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SUMMARY: Co-creating “Effective” Archaeologies: Reflections from a Dig
 ital Heritage Initiative in Banda\, Ghana  -  Prof Ann Stahl\, University 
 of Victoria\, Canada 
DTSTART:20191021T160000Z
DTEND:20191021T170000Z
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CONTACT:Victoria Jones
DESCRIPTION:\n\nCommunity-engaged and participatory methods are becoming m
 ore common as archaeologists work to find ways to enhance the relevance of
  their research to their host communities and wider publics. While we shou
 ld not expect there to be formulaic pathways for doing so\, we describe th
 e ways in which--with support from a Canadian Social Sciences and Humaniti
 es Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant entitled “Impr
 oving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past”--we are working to co
 -create “effective” archaeologies in a Ghanaian context. Guided by com
 munity consultations\, we focus particularly on our strategies for sustain
 ably archiving and making appropriately accessible Banda Research Project 
 archives. We describe the ways in which community members are putting thes
 e resources to work in heritage initiatives mobilized by a concern to revi
 talize local knowledge and enhance connections between youth and elders. T
 hough still a work in progress\, we use this example to reflect on broader
  strategies for building bridges between academic and community knowledge 
 systems.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room S1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge
  CB3 9DT
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