AR390 Lecture 6: Archaeology as Disaster Capitalism
8 Mar 2017
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What is disaster capitalism: use of disasters/catastrophes to push through unfavourable policies while general population is distracted or their viewpoints have temporarily shifted, attempt by corporations to profit from disasters, conflicts, and upheaval. Archaeology and economic development: through crm, archaeology has strong ties to employment, development in local communities. Profitability on archaeology: crm now a one-billion-dollar industry in north america. Is the dominate form of archaeology conducted in most regions of the continent. What could be done to re-stabilize these tropes: 1. Archaeology is not about the preservation of sites and materials, but rather is about facilitating the destruction of heritage landscapes: 2. Archaeology is not undertaken in the name of research to learn about the past, but is undertaken to fulfill legal and regulatory obligations in the present: 3. Archaeologist do not have a responsibility to disseminate their results, except to their clients and the government; and: 4.
