Unearthing, Unseeing: Archaeology, Heritage, and Forensics in the Shadow of State Violence

The conference “Unearthing, Unseeing: Archaeology, Heritage, and Forensics in the Shadows of State Violence” will explore the practice of archaeology and heritage studies in contexts haunted by repression, authoritarianism, and genocide. State violence often operates through assaults on the past that seek to erase or obscure the material and intangible traces of unwanted histories. Archaeology …

Unearthing, Unseeing Keynote Speakers

Alfredo González-Ruibal Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio Alfredo González-Ruibal is an archaeologist with the Institute of Heritage Sciences of the Spanish National Research Council. His work focuses on the archaeology of the contemporary past and more specifically on the dark side of modernity: conflict, dictatorship and colonialism. He is the author of An Archaeology of …

Unearthing, Unseeing

Planning is now underway at Cornell University for “Unearthing, Unseeing: Archaeology, Heritage, and Forensics in the Shadow of State Violence”. This global conference will explore the practice of archaeology and heritage studies in contexts haunted by repression, authoritarianism, and genocide. More details soon.