Martin Carver uses past excavations to address the interesting issue of how archaeologists should interact with society. Illustrating how separate excavations were impacted for better or for worse by public involvement, he examines the different approaches in archaeology for engaging the public. Carver begins with a discussion of the African American burial ground in New York City, and the most striking aspect is that, before excavations began, the General Services Agency made no attempts to communicate with the descendant group. Contacting descendant groups is important for any excavation, especially when human remains are involved. By excluding the descendant African American community, the GSA consciously decided to ignore public opinion,
When we think of prehistoric things they may think of things of the past, but with the breakthrough unearthing of the Kennewick Man transformed peoples thought of prehistoric existences. The Kennewick Man or “The Ancient Man” is the name given to the skeletal remains of a man found in Kennewick, Washington on July 28,1996. A pair of bystanders accidentally found the skeleton remains of the Kennewick Man. With the discovery it has brought up many disagreements about what to do with the Kennewick man. The question now is who is really responsible for the remains of the Kennewick Man.
The films Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945) and Thirteen (Catherine Hardwicke, 2003) portray the Freudian myth that examines the view of feminine subservience apropos a patriarchy-infused-society. Hence, the conflict at the crux of the Maternal Melodrama that relates to the classical conflict (Chaos vs. Order) underlying most Hollywood genres is Autonomy vs. Control.
I will once again bring up the guest speaker, Dr. McAnany. I will tell the students how she transitioned into a more people-focused practice of archeology. I will have the students discuss how sharing the artifacts that were found with the local community could have a positive impact on the local descendents. I will ask the students to perform a thought experiment to help them visualize the perspective of the local ancestors who are related to the artifacts that are being dug up on these archeological
The following report details the archaeological fieldwork conducted by New South Associates, Inc. for proposed widening and improvements along U.S. 158 in Forsyth and Guilford counties, North Carolina. The purpose of the survey was to identify and evaluate archaeological sites for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), within the proposed project area of potential effects (APE). This project was conducted for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) (TIP R-2577ABC, State Project No. 37405). This is a state-funded project covered under a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) individual permit. As such, the USACE serves as the lead federal agency and the work complies with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended.
Young men, specifically boys are pressured to follow a standard that has been set. It takes a toll on many as it is what defines their masculinity. In other words, it is what makes them a man. This poses the question: What makes a man? Although many young boys have followed the trend of what it is to be a man, the reality is that it is barbaric and mindless.
Toni morrison in the book home explores the complexities of femininity and masculinity. This topic has been a big source of discussion debate within literature and society. Through the use of characters such as frank Ycidra, lilly as well as others morrison challenges the common idea that women are more dependent on men than men are on women.
| This demonstrates that Scrooge can’t understand how someone can have positive emotions and be in control of their
“History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.” Sydney J. Harris. The history of our ancestors tell many stories. Their trials and tribulations tell the story of America. Their history tells the story of how America was built. America was built by the oppressed; the African slaves. The African slaves played a large role in the formation of America. Their labor as well as their African culture has contributed to America being the great nation that it is today. Discussing, studying, and spreading the story of our oppressed ancestors helps to prevent repeating similar mistakes. The African burial ground is a perfect example of learning from the past. The story of the slaves, the burial ground itself, and the protestors who decided to take a stance; it all still effects all of us today.
In the 1890’s the term ‘feminism’ was coined, about 50 years after the women's rights movement started. The fight for the equality of the sexes has been going on for over one hundred years. People who are feminists seek to fight for equality between men and women. This includes equality in education, employment, and salary. Aldous Huxley wrote the novel Brave New World in 1931, in a time where women were still fighting for equality. Just 11 years prior, women were given the right to vote in the U.S. When you analyze Brave New World through a feminist stance, it exposes the inequality in an “equal” society. In the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley explores the inequality of the sexes by showing the patriarchy throughout the society. He
John steinbeck's’ chrysanthemum is a inside look on sexism and gender in the 1930s. The main protagonist Elisa is a conduit for us to see the problems in american society. Through character relationships and conflict, the main character internal conflict and even the world around her, all act as an anvil to pound out a perspective on. For context the 19th amendment was passed in the 1920s, and to many the women's movement was over women had achieved equal rights they could vote. And yet we know that not to be the case.
The day was one of many. soon to my suspense something was going to happen that I would never forget.
The cult of true womanhood also known as the cult of domesticity began to emerge in the 19th century. As more men began to take over jobs and were able to provide for their families, the cult of domesticity slowly emerged. The cult was an ideology of women that they were to be housewives and mothers and were to follow the four cardinal virtues. The Four cardinal virtues were, piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Many of the women that possessed these virtues and that were in the cult, were considered to be middle and upper class.
In the excerpt from Judith Butler Gender is burning, Butler emphasizes how it is possible to ‘displace’ the rules of a normative society through the exaggeration of one’s Identity. As it applies to Drag culture, the ability to hyperbolize the standard value of normative gender roles allows for a unique evolution of one's original gender identity in a way that is more than just the traditional ‘male’ or ‘female categorization. Through parody, and exaggeration of normative genders, one is able to add a unique and transformative identity. On an individual level the ability to parody the stereotypical nature of male/female genders, allows for a creative interpretation on the characteristics of each gender. This hyperbolization also speaks to the
West and Zimmerman claim that gender is not something we are but something we do.
In her Distinguished Lecture in Archaeology: Breaking and Entering the Ecosystem – Gender, Class, and Faction steal the show, Brumfiel argues that American archaeology has for about thirty years used what she calls the ecosystem approach. She argues that this approach has had an adverse effect on the study of social change because it looks at populations as a whole. Brumfiel feels that this approach fails to take into account gender, class and faction; and that taking those into account can explain things about prehistory that the ecosystem approach cannot. This she argues will lead to the rejection of the idea that cultures are adaptive systems.