{"product_id":"excavating-memory-sites-of-remembering-and-forgetting-hardcover","title":"Excavating Memory: Sites of Remembering and Forgetting - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Theresia Starzmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Roby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rounded overview of historical and sociocultural approaches to memory that offers a series of interesting and compelling case studies with good global coverage.\"--Andrew Jones, author of \u003ci\u003ePrehistoric Materialities\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Contests constructions of collective memory, the political uses of memory, and the sensory and mnemonic roles played by materials in this process. \u003ci\u003eExcavating Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is as provocative and disturbing as it is useful and inspiring. A must-read for memory scholars of all stripes and persuasions.\"--Ruth M. Van Dyke, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eArchaeologies of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The creation of memory often involves a clash between the established official narrative and insurgent histories. In this compelling collection, Maria Theresia Starzmann and John Roby bring together an international cast of experts who move beyond the traditional framework of the \"constructed past\" to look at not only \u003ci\u003ewho \u003c\/i\u003eremembers the past but also \u003ci\u003ehow \u003c\/i\u003eit is remembered. They convincingly argue that memory is a complex process, shaped by remembering and forgetting, inscription and erasure, presence and absence. Collective memory influences which stories are told over others, ultimately shaping narratives about identity, family, and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This interdisciplinary volume--melding anthropology, archaeology, sociology, history, philosophy, literature, and archival studies--explores such diverse arenas as archaeological objects, human remains, colonial landscapes, public protests, national memorials, art installations, testimonies, and even digital space as places of memory. The writers show how the materiality of specific locations features centrally in the production of memories and counter-memories, revealing the conflicts surrounding marginalized, underprivileged, and silenced stories. Examining important sites of memory, including the Victory Memorial to the Soviet Army, Blair Mountain, Spanish penitentiaries, African shrines, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, the contributors highlight the myriad ways communities reinforce or reinterpret their pasts. In doing so, they demonstrate the political relevance of analyses of social memory to community archaeology, public history, heritage studies, and education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Theresia Starzmann \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor of anthropology at McGill University. \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Roby \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent scholar and journalist based in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663009185894,"sku":"9780813061603","price":175.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aCQC_v3PG49780813061603.webp?v=1791471083","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/excavating-memory-sites-of-remembering-and-forgetting-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}