaborating with Communities Sarah E. Miller and A. Gwynn Henderson 141 Epilogue: Changing the World with Archaeology Barbara J. Little 154 References Cited 159 Contributors 201 Index 203 ...