Theme:
Theories and methods in archaeological sciences
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Archaeology & Anarchistic Thought – Theoretical Stands and Direct Action?
Content:
Is it possible that the education we all received has so warped our minds that the very notion of freedom ends up by being lost, and disguised in servitude?
Is it possible, that we, by re-using the same old theories and methods, repeatedly focus on hierarchies as an explanation for the archaeological material we observe?
Is it possible, that we could find other paths for exploring socially democratic and liberal communities in the past – to help build for the future?
We invite you to a session that explores anarchistic thought in archaeology. We welcome theoretical studies and practical examples. We also welcome examples that relate to the organization of archaeology itself, and studies of anarchistic societies of the past.
An anarchistic archeology provides an opportunity to interpret society from different perspectives: beyond the debate on the collapse of unequal and stratified systems, showing how past societies also rejected and resisted the emergence of the state (concentration of power and division of the social body), through more equal alternatives of sociopolitical organization, without power as a division strategy.
Understanding power as the central axis: both of the state and as a mechanism to possess, coerce and dominate communities and individuals. Anarchism promotes ideas of personal empowerment and responsibility, as well as renunciation of power and disempowerment from the bottom up, and challenge capitalism.
The aim with our session is to broaden the knowledge of anarchistic thought and archaeology, and form an arena for further discussion.
Keywords:
Anarchism, Archaeology, Theory, Practice, Power
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
Benjamin Grahn Danielson (Sweden) 1
Co-organisers:
Stig Swedberg (Sweden) 2
Alma Lerma Guijarro (Spain) 3
Juan Carlos Mejías García (Spain) 4
Affiliations:
1. Picea kulturarv
2. Rio Kulturlandskapet
3. Complutense University of Madrid
4. University of Seville
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