Department

Geography and Anthropology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Embargo Period

10-12-2021

Abstract

In this article, we present examples from four research projects in India that were influenced by the values and ethics of decolonized and participatory research, and shaped by engendered perspectives. Each project built on earlier experiences that forced us to critically examine the ways we engaged with participants, crafted our field identities, and formed relationships. Using insights from linguistic anthropology and attending to intersectional inequalities and the construction of epistemic authority, we showcase how conducting an ethnography of communication and employing tactics of intersubjectivity influenced archaeological outcomes. We argue that close attention to context of communication, identity expression, and intersectional inequality enhances intersubjectivity, a necessary ingredient for successful participatory archaeology projects.

Journal Title

Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Journal ISSN

1551-823X

Volume

31

Issue

1

First Page

80

Last Page

95

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1111/apaa.12125

Comments

This article received funding through Kennesaw State University's Faculty Open Access Publishing Fund, supported by the KSU Library System and KSU Office of Research.

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