It's not all about archaeology

• Autores: Laurajane Smith, Gary Campbell
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 92, Nº 362, 2018, págs. 521-522
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • As the authors of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies manifesto (Campbell & Smith 2011), there are aspects of the debate piece by González-Ruibal et al. (above) that we have no trouble agreeing with, but we take issue with other elements. This paper sets up far too many straw people, based on a limited engagement with the archaeological and heritage studies literature. At its heart, and despite the radical rhetoric, Gonzalez-Ruibal et al.�s paper is another defence of archaeological expertise by archaeologists, based on a dubious equation of reactionary politics with communities and the popular