ANTHR 7272 - Archaeology of Colonialism and Cultural Entanglement

(crosslisted) AIIS 7720, AMST 6272, ARKEO 7272

Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Co-meets with AIIS 4720/AMST 4272/ANTHR 4272/ARKEO 4272.

K. Jordan.

This seminar uses archaeology to examine engagements between settlers and indigenous peoples throughout world history. Archaeology provides a perspective on settler-indigenous encounters that both supplements and challenges conventional models. We will assess the strengths and weaknesses of various theories of cultural engagement, examine methodologies, and explore a series of archaeological case studies, using examples from both the ancient world and the European expansion over the past 600 years. The seminar provides a comparative perspective on indigenous-colonial relationships, in particular exploring the hard-fought spaces of relative autonomy created and sustained by indigenous peoples.