*APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS*
REMINDER:
CHAT 2003 - Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 2 MAY 2003
Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol
21-23 November 2003
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Archaeology/events/chat.html
Historical archaeology in the UK has seen new theoretical engagement in
recent years. A diversity of theoretical perspectives has developed in this
increasingly vibrant area of study, testing disciplinary boundaries:
especially with history, social anthropology and material culture studies.
Similarly, those working in 'contemporary archaeology' - including museums,
professional archaeology or the media as well as archaeologists studying
the very recent past - have developed significant and distinctive bodies of
theoretical practice, most notably in the study of collecting,
relationships between heritage, politics and identity, and the presentation
and field practice of archaeology.
The CHAT Standing Committee has established this new archaeology conference
group - Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) - to
provide opportunities for dialogue to develop among researchers in these
fields: especially postgraduate researchers, junior academics and museums
and archaeological professionals.
The first conference will be held in the Department of Archaeology at
Bristol between lunchtime on Friday 21 November and the evening of Saturday
22 November. There is a field trip/boat trip to around post medieval
Bristol on the Sunday, including a visit to the new Empire and Commonwealth
Museum.
The theme for the 2003 conference is "Encounters between Past and Present".
We are inviting papers are invited for three sessions related to the theme:
- Archaeology as Political Action
- The Archaeology of Colonial and Post Colonial Worlds
- Archaeology and Popular Culture
Details of the conference can be found at
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Archaeology/events/chat.html
Best wishes,
Dan Hicks and Angela Piccini
CHAT 2003 Organisers
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