Historical Archaeology (327-0-1)
Instructors
Mark William Hauser
847/467-1648
1812 Hinman Ave., Room #205, EV Campus
Mark W. Hauser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology. He was trained as an Anthropological Archaeologist and specializes in the material culture of the African Diaspora and social inequality in the Caribbean. His work pays special attention to understanding the everyday life and material world of enslaved laborers. He has worked in the Caribbean since 1992 and has participated on or run research projects in numerous islands. Hauser has published numerous scholarly articles and chapters on the archaeology of informal and unexpected economies; methodological considerations for understanding colonial landscapes and identity formation; and the centering of craft industries in Caribbean political economy.
Meeting Info
ANTHRO Sem Rm B07 - 1810 Hinmn: Wed, Fri 2:00PM - 3:20PM
Overview of class
Historical Archaeology," is a field of archaeology that focuses on the past 500 years and addresses a myriad of questions including, identity, European colonialism, resistance, capitalism, and power. This course will explore the history of different peoples who made the Americas their home during the past 500 years through the study of the material remains they left behind: architecture, burials, food remains, clothing and jewelry, etc. These communities include those who had already lived here, those who came here willingly, and those that were conscripted to come here through the institution of slavery. Attention will be focused on the presentation and/or exclusion of groups in depictions of history and in the creation new identities (ethnogenesis) in different parts of the Americas. It will also consider the ways in which power and economy intersect with other forms of identity, such as class, gender, and sexuality. The course will survey a variety of communities, concentrating on Indigenous Peoples, as well as people of European, African and Asian descent in American contexts. While there will be course material which touch on French and Iberian colonial contexts, class projects will primarily draw on study of artifacts and communities in the Eastern United States and the Anglophone Caribbean.
Class Materials (Required)
Required materials are available on on Canvas
Class Attributes
Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area