From: ccfennell <cfennell@uiuc.edu>
Date: 7 February 2012 18:28
Subject: [ADArchNet] Archaeology of Slavery: Toward a Comparative Global Framework, March 30-31
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Announcing the 28th Annual Visiting Scholar Conference, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
The Archaeology of Slavery: Toward a Comparative Global Framework
Plantation sites, particularly those in the southeastern United States, have long dominated the archaeological study of slavery. These antebellum estates, however, do not represent the wide variety of geographic and temporal contexts in which slavery has occurred in human history. As archaeologists begin to investigate slavery in settings as diverse as contact-period Philippine chiefdoms and ancient Rome, the need for a broader interpretive framework has never been more apparent. The goals of the 2012 Visiting Scholar Conference are (1) to develop an interregional and cross-temporal framework for the archaeological interpretation of slavery and (2) to promote a diachronic approach to the topic, extending from before the moment of capture to beyond emancipation.
The interregional and cross-temporal dialogue the conference promotes will help archaeologists develop strategies to confront basic methodological challenges, such as recognizing material signatures of slavery. Dialogue will also facilitate productive cross-fertilization between prehistoric and historical archaeologists interested in similar interpretive issues—for example, slave identity or slave owners' strategies of coercion. A diachronic approach to the study of slavery offers additional interpretive benefits. Most importantly, studies that focus on slaving or emancipation force archaeologists to analyze the instability of social boundaries and identities rather than to inadvertently naturalize slave status through inattention to the process of enslavement.
Our keynote is Theresa Singleton, the discussants are Christopher Fennell and Joseph Miller, and other speakers include Mark W. Hauser. Chapurukha M. Kusimba, Liza Gijanto, Sarah K. Croucher, Debra L. Martin, Catherine M. Cameron, Laura Lee Junker, Neil L. Norman, and J. Cameron Monroe. A full conference schedule can be found here: http://cai.siuc.edu/vspages/marshall/schedule.html
You can register for the conference at
https://www.dce.siu.edu/index.php/Conferences/the-archaeology-of-slavery-toward-a-comparative-global-framework
Pre-registration is encouraged. After March 21, a $10 late fee will be added to registration costs. We hope you'll join us in Carbondale for this exciting event!
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Lydia Wilson Marshall, PhD
Visiting Scholar 2011-2012
Center for Archaeological Investigations
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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