Chai and Conversation

Crafting Field Identities and Archaeological Practice in South Asia

Bibliographic Data

ID5947550
AuthorsTeresa P Raczek (0000-0002-4849-2046, Kennesaw State University, corresponding author), Namita Sugandhi (Hartwick College), Namita S Sugandhi
Year2020
Volume31
Issue1
Pages80-95
Publication date2020-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArcheological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1551-823X • E-ISSN: 1551-8248
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/apaa.12125
OpenAlexW3045805394
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited64

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

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