Posted at Nov 08/2006 08:33PM:
Admin: In spite of great support and commitment from its members, this group was shut down in October 2006 with the argument that thinking deeply about archaeology was a minority interest at Stanford!
Never mind - you can still find us all at Metamedia!
We refuse to be made marginal!
The Archaeology Center's Brown Bag Series
Autumn Quarter 2006
The purpose of Stanford Archaeological Theory is to build an intellectual community among the archaeology graduate students of Stanford University by establishing an open environment where we can learn from each other. We meet to read, discuss and debate relevant texts and help each other understand and use theory in archaeology. We will examine a broad range of topics extending beyond archaeology that embraces all theoretical perspectives. This is also a venue for graduate students to present their works-in-progress for critical feedback. We also are fortunate to get outside speakers who pre-circulate papers for discussion.
This is intended as an open forum and all suggestions are welcome. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Lunch will always be provided so please come along for the meal and join the conversation.
- Alternating WEDNESDAYS 12-2 PM
- Building 500 in the New Archaeology Building
- Lunch is provided
The Autumn 2006 flyer is available here: 
FLYER autumn 2006.doc
Any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact Serena Love slove@stanford.edu
- 10/4 - CANCELLED
- 10/18- Landscape. GUEST SPEAKER: Ben Smith, director of the Rock Art Institute of South Africa will be discussing his paper, Dangerous Ground.
Dangerous ground 2004.pdf
- 11/1- TBA
- 11/15- Topic TBA. GUEST SPEAKER: Victor Buchli.
- 11/29- TBA
If you missed anything from last year (2005-2006), you can still download the readings here:
Fall 2005 READINGS
Winter 2006 READINGS
Spring 2006
What other topics are you interested in exploring?
- B. Latour? Actor-network-theory?
- Monumentality?
- Marxist Archaeaology? Fetishized objects
- W. Benjamin?
- E. Said and Orientalism?
- Derrida and its application in Shanks and Tilley (1987) Re-Constructing Archaeology?
- Mortuary theory? Interpretations of burial practices in pre-literate and literate socieities?
- Identity?
- Subaltern studies?
Notes from 2/13 on Hayden White on Narrative, notes
Notes from 2/6 on POST-COLONIAL THEORY. "Spivak and Bhaba"
Notes from 1/30 on Tim Ingold. Building, Dwelling, Living.
Notes from 11/2 on Michel Foucault. History of Sexuality
Notes from 10/26 on Daniel Miller: Material and Mass Consumption
Notes from 10/19 on Bourdieu: Structures and Habitus
Notes from 10/12 on Victor Buchli
Posted at Feb 05/2006 10:48PM:
Michael: looking for the picture Serena put on the page? - here is a critique of the center's logo ;-) - Stanford Archaeology Center - the logo
Posted at Jun 20/2006 03:09PM:
Gonçalo: Michael I'm finishing my PhD with Vitor and Susana in Portugal. The Monumentality subject is one of my favourites. We could work on the subject. Any reading sugestion?
