杏吧原创 to Host Shannon Lecture on Digital Colonialism and Archaeology
杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Department of History will host the Shannon Lecture presented by Katherine Cook (Universit茅 de Montr茅al).
When: Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Room 2017, Dunton Tower, 杏吧原创
Info: This event is free and open to the public. A campus map can be found online.
Media are invited to attend the event.
Colonization is the extraction of resources from those without power. Knowing this, what is extracted in digital colonialism and what does this have to do with archaeology in Canada?
Considering the critiques, questions and recent fallout involving digital corporations, capitalism and politics, we are more acutely aware of the dark underbelly of the digital world. Despite this, many still act as though digital technology is the answer to solving the great challenges facing archaeology today 鈥 namely the lack of equity, inclusivity, access and the unwavering manifestations of neo-colonialism.
This discussion will consider the realities of digitally disrupting archaeology. The lecture will explore the opportunities this presents, but also the dangers it poses, to argue that not all data, not all audiences, and not all archaeologists are treated equally in digital practice.
Cook will propose that as digital archaeology will not save us from bad archaeology, the digital must be decolonized first.
This lecture is co-presented with the support of the Carleton University Institute for Data Science.
杏吧原创 the Shannon Lecture Series
The 2018 Shannon Lecture series examines 鈥渂ad archaeology鈥 鈥 what happens when the practice of archaeology is done in bad faith? Modern archaeology emerged from a colonialist setting where the heroic lone (male) adventure wrestled knowledge in exotic (to him) places. In many ways, the field has never shed that association and the promise of adventure and heroism. The 2018 series of lectures will explore some of the ways 鈥渂ad archaeology鈥 has meaningful consequences 鈥 especially in the Canadian context. By understanding 鈥渂ad鈥 archaeology, we may begin to understand the power of 鈥済ood鈥 archaeology for our present day and age.
The Shannon Lecture series is made possible by the Shannon Fund, an endowment created by Lois May Long, who was a friend of the 杏吧原创 History Department and longtime support for both students and faculty.
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