Theme:
4. People of the Present – Peopling the Past
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
New Perspectives on Childhood Archaeology Past, Present and Future: Papers in Honour of Grete Lillehammer
Content:
Few scholars have contributed as much to the development of the interdisciplinary field of Childhood Studies, and for as long a period of time, as Norwegian archaeologist Grete Lillehammer. From her early foundational article “A Child is Born: The Child’s World in an Archaeological Perspective” published in 1989, to her 2018 publication “The History of the Archaeology of Childhood,” Grete has paved the way for archaeologists around the world to grapple with the culturally specific definitions and experiences of childhood. This session aims to pay honour to the prolific and inspirational career of a pioneer in the archaeological study of age-based identities. It includes papers on aspects of the archaeology of childhood that seek, like Grete's work, to define and understand the child’s world in time, space and society, with a particular interest in new insights or approaches to this still-elusive subject, reflecting Grete’s interest in future arenas of investigation yet to be explored within the archaeology of childhood.
Keywords:
childhood, identity, age, child, youth
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:
Main organiser:
Traci Ardren (United States) 1
Co-organisers:
Carenza Lewis (United Kingdom) 2
Affiliations:
1. University of Miami
2. University of Lincoln
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