Archaeology and Colonialism (ANTH-0129)

Spring 2024 · ANTH 0129 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Investigates archaeology’s many relationships with colonialism. Explores insights that archaeologists gain from studying colonial sites. Considers how the ruins of colonialism shed new light on today’s world. Investigates how histories of archaeology and museum collecting are implicated in the colonial project, asking what this means for the future of these disciplines. Studies new forms of archaeology that are increasingly aware of the discipline’s colonial legacies, placing special attention on community-based and Indigenous archaeologies.

Course codes: ANTH-0129, ANTH 0129, ANTH0129, ANTH-129, ANTH 129, ANTH129

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