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Archaeology, heritage, and reactionary populism
xiii, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
"This volume explores how populist movements and politics present new challenges to public archaeologists, using global examples to propose practical forms of community engagement amid increasing polarization and extremism"--
"A timely collection on the role of public archaeology in an era of reactionary populism Reactionary populism, seen in radical anti-intellectual movements around the globe, is changing how politics are practiced and how people view themselves and others. Amid increasing polarization and extremism, the social role of archaeology is more relevant but also more difficult. This volume explores how populist politics present new challenges to public archaeologists in North America, South America, and Europe. Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism shows that the field of community archaeology must do more to address how these movements can distort history. Contributors demonstrate why researchers and heritage managers should be aware of the interests their work advances, discuss the ethics of working with communities that promote extreme populist values, and examine the ways governments affect heritage regulations. Acknowledging that community archaeology is often very localized, they argue that it can and should connect with and inform broader historical narratives. Written by practitioners from different subfields of public archaeology, this collection problematizes commonly held assumptions about community, the public, and political action. At the same time, it moves beyond critique to propose practical forms of engagement. This reflective and critical approach will help archaeologists mobilize their work to engage with the growing influence of reactionary populism. A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Katherine Hayes"--
Archaeology and the Challenge of Populism / Alfredo González-Ruibal and Randall H. McGuire -- Part I: Archaeology and Communities on a National Level. Nation, Empire, and Reactionary Populism: An Archaeological Critique / Alfredo González-Ruibal ; Constellations of Co-Resistance: Taking Power and Making Power in American Archaeology / Lindsay Martel Montgomery ; Heritage, Archaeology, and Local Communities in Times of Reactionary Populism: Learnings from Brazil / Cristóbal Gnecco -- Part II: Long-Term Archaeological Studies of Contemporary Communities. Reality Bites: The Insufferable Lightness of Being a Community Archaeologist / Xurxo Ayán Vila ; Solidarity, the Craft of Archaeology, and Reactionary Populism / Randall H. McGuire -- Part III: The Archaeology of Repression and Negative Heritage. Archaeology as Deterritorialized Community: Using Cultural Heritage Methods to Challenge Reactionary Populism in the Made in Migration Project (2018-2022) / Rachael Kiddey ; Conducting Community Archaeology in Ireland: Working with Marginalized and Vulnerable Communities / Laura McAtackney ; Contending with Colonial Heritage as a Transnational Activist Network: The Museum of British Colonialism / Gabriel Moshenska, Anthony Maina, Hannah McLean, Andrea Potts, Beth Rebisz, and Chao Tayiana Maina -- Part IV: Comparing and Contrasting Archaeology's Study of Past Societies with the Study of Contemporary Material Worlds. Ancient Chaco, Historic Texas: A Self-Reflexive Tale / Ruth M. Van Dyke ; Hurtful Heritage: Materializing a Past to Sediment/Unsettle Exclusionary Practices / Patricia A. McAnany ; Archaeology against Right-Wing Extremism: Lessons from a Nazi Terror Site / Reinhard Bernbeck -- Commentary / Claudia Theune.
edited by Randall H. McGuire and Alfredo González-Ruibal ; series foreword by Katherine Hayes ; foreword by Felipe Criado-Boado.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2025