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Dear CHAT-community
Please allow me to invite you to join and send in session papers for our EAA-session ‘Who Owns the Battlefield?’, in the Trans- and Metadisciplinary Approaches in Archaeology – theme.
This years’ EAA is held at Maastricht (the Netherlands) from August 30 to September 2 - 2017. http://www.eaa2017maastricht.nl/en
Abstract
Battlefields are multilayered and meaningful places. On these battlefields they are likely to meet a wide range of people, not in the least relatives of soldiers who fought or died there. Relatives consider these fields to be a place of memory and mourning. Battlefields are also considered potentially dangerous because of the possible presence of unexploded ordnance.The process of professional clearing the battlefield from these war relics can be in conflict with the cultural value of battlefield for stakeholder groups, be a form of social injustice, or simply damage the research potential of the battlefield. Moreover, battle fields are also visited by tourists who want to visit, see and feel the places where it all happened, or metaldetectorists hunting for war relics.
What is role of the archaeologists in this field of possibly conflicting meanings? How are archaeologists to reckon with the highly emotional meaning of these places, including his/her own? Can personal experience be a reason for archaeological research, or on the contrary: a reason to refrain from research?
The aim of the session is to explore the dilemmas towards in researching battlefields and conflict sites. Ultimate goal is to formulate a set of ‘rules of engagement’ for archaeological research on battlefields. We focus on modern warfare and conflict (WWI, WWII, post-WWII). We want to have an extended, in-depth discussion on the theme in a discussion-session (PechaKucha); we want to avoid a discussion on policy or legal issues. We invite colleagues to share their own experiences and dilemmas.
Keywords:
conflict-archaeology, ethics, social justice
Organizers:
Ruurd Kok (Netherlands)
Maarten Bracke (Belgium)
Oula Seitsonen (Finland)
Jobbe Wijnen (Netherlands)
Ivar Schute (Netherlands)
Simon Verdegem (Belgium)
Session Number: #303
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Jobbe Wijnen
Wijnen Cultuurhistorisch Onderzoek
ir. Jobbe Wijnen
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