Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology)

The Essays In This Book Are Adapted From Papers Presented At The 24th Annual Conference Of The Theoretical Archaeology Group, Held At The University Of Manchester, In December 2002. The Conference Session An Industrial Revolution? Future Directions For Industrial Archaeology, Was Jointly Devised By The Editors, And Sponsored By English Heritage, With The Intention Of Gathering Together Leading Industrial And Historical Archaeologists From Around The World. However, Just As Manchester Is Being Transformed By Regeneration, Shaking Off Many Of The Negative Connotations Associated With Factory-based Industrial Production, And Remaking Itself As A 21st Century City, Then So Too, Is The Archaeological Study Of Industrialisation Being Transformed. Over The Past Decade, Industrial Archaeology Has Emerged As A Theoretically Driven Subfield. Research Has Begun To Meaningfully Engage With Such Weighty Issues As Globalisation; Post/modernity; Power; Innovation And Invention; Slavery And Captivity; Class, Ethnic, And Gender Identities; Social Relations Of Technology And Labour; And The Spread And Diversification Of Western Capitalism. With Contributions From An International Group Of Authors, This Volume Highlights The Current Thought In Industrial Archaeology, As Well As Explores Future Theoretical And Methodological Directions. Together, These Chapters Further The Process Of Meaningful Engagement With Such Weighty Issues As Globalization; Post/modernity; Power; Production And Consumption; Innovation And Invention; Class, Ethnic, And Gender Identities; Social Relations Of Technology And Labour; And The Spread And Diversification Of Western Capitalism. Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions Will Be Of Interest To Historical And Urban Archaeologists, Architectural Historians, Preservation Agencies, Archaeological Consulting Organizations, Cultural Resource Managers, And Students Of These Disciplines. Re-thinking Industrial Archaeology -- “social Workers” -- Experiencing Industry -- Industrial Archaeology -- After Industrial Archaeology? -- The Conservation Of Industrial Monuments And Landscapes -- From Valves To Values -- Publishing And Priority In Industrial Archaeology -- Gas And Grain -- Exploring Mrs. Gaskell’s Legacy -- Archaeologies Of The Factory And Mine -- The Social Archaeology Of Industrialisation -- Technological Innovation In The Early 19th Century Irish Cotton Industry -- Building A Working Class Archaeology -- Cultural Identity And The Consumption Of Industry -- The Industrial Archaeology Of Entertainment -- Colonisation In The Industrial Age -- Commentary -- Concluding Comments. Edited By Eleanor Conlin Casella And James Symonds. Essays Adapted From International Conference Proceedings Papers Presented At The 24th Annual Conference Of The Theoretical Archaeology Group, Held At The University Of Manchester, In December 2002. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 5 New Directions in Industrial Archaeology......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Part I. Re-thinking Industrial Archaeology......Page 13 CHAPTER 1. “Social Workers”: New Directions in Industrial Archaeology......Page 14 CHAPTER 2. Experiencing Industry: Beyond Machines and the History of Technology......Page 43 CHAPTER 3. Industrial Archaeology: Constructing a Framework of Inference......Page 68 CHAPTER 4. After Industrial Archaeology?......Page 85 Part II. The Conservation of Industrial Monuments and Landscapes......Page 101 CHAPTER 5. From Valves to Values: Industrial Archaeology and Heritage Practice......Page 102 CHAPTER 6. Publishing and Priority in Industrial Archaeology......Page 127 CHAPTER 7. Gas and Grain: The Conservation of Networked Industrial Landscapes......Page 141 CHAPTER 8. Exploring Mrs. Gaskell’s Legacy: Competing Constructions of the Industrial Historic Environment in England’s Northwest......Page 161 Part III. Archaeologies of the Factory and Mine......Page 180 CHAPTER 9. The Social Archaeology of Industrialisation: The Example of Manchester During the 17th and 18th Centuries......Page 181 CHAPTER 10. Technological Innovation in the Early 19th Century Irish Cotton Industry: Overton Cotton Mills, County Cork—Thomas Cheek Hewes and the Origins of the Suspension Waterwheel......Page 209 CHAPTER 11. Building a Working-Class Archaeology: The Colorado Coal Field War Project......Page 220 CHAPTER 12. Cultural Identity and the Consumption of Industry......Page 245 CHAPTER 13. The Industrial Archaeology of Entertainment......Page 263 CHAPTER 14. Colonisation in the Industrial Age: The Landscape of the Australian Gold Rush......Page 281 Commentary......Page 301 Concluding Comments: Revolutionizing Industrial Archaeology?......Page 302 C......Page 316 D......Page 317 I......Page 318 L......Page 319 N......Page 320 S......Page 321 Y......Page 322 Eleanor Conlin Casella and James Symonds th The essays in this book are adapted from papers presented at the 24 Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group, held at the University of Manchester, in December 2002. The conference session “An Industrial Revolution? Future Directions for Industrial Arch- ology,” was jointly devised by the editors, and sponsored by English Heritage, with the intention of gathering together leading industrial and historical archaeologists from around the world. Speakers were asked to consider aspects of contemporary theory and practice, as well as possible future directions for the study of industrialisation and - dustrial societies. It perhaps ?tting that this meeting was convened in Manchester, which has a rich industrial heritage, and has recently been proclaimed as the “archetype” city of the industrial revolution (McNeil and George, 2002). However, just as Manchester is being transformed by reg- eration, shaking off many of the negative connotations associated st with factory-based industrial production, and remaking itself as a 21 century city, then so too, is the archaeological study of industrialisation being transformed. In the most recent overview of industrial archaeology in the UK, Sir Neil Cossons cautioned that industrial archaeology risked becoming a “one generation subject”, that stood on the edge of oblivion, alongside th the mid-20 century pursuit of folklife studies (Cossons 2000:13). It is to be hoped that the papers in this volume demonstrate that this will not be the case. The essays in this book are adapted from papers presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group, held at the University of Manchester, in December 2002. The session "An Industrial Revolution? Future Directions for Industrial Archaeology," was organised by the editors, and sponsored by English Heritage, with the intention of gathering together leading industrial and historical archaeologists from around the world. Industrial archaeology has emerged as a theoretically driven subfield. Research has begun to meaningfully engage with such issues as globalisation; power; innovation and invention; slavery and captivity; class, ethnic, and gender identities; social relations of technology and labour; and the spread of western capitalism. With an international group of authors, this volume highlights the current thought in industrial archaeology, as well as explores future theoretical and methodological directions. Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions will be of interest to historical and urban archaeologists, architectural historians, preservation agencies, archaeological consulting organizations, and cultural resource managers.