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Assemblages, Routines, And Social Justice Research In Community Archaeology, Christopher Matthews
Assemblages, Routines, And Social Justice Research In Community Archaeology, Christopher Matthews
Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Archaeologists often perceive community archaeology as an inclusive space where the presence of multiple voices drawn into this space through a shared interest in recovering and understanding the past broadens the discourse of archaeology and related heritage. While this work provides access for diverse stakeholders, certain routines seem embedded that limit the potential for community archaeology to produce something new. I suggest that rethinking the point of engagement, by shifting it from stakeholders to the discursive assemblages that cohere as stakeholders come together, allows for a deeper ethnographic reading of the engaging communities and the possibility that they will learn …
Created Communities: Segregation And The History Of Plural Sites On Eastern Long Island, New York, Christopher Matthews, Allison Manfra Mcgovern
Created Communities: Segregation And The History Of Plural Sites On Eastern Long Island, New York, Christopher Matthews, Allison Manfra Mcgovern
Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The making of communities is often treated as a quasi-natural process in which people of similar backgrounds and heritage, or people living in close proximity, form meaningful and mutual ties. Missing here is an appreciation of the ties that bind people to others, that are often beyond their own control. Especially in contexts of inequality, communities form because of shared interests in perpetuating, dismantling, or simply surviving the structures of an unequal distribution of resources. This article investigates the formation of communities of color on eastern Long Island since the 18th century by looking at intersections between race and settlement …
Creating A User-Friendly Interactive Interpretive Resource With Esri’S Arcgis Story Map Program, Alexis Alemy, Sophia Hudzik, Christopher Matthews
Creating A User-Friendly Interactive Interpretive Resource With Esri’S Arcgis Story Map Program, Alexis Alemy, Sophia Hudzik, Christopher Matthews
Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The introduction of new technologies to archaeology brings opportunities for making archaeological work more accessible to the public. The ESRI ArcGIS platform has facilitated this effort and offers exciting ways to do this, including the ESRI Story Map program. Part of the cloud-based ArcGIS Online platform, the Story Map application allows for the integration of narratives, images, and maps in a user-friendly format. A collaborative effort led by Montclair State University has applied this technology to Dr. Christopher Matthews’s work with Higher Ground Intercultural and Heritage Association in Setauket, New York, to counter the dominant historical narrative of the town …
A Counter-Archaeology Of Labor And Leisure In Setauket, New York, Bradley D. Phillippi, Christopher Matthews
A Counter-Archaeology Of Labor And Leisure In Setauket, New York, Bradley D. Phillippi, Christopher Matthews
Department of Anthropology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Setauket, New York, a small village on Long Island, has a historical narrative connecting it to the fabric of colonial and early America. Historic sites and structures in Setauket provide the setting for this narrative and support its tourist industry. Additionally, an important minority community comprised of the descendants of colonized Native Americans and enslaved Africans has concrete connections to Setauket’s past. Despite their documented and physical presence, Native Americans and African Americans have been almost entirely left out of local history. The descendant community actively countered their historical marginalization by collaborating with archaeologists to recover aspects of their heritage …
Farming Alone? What's Up With The "C" In Community Supported Agriculture, Antoinette Pole, Margaret Gray
Farming Alone? What's Up With The "C" In Community Supported Agriculture, Antoinette Pole, Margaret Gray
Department of Political Science and Law Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This study reconsiders the purported benefits of community found in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Using an online survey of members who belong to CSAs in New York, between November and December 2010, we assess members' reasons for joining a CSA, and their perceptions of community within their CSA and beyond. A total of 565 CSA members responded to the survey. Results show an overwhelming majority of members joined their CSA for fresh, local, organic produce, while few respondents joined their CSA to build community, meet like-minded individuals or share financial risk with farmers. Members reported that they do not derive …
Farming Alone? What’S Up With The ‘‘C’’ In Community Supported Agriculture, Antoinette Pole, Margaret Gray
Farming Alone? What’S Up With The ‘‘C’’ In Community Supported Agriculture, Antoinette Pole, Margaret Gray
Department of Political Science and Law Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This study reconsiders the purported benefits of community found in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Using an online survey of members who belong to CSAs in New York, between November and December 2010, we assess members’ reasons for joining a CSA, and their perceptions of community within their CSA and beyond. A total of 565 CSA members responded to the survey. Results show an overwhelming majority of members joined their CSA for fresh, local, organic produce, while few respondents joined their CSA to build community, meet like-minded individuals or share financial risk with farmers. Members reported that they do not derive …