After Ethics: Ancestral Voices and Post-Disciplinary Worlds in Archaeology (Ethical Archaeologies: The Politics of Social Justice Book 3)

While books on archaeological and anthropological ethics have proliferated in recent years, few attempt to move beyond a conventional discourse on ethics to consider how a discussion of the social and political implications of archaeological practice might be conceptualized differently. The conceptual ideas about ethics posited in this volume make it of interest to readers outside of the discipline; in fact, to anyone interested in contemporary debates around the possibilities and limitations of a discourse on ethics. The authors in this volume set out to do three things. The first is to track the historical development of a discussion around ethics, in tandem with the development and “disciplining” of archaeology. The second is to examine the meanings, consequences and efficacies of a discourse on ethics in contemporary worlds of practice in archaeology. The third is to push beyond the language of ethics to consider other ways of framing a set of concerns around rights, accountabilities and meanings in relation to practitioners, descendent and affected communities, sites, material cultures, the ancestors and so on. While Books On Archaeological And Anthropological Ethics Have Proliferated In Recent Years, Few Attempt To Move Beyond A Conventional Discourse On Ethics To Consider How A Discussion Of The Social And Political Implications Of Archaeological Practice Might Be Conceptualized Differently. The Conceptual Ideas About Ethics Posited In This Volume Make It Of Interest To Readers Outside Of The Discipline; In Fact, To Anyone Interested In Contemporary Debates Around The Possibilities And Limitations Of A Discourse On Ethics. The Authors In This Volume Set Out To Do Three Things. The First Is To Trac. 1. After Ethics : Ancestral Voices And Post Disciplinary Worlds In Archaeology : An Introduction / Alejandro Haber And Nick Shepherd -- 2. Undisciplining Archaeological Ethics / Nick Shepherd -- 3. Do As I Say And Not As I Do : On The Gap Between Good Ethics And Reality In African Archaeology / Shadreck Chirikure -- 4. Archaeology And Development : Ethics Of A Fateful Relationship / Alexander Herrera -- 5. The Mark Of The Indian Still Inhabits Our Body : On Ethics And Disciplining In South American Archaeology / Ivana Carina Jofré Luna -- 6. Excess Of Hospitality : Critical Semiopraxis And Theoretical Risks In Postcolonial Justice / José Luis Grosso -- 7. On Burial Grounds And City Spaces : Reconfiguring The Normative / Nicole Sarmiento -- 8. Archaeology After Archaeology / Alejandro Haber. Alejandro Haber, Nick Shepherd, Editors. World Archaeological Congress's Logo On Title Page And Cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii After Ethics: Ancestral Voices and Post-disciplinary Worlds in Archaeology: An Introduction....Pages 1-10 Undisciplining Archaeological Ethics....Pages 11-25 “Do as I Say and Not as I Do”. On the Gap Between Good Ethics and Reality in African Archaeology....Pages 27-37 Archaeology and Development: Ethics of a Fateful Relationship....Pages 39-53 The Mark of the Indian Still Inhabits Our Body: On Ethics and Disciplining in South American Archaeology....Pages 55-78 Excess of Hospitality: Critical Semiopraxis and Theoretical Risks in Postcolonial Justice....Pages 79-101 On Burial Grounds and City Spaces: Reconfiguring the Normative....Pages 103-125 Archaeology After Archaeology....Pages 127-137 Back Matter....Pages 139-140