Rachael Kiddey
Biographic Data
| ID | 76653 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachael Kiddey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachael |
| FAMILY NAME | Kiddey |
| SIGNATURE | KIDDEY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2502-096X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
A collaborative synthetic view of migration in archaeology
Archaeology in 2022
Archaeology in 2022 features more calls than ever for a socially and politically engaged, progressive discipline. Archaeologists increasingly respect and integrate decolonizing and Indigenous knowledge in theory and practice. They acknowledge and embrace the fluidity and diversity of sexes and genders, past and present. They document patterns of migration, ancient as well as contemporary, to combat retrograde and racist narratives that remain per…
Bjerck, Hein B. (2022) Archaeology At Home
Bjerck, Hein B. (2022) Archaeology At Home: Notes on Things, Life, and TimeEquinox. Sheffield and Bristol. 238pp. ISBN 9781800500723
We Are Displaced, But We Are More Than That
This article charts the development of The Made in Migration Collective, a coalition of displaced people, academics, and creative professionals that was developed during a recently completed British Academy postdoctoral fellowship. Following discussion of how archaeology and heritage are under attack globally from far-right nationalism and specifically within the UK, I provide examples of how community archaeology can highlight fissures in capita…
David Graeber & David Wengrow. 2021. The dawn of everything
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I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want! Open Archaeology that Is Collaborative, Participatory, Public, and Feminist
In this paper, my aim is to remake a powerful case for an open archaeology that is always collaborative, participatory, and public - but also feminist and activist. Drawing on more than 10 years' experience as a community archaeologist I discuss some of the reasons why researchers who employ collaborative approaches to the past may be reluctant to publicly acknowledge the frictions which inevitably arise through their work. By unpacking some of t…
Embrace the margins
This chapter examines changes to the way cultural heritage is perceived and understood, by practitioners and society at large. It reviews some ethical issues. The chapter discusses archaeology, and one recurring theme was the similarities between survival strategies of contemporary homeless and earlier hunter-gatherer societies, in terms of food gathering, social cohesion and compassion, and in the locations chosen for settlement in Bristol. It f…
Reluctant Refuge
The effect of the mismatch between the numbers of forced migrants that host governments are prepared to deal with and the actual number of those seeking refuge is that many forced migrants must find what I term ‘reluctant’ refuge—precarious, unofficial shelter. In this article, I first theorize ‘reluctance’, before introducing the concept of archaeology of the contemporary world in order to establish what makes fieldwork drawn on explicitly archa…
From the ground up
The Homeless Heritage project took place across two English cities (Bristol and York) between 2010 and 2014. The project sought to use a range of participatory heritage practices to engage contemporary homeless people in documenting their perspectives on each city. Drawing on data gathered over three and a half years this paper reflects on how collaborative cultural heritage practices can be useful in recording diverse stakeholder perspectives wh…
Homeless Heritage
‘This Whole Project Has Given Me Focus, Hope and Positivity’
I was explicitly clear with everyone who became involved in the Homeless Heritage project that the intention was to present our findings publically in a number of ways. We did this by co-publishing articles in popular magazines and peer-reviewed journals, speaking at public meetings and academic conferences, and through co-curating two interactive public exhibitions on the heritage of homelessness. It was important to spread the ways in which our…
Archaeology, the public and the recent past
The explicit political consciousness of archaeology and the capacity for community archaeology to reconnect people with the places in which they live lie at the heart of this stimulating edited vol
Journeys in the City
Turbo Island, Bristol
This paper provides an assessment of the excavation of an apparently ordinary space in Bristol (UK) in 2009. Although the space appears unremarkable to most passers-by, it is unusual in being a place used routinely by many of the city's street-drinking and homeless community. Homeless people were 'colleagues', involved in excavation, finds processing and interpretation. The collaborative nature of this project goes further than merely attempting …
Embrace the Margins
In 2009-10 two archaeologists conducted an archaeological study of contemporary homelessness in Bristol (UK). The result was a memorable experience for all involved, and an experiment in developing a socially engaged and socially active form of archaeology. For this was not just two archaeologists 'studying' homelessness, but archaeologists working alongside and with homeless people to develop a better understanding of contemporary homelessness a…
Embrace the Margins
In 2009-10 two archaeologists conducted an archaeological study of contemporary homelessness in Bristol (UK). The result was a memorable experience for all involved, and an experiment in developing a socially engaged and socially active form of archaeology. For this was not just two archaeologists 'studying' homelessness, but archaeologists working alongside and with homeless people to develop a better understanding of contemporary homelessness a…
Reluctant Refuge
The effect of the mismatch between the numbers of forced migrants that host governments are prepared to deal with and the actual number of those seeking refuge is that many forced migrants must find what I term ‘reluctant’ refuge—precarious, unofficial shelter. In this article, I first theorize ‘reluctance’, before introducing the concept of archaeology of the contemporary world in order to establish what makes fieldwork drawn on explicitly archa…
I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want! Open Archaeology that Is Collaborative, Participatory, Public, and Feminist
In this paper, my aim is to remake a powerful case for an open archaeology that is always collaborative, participatory, and public - but also feminist and activist. Drawing on more than 10 years' experience as a community archaeologist I discuss some of the reasons why researchers who employ collaborative approaches to the past may be reluctant to publicly acknowledge the frictions which inevitably arise through their work. By unpacking some of t…
Archaeology in 2022
