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Archaeologies of whiteness

Reilly, Matthew C.·2022·Archaeological Dialogues
DOI 10.1017/s1380203822000174
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In the midst of ardent calls for decolonizing and building a more anti-racist archaeology, whiteness has gone largely unacknowledged in the history of disciplinary thought and practice. As a point of departure, this article asks: why are there so many White archaeologists? In addressing this question, I suggest that the development of early archaeological method and thought was deeply affected by White supremacy. In presenting the two case studies of Montroville Dickson and Flinders Petrie, I suggest that a radical new history of archaeology is needed if we are to build a more equitable, anti-racist field in the future. Central to this process to recognizing the role that whiteness has played and continues to play in archaeological practice and pedagogy.

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Authors
Reilly, M. C.
Affiliations
City College of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Reilly, Matthew C.
ORCID
Reilly, Matthew C.
Venue
Archaeological Dialogues
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2022-04-29
Volume
29
Issue
1
Pages
51-66
ISSN
  • 1380-2038 (ISSN-L)
  • 1478-2294
DOI
10.1017/s1380203822000174
OpenAlex
W4225166564
Cited by
20
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2
FWCI
8.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
Archaeological Dialogues (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Philosophy, History, and Historiography
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
Keywords
whiteness, decolonization, history of archaeology, white supremacy, Flinders Petrie, archaeological methodology

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