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Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory explores the place of Africa in
archaeological theory, and the place of theory in African
archaeology. The centrality of Africa to global archaeological
thinking is highlighted, with a particular focus on materiality and
agency in contemporary interpretation. As a means to explore the
nature of theory itself, the volume also addresses differences
between how African models are used in western theoretical
discourse and the use of that theory within Africa. Providing a key
contribution to theoretical discourse through a focus on the
context of theory-building, this volume explores how African modes
of thought have shaped our approaches to a meaningful past outside
of Africa. A timely intervention into archaeological thought,
Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory deconstructs the conventional
ways we approach the past, positioning the continent within a
global theoretical discourse and blending Western and African
scholarship. This volume will be a valuable resource for those
interested in the archaeology of Africa, as well as providing fresh
perspectives to those interested in archaeological theory more
generally.
Recent efforts to engage more explicitly with the interpretation of
emotions in archaeology have sought new approaches and terminology
to encourage archaeologists to take emotions seriously. This is
part of a growing awareness of the importance of senses-what we
see, smell, hear, and feel-in the constitution and reconstitution
of past social and cultural lives. Yet research on emotion in
archaeology remains limited, despite the fact that such states
underpin many studies of socio-cultural transformation. The
Archaeology of Anxiety draws together papers that examine the local
complexities of anxiety as well as the variable stimuli-class or
factional struggle, warfare, community construction and
maintenance, personal turmoil, and responsibilities to (and
relationships with) the dead-that may generate emotional responses
of fear, anxiousness, worry, and concern. The goal of this timely
volume is to present fresh research that addresses the material
dimension of rites and performances related to the mitigation and
negotiation of anxiety as well as the role of material culture and
landscapes in constituting and even creating periods or episodes of
anxiety.
Recent efforts to engage more explicitly with the interpretation of
emotions in archaeology have sought new approaches and terminology
to encourage archaeologists to take emotions seriously. This is
part of a growing awareness of the importance of senses-what we
see, smell, hear, and feel-in the constitution and reconstitution
of past social and cultural lives. Yet research on emotion in
archaeology remains limited, despite the fact that such states
underpin many studies of socio-cultural transformation. The
Archaeology of Anxiety draws together papers that examine the local
complexities of anxiety as well as the variable stimuli-class or
factional struggle, warfare, community construction and
maintenance, personal turmoil, and responsibilities to (and
relationships with) the dead-that may generate emotional responses
of fear, anxiousness, worry, and concern. The goal of this timely
volume is to present fresh research that addresses the material
dimension of rites and performances related to the mitigation and
negotiation of anxiety as well as the role of material culture and
landscapes in constituting and even creating periods or episodes of
anxiety.
Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory explores the place of Africa in
archaeological theory, and the place of theory in African
archaeology. The centrality of Africa to global archaeological
thinking is highlighted, with a particular focus on materiality and
agency in contemporary interpretation. As a means to explore the
nature of theory itself, the volume also addresses differences
between how African models are used in western theoretical
discourse and the use of that theory within Africa. Providing a key
contribution to theoretical discourse through a focus on the
context of theory-building, this volume explores how African modes
of thought have shaped our approaches to a meaningful past outside
of Africa. A timely intervention into archaeological thought,
Theory in Africa, Africa in Theory deconstructs the conventional
ways we approach the past, positioning the continent within a
global theoretical discourse and blending Western and African
scholarship. This volume will be a valuable resource for those
interested in the archaeology of Africa, as well as providing fresh
perspectives to those interested in archaeological theory more
generally.
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