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Call for Papers for Session at TAG 2007, York
The 'P' Word: The possibilities (and problems) of phenomenological
perspectives in archaeology
Organiser: Hannah Cobb, University of Manchester
Discussant: Julian Thomas, University of Manchester
Phenomenology has undeniably entered mainstream disciplinary consciousness
over the last decade. Yet whilst for some it has been embraced as a
positive and insightful theory to assist in the interpretation of the
past, for others it has become a dirty word, representative of all that
many see as problematic with Interpretive or Post-Processual
archaeologies. Such stigma has meant that even in a relatively brief time,
many whose interests and approaches are significantly informed by
phenomenological arguments have become reluctant to explicitly acknowledge
this influence, preferring to avoid the loaded and problematic
connotations of the 'P' word altogether.
Consequently it is clear that there is much to discuss in this session; are
phenomenologically informed approaches to the past really this problematic
or are they born from a series of troubled disciplinary misconceptions?
What is the future of phenomenological investigations into the past? Is
there more to phenomenology than its application towards landscape
studies? And for those attempting to put phenomenological ideas into
practice, is this possible? Or is a phenomenologically informed
methodology ultimately a contradiction in terms? This session invites
papers that consider these questions and more, that will deal with some
critical and long held issues surrounding the subject whilst highlighting
and outlining new directions in phenomenologically informed archaeological
research.
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