Eloise Govier
Biographic Data
| ID | 146761 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eloise Govier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eloise |
| FAMILY NAME | Govier |
| SIGNATURE | GOVIER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5725-5846 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
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Pre-critical archaeology. Speculative realism and symmetrical archaeology
The rise of Symmetrical Archaeology has subtly recast archaeology as the study of things and not the study of the past or past peoples. This new description of the archaeological endeavour is often met with criticism. This paper continues in the critical vein but embraces a different strategy of engagement. Here, second-wave Symmetrical Archaeology is brought to the fore: its historical development explored, its methodology outlined, its current …
Beyond the 'thingification' of worlds
This article considers the application of the New Materialisms within archaeology, primarily in response to Witmore's influential discussion article: Archaeology and the New Materialisms (2014), specifically his emphasis on things. This, the authors demonstrate, is peripheral to the main thrust of the New Materialisms discourse. They unravel complexities in the terminology and consider the etymological and epistemological framework of concepts su…
Power and all its guises. Environmental determinism and locating 'the crux of the matter
Can we theorize the relationship between discourses that antagonize each other? In a recent article, Arponenet al.demonstrate the tension between two different research models, and spotlight the compelling impact these methods have on archaeological interpretation. In response to their observations, this paper theorizes how we can understand the position of the researcher in relation to the events they analyse. Using Michel Foucault's approach to…
Pyla-Kokkinokremos
Do you follow? Rethinking causality in archaeology
Philosopher and physicist Karen Barad (2003; 2007; 2012) has brought a new understanding of causality to the academic discourse (agential realism theory). Inspired by this new take on causality, I problematize the argument that archaeologists 'follow' materials. I begin by challenging the act of 'following' on two counts (causality and universalism), and then consider the work of Malafouris (2008a) - a thinker whose ideas have the potential to re…
The Coal Beds of Generations X, Y, and Z
In this article I broaden the discussion of posthuman pedagogy by arguing that when humans and Artificial Intelligences (AIs) engage, they are not separate entities but are instead “in-phenomena” (K. Barad, “Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Comes to Matter,” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 28[3] [2003]: 801–31). I contend that the division between humans and AI is artificial, and dispute the ontolo…
The Archaeology of Cyprus From Earliest Prehistory Through the Bronze Age
Beyond the 'thingification' of worlds
This article considers the application of the New Materialisms within archaeology, primarily in response to Witmore's influential discussion article: Archaeology and the New Materialisms (2014), specifically his emphasis on things. This, the authors demonstrate, is peripheral to the main thrust of the New Materialisms discourse. They unravel complexities in the terminology and consider the etymological and epistemological framework of concepts su…
Do you follow? Rethinking causality in archaeology
Philosopher and physicist Karen Barad (2003; 2007; 2012) has brought a new understanding of causality to the academic discourse (agential realism theory). Inspired by this new take on causality, I problematize the argument that archaeologists 'follow' materials. I begin by challenging the act of 'following' on two counts (causality and universalism), and then consider the work of Malafouris (2008a) - a thinker whose ideas have the potential to re…
The Archaeology of Cyprus From Earliest Prehistory Through the Bronze Age
Pre-critical archaeology. Speculative realism and symmetrical archaeology
The rise of Symmetrical Archaeology has subtly recast archaeology as the study of things and not the study of the past or past peoples. This new description of the archaeological endeavour is often met with criticism. This paper continues in the critical vein but embraces a different strategy of engagement. Here, second-wave Symmetrical Archaeology is brought to the fore: its historical development explored, its methodology outlined, its current …
Power and all its guises. Environmental determinism and locating 'the crux of the matter
Can we theorize the relationship between discourses that antagonize each other? In a recent article, Arponenet al.demonstrate the tension between two different research models, and spotlight the compelling impact these methods have on archaeological interpretation. In response to their observations, this paper theorizes how we can understand the position of the researcher in relation to the events they analyse. Using Michel Foucault's approach to…
The Coal Beds of Generations X, Y, and Z
In this article I broaden the discussion of posthuman pedagogy by arguing that when humans and Artificial Intelligences (AIs) engage, they are not separate entities but are instead “in-phenomena” (K. Barad, “Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Comes to Matter,” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 28[3] [2003]: 801–31). I contend that the division between humans and AI is artificial, and dispute the ontolo…
The Archaeology of Cyprus From Earliest Prehistory Through the Bronze Age
The Coal Beds of Generations X, Y, and Z
In this article I broaden the discussion of posthuman pedagogy by arguing that when humans and Artificial Intelligences (AIs) engage, they are not separate entities but are instead “in-phenomena” (K. Barad, “Posthumanist Performativity: Toward an Understanding of How Matter Comes to Matter,” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 28[3] [2003]: 801–31). I contend that the division between humans and AI is artificial, and dispute the ontolo…
Pyla-Kokkinokremos
Do you follow? Rethinking causality in archaeology
Philosopher and physicist Karen Barad (2003; 2007; 2012) has brought a new understanding of causality to the academic discourse (agential realism theory). Inspired by this new take on causality, I problematize the argument that archaeologists 'follow' materials. I begin by challenging the act of 'following' on two counts (causality and universalism), and then consider the work of Malafouris (2008a) - a thinker whose ideas have the potential to re…
Power and all its guises. Environmental determinism and locating 'the crux of the matter
Can we theorize the relationship between discourses that antagonize each other? In a recent article, Arponenet al.demonstrate the tension between two different research models, and spotlight the compelling impact these methods have on archaeological interpretation. In response to their observations, this paper theorizes how we can understand the position of the researcher in relation to the events they analyse. Using Michel Foucault's approach to…
Beyond the 'thingification' of worlds
This article considers the application of the New Materialisms within archaeology, primarily in response to Witmore's influential discussion article: Archaeology and the New Materialisms (2014), specifically his emphasis on things. This, the authors demonstrate, is peripheral to the main thrust of the New Materialisms discourse. They unravel complexities in the terminology and consider the etymological and epistemological framework of concepts su…
For the record
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Pre-critical archaeology. Speculative realism and symmetrical archaeology
The rise of Symmetrical Archaeology has subtly recast archaeology as the study of things and not the study of the past or past peoples. This new description of the archaeological endeavour is often met with criticism. This paper continues in the critical vein but embraces a different strategy of engagement. Here, second-wave Symmetrical Archaeology is brought to the fore: its historical development explored, its methodology outlined, its current …
Archaeology (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Realism (3 works)