[Archport] Fwd: [Wac] Session: political and subaltern archaeologies

[Miguel Aguilar <miguel.aguilard@gmail.com>]

Apologies for cross-posting!

Dear all,

We would like to invite you to submit contributions (papers/posters) to the session: “Ancient knowledges, new epistemes. Political and subaltern archaeologies strategies of decolonization from South to South (Latin America, Africa and Middle East)”, which is organized in the context of the World Archaeological Congress (http://wac7.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/). This will be held at the Death Seaw, Jordan, from January 13 to 18 of 2013.

See abstract below and instruction on how to submit a paper. Thanks!

Miguel Aguilar and Wilhelm Londoño

Ancient knowledges, new epistemes. Political and subaltern archaeologies strategies of decolonization from South to South (Latin America, Africa and Middle East)

Miguel A. Aguilar, (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia); Wilhelm Londono, (Universidad del Magdalena, Colombia)

Abstract

Is there a difference between the epistemology of archaeology in Latin America, Africa and Middle East compared with elsewhere? This is a question that has guided an invisible archaeological practice of many subaltern archaeologists and indigenous movements found in the middle - between the western cultural triumph in their newly seized and colonized territories. The Native Indian peoples then became a stranger in their own homelands in a colonized world, and also an obstacle to imperial objectives from Europe and North America, who encouraged the formation of nation-states from the former Spanish colonies to form new host markets and exploitable sources of commodities. Local knowledges were suppressed and exterminated, sometimes prohibited under penalty of punishment. Surveillance prevails over the subjugated Other. Valid knowledge is just what is legitimized by colonial institutions (from universities to the states themselves).

This session seeks to address the trauma of repression and directly confront the inclusion of non-Western orders within the social and natural order of European museums. The aim is to propose different practices in archaeology and politics from Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, which must differ from Western traditional epistemology – and even establish a dialogue among them.

To submit contribution to this session you should create a conftool account and submit your abstract indicating the session title. Click on the next link: https://www.conftool.com/wac7, or go to the WAC7 website: http://wac7.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/

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