Archaeology, Museums, and Colonialism

(Cross-listed as ARCH 129.) Connections between archaeology, museums, and colonialism. Insights on colonialism offered via archaeology and museum collections. Considers how the ruins of colonialism shed new light on the contemporary world. Investigates how histories of archaeology and museum collecting are implicated in colonialism and what this means for the future of these disciplines. Examines new forms of archaeology and museology that engage with colonial legacies, with particular attention to Indigenous and other community-based forms of research and knowledge dissemination. .