Theme:
1. Archaeologists and Archaeology Here and Now
Session format:
Discussion session (with formal abstracts)
Title:
The Anti-HABI Toolkit: Practical Solutions and Measures for Preventing and Addressing Harassment, Assault, Bullying and Intimidation in Archaeology [AGE]
Content:
Recent research has shown that harassment, assault, bullying and intimidation (HABI) in archaeology can happen to anybody regardless of gender and age, in any archaeological setting and country. It has also shown that the spectrum of oppressive behaviours to which victims are subjected to is very broad and that, besides sexual harassment and assault, it also includes various other and even more frequently occuring forms of HABI, such as psychological harassment, power harassment, intimidation, gender- and age-based harassment, among others. This discussion session derives from the results of the 2020 and 2021 surveys on HABI in European archaeology, carried out by members of the Archaeology and Gender in Europe Community of the EAA and the Paye ta Truelle Collective. The session aims to take a step forward and bring together archaeologists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists, doctors, officers for equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as legal experts and social workers, among others, to discuss practical solutions for preventing and addressing HABI in archaeology. We welcome papers that examine various anti-HABI measures and actions that have been successfully or unsuccessfully implemented in various archaeological settings (e.g. fieldwork, universities, laboratories, museums, firms, conferences, etc.), as well as in other disciplines and non-archaeological institutions and organizations, both private and public. The session will end with a discussion in which the contributors’ diverse expertise and multiple experiences will be put together in order to create an anti-HABI toolkit with basic safety principles and actions which archaeology students and practitioners can apply to prevent and address HABI regardless of the archaeological setting and country where they are.
Keywords:
archaeology, harassment, assault, bullying, intimidation, prevention
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:
Archaeology and Gender in Europe - AGE - Community of the EAA
Main organiser:
Laura Coltofean-Arizancu (Germany) 1
Co-organisers:
Bisserka Gaydarska (United Kingdom) 2,1
Marta Hlad (Belgium) 3,4,1
Affiliations:
1. Archaeology and Gender in Europe - AGE - Community of the EAA
2. Durham University
3. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
4. Université Libre de Bruxelles
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