Session: #134

Theme & Session Format

Theme:
1. Archaeologists and Archaeology Here and Now
Session format:
Regular session

Title & Content

Title:
In the Margins of the Fabric: Towards a Social Archaeology of Industrial Impact in the Modern and Contemporary Eras
Content:
Since its emergence as an archaeological discipline in mid 20th century, Industrial Archeology has expanded its scope from the history of technological developments to the social implications of the process of industrialization in a global perspective. This development has, nonetheless, been regionally diverse, and there is still a lack of dialogue between different academic traditions regarding Industrial Archaeology. Moreover, only in the last decade and in close relation to the increasing social awareness of topics such as the Anthropocene, climate change or food sovereignty, has this discipline begun to tackle the social and environmental impact of industry as a historical (and political) process. From this point of view, the material and historical dimension that Industrial Archaeology provides may serve as a key element for present and future debates regarding the relation between production, consumption and the environmental milieu from the perspective of resilience, resistance and change of landscapes and human communities. This session will welcome papers and projects that deal with the archaeological analyses of the impact of industry both in the human communities and in the environment. Thus, it will tackle issues such as the material changes from pre-industrial to industrial communities, the transformation of prior environments and landscapes, the diversified preservation of historical common-lands or the role of industrial heritage in contemporary landscapes, among others. Furthermore, this session aims at establishing new networks for the analyses of Industrial Archaeology and Heritage.
Keywords:
Industrial Archaeology, Critical Historical Archaeology, Communities, Historical change, Environmental Archaeology
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:

Organisers

Main organiser:
Carlos Tejerizo (Spain) 1
Co-organisers:
Anna Maria Stagno (Italy) 1
Eva Svensson (Sweden) 2
Catarina Karlsson (Sweden) 2
Affiliations:
1. Laboratorio di Archeologia e Storia Ambientale - Università degli Studi di Genova
2. Karlstad University