Widespread protests against police violence and anti-Black racism have recently swept the globe. In the wake of protests in May and June, specifically, many citizens and communities looked to build new momentum in the fight for civil rights and social justice.
The field of archaeology has its own history to confront. Racism, elitism, and colonialism suffuse the discipline and its practices. Although some scholars have been working to unearth these stories and envision a new future for the field, much work remains to be done.
To advance critical conversations about archaeology, a coalition of organizations created a new webinar series. These public dialogues—intended for both scholars and the larger public—are among academics, artists, and community members.
Organized by the Society of Black Archaeologists, the Indigenous Archaeology Collective, the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and SAPIENS.
July 23, 2020
As the Statues Fall: A Conversation About Monuments and the Power of Memory
Sponsor: Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies
September 2, 2020
Sponsor: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology
October 7, 2020
An Archaeology of Redress and Restorative Justice
Sponsor: Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World
November 11, 2020
Black and Indigenous Storytelling as Counter-History
Sponsor: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
December 2, 2020
“For the Welfare of the Whole People”: Heritage Stewardship in Indigenous and Black Communities
Sponsor: Archaeological Research Facility at University of California, Berkeley
January 13, 2021
Unsettling the Past: Radically Reimagining Archaeological Knowledge
Sponsor: Stanford Archaeology Center
February 3, 2021
Fugitive Archaeological Spaces
Sponsor: Archaeological Research Center, University of California, Santa Cruz
Register: Here
March 3, 2021
The Fire This Time: Black and Indigenous Ecologies
Sponsor: Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, University of Michigan
Register: Here
April 7, 2021
Black and Indigenous Futures
Sponsor: The Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research
Register: Here
