Doing Archaeology in Non-State Space

IF 0.6 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Contemporary Archaeology Pub Date : 2019-01-17 DOI:10.1558/JCA.33431

J. Flexner

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Abstract

Non-state space can be defined as a type of social space in which permanent hierarchies of various sorts are actively resisted or prevented from emerging. I reflect on my experiences working as an archaeologist doing collaborative field research on Erromango Island, Vanuatu, which fits many of the characteristic features of non-state spaces. Fieldwork on Erromango reflects paradoxical habits of scepticism regarding outsiders, while being welcoming and accommodating at the same time. A potential exists in the interfaces between state and non-state space to reconsider what is possible in research, and in our engagements with our own and other societies.

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在非国家空间做考古

非国家空间可以被定义为一种社会空间，在这种社会空间中，各种永久的等级制度被积极抵制或阻止出现。我回想起自己作为一名考古学家在瓦努阿图埃罗曼戈岛(Erromango Island)进行合作实地研究的经历，那里符合许多非国家空间的特征。对Erromango的实地考察反映了对外来者持怀疑态度的矛盾习惯，同时又欢迎和包容。在国家和非国家空间之间的界面中存在着一种潜力，可以重新考虑研究中的可能性，以及我们与自己和其他社会的接触。

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Journal of Contemporary Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Contemporary Archaeology is the first dedicated, international, peer-reviewed journal to explore archaeology’s specific contribution to understanding the present and recent past. It is concerned both with archaeologies of the contemporary world, defined temporally as belonging to the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, as well as with reflections on the socio-political implications of doing archaeology in the contemporary world. In addition to its focus on archaeology, JCA encourages articles from a range of adjacent disciplines which consider recent and contemporary material-cultural entanglements, including anthropology, art history, cultural studies, design studies, heritage studies, history, human geography, media studies, museum studies, psychology, science and technology studies and sociology. Acknowledging the key place which photography and digital media have come to occupy within this emerging subfield, JCA includes a regular photo essay feature and provides space for the publication of interactive, web-only content on its website.