Archaeology in 2022 features more calls than ever for a socially and politically engaged, progressive discipline. Archaeologists increasingly respect and integrate decolonizing and Indigenous knowledge in theory and practice. They acknowledge and embrace the fluidity and diversity of sexes and genders, past and present. They document patterns of migration, ancient as well as contemporary, to combat retrograde and racist narratives that remain per…
From the ground up
The Homeless Heritage project took place across two English cities (Bristol and York) between 2010 and 2014. The project sought to use a range of participatory heritage practices to engage contemporary homeless people in documenting their perspectives on each city. Drawing on data gathered over three and a half years this paper reflects on how collaborative cultural heritage practices can be useful in recording diverse stakeholder perspectives wh…
Turbo Island, Bristol
This paper provides an assessment of the excavation of an apparently ordinary space in Bristol (UK) in 2009. Although the space appears unremarkable to most passers-by, it is unusual in being a place used routinely by many of the city's street-drinking and homeless community. Homeless people were 'colleagues', involved in excavation, finds processing and interpretation. The collaborative nature of this project goes further than merely attempting …
Journeys in the City
We Are Displaced, But We Are More Than That
This article charts the development of The Made in Migration Collective, a coalition of displaced people, academics, and creative professionals that was developed during a recently completed British Academy postdoctoral fellowship. Following discussion of how archaeology and heritage are under attack globally from far-right nationalism and specifically within the UK, I provide examples of how community archaeology can highlight fissures in capita…
David Graeber & David Wengrow. 2021. The dawn of everything
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
Embrace the Margins
In 2009-10 two archaeologists conducted an archaeological study of contemporary homelessness in Bristol (UK). The result was a memorable experience for all involved, and an experiment in developing a socially engaged and socially active form of archaeology. For this was not just two archaeologists 'studying' homelessness, but archaeologists working alongside and with homeless people to develop a better understanding of contemporary homelessness a…
Turbo Island, Bristol
This paper provides an assessment of the excavation of an apparently ordinary space in Bristol (UK) in 2009. Although the space appears unremarkable to most passers-by, it is unusual in being a place used routinely by many of the city's street-drinking and homeless community. Homeless people were 'colleagues', involved in excavation, finds processing and interpretation. The collaborative nature of this project goes further than merely attempting …
Journeys in the City
Homeless Heritage
‘This Whole Project Has Given Me Focus, Hope and Positivity’
I was explicitly clear with everyone who became involved in the Homeless Heritage project that the intention was to present our findings publically in a number of ways. We did this by co-publishing articles in popular magazines and peer-reviewed journals, speaking at public meetings and academic conferences, and through co-curating two interactive public exhibitions on the heritage of homelessness. It was important to spread the ways in which our…
Archaeology, the public and the recent past
The explicit political consciousness of archaeology and the capacity for community archaeology to reconnect people with the places in which they live lie at the heart of this stimulating edited vol
Embrace the margins
This chapter examines changes to the way cultural heritage is perceived and understood, by practitioners and society at large. It reviews some ethical issues. The chapter discusses archaeology, and one recurring theme was the similarities between survival strategies of contemporary homeless and earlier hunter-gatherer societies, in terms of food gathering, social cohesion and compassion, and in the locations chosen for settlement in Bristol. It f…
Reluctant Refuge
The effect of the mismatch between the numbers of forced migrants that host governments are prepared to deal with and the actual number of those seeking refuge is that many forced migrants must find what I term ‘reluctant’ refuge—precarious, unofficial shelter. In this article, I first theorize ‘reluctance’, before introducing the concept of archaeology of the contemporary world in order to establish what makes fieldwork drawn on explicitly archa…
From the ground up
The Homeless Heritage project took place across two English cities (Bristol and York) between 2010 and 2014. The project sought to use a range of participatory heritage practices to engage contemporary homeless people in documenting their perspectives on each city. Drawing on data gathered over three and a half years this paper reflects on how collaborative cultural heritage practices can be useful in recording diverse stakeholder perspectives wh…
I'll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want! Open Archaeology that Is Collaborative, Participatory, Public, and Feminist
In this paper, my aim is to remake a powerful case for an open archaeology that is always collaborative, participatory, and public - but also feminist and activist. Drawing on more than 10 years' experience as a community archaeologist I discuss some of the reasons why researchers who employ collaborative approaches to the past may be reluctant to publicly acknowledge the frictions which inevitably arise through their work. By unpacking some of t…
David Graeber & David Wengrow. 2021. The dawn of everything
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
Bjerck, Hein B. (2022) Archaeology At Home
Bjerck, Hein B. (2022) Archaeology At Home: Notes on Things, Life, and TimeEquinox. Sheffield and Bristol. 238pp. ISBN 9781800500723
We Are Displaced, But We Are More Than That
This article charts the development of The Made in Migration Collective, a coalition of displaced people, academics, and creative professionals that was developed during a recently completed British Academy postdoctoral fellowship. Following discussion of how archaeology and heritage are under attack globally from far-right nationalism and specifically within the UK, I provide examples of how community archaeology can highlight fissures in capita…
Archaeology in 2022
Archaeology in 2022 features more calls than ever for a socially and politically engaged, progressive discipline. Archaeologists increasingly respect and integrate decolonizing and Indigenous knowledge in theory and practice. They acknowledge and embrace the fluidity and diversity of sexes and genders, past and present. They document patterns of migration, ancient as well as contemporary, to combat retrograde and racist narratives that remain per…
A collaborative synthetic view of migration in archaeology
Archaeology (12 works) · History (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · History (6 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Art (4 works)