Transculturation What is the link between body and identity How does your body influence who you think you are How does who you think you are help shape your body The body as project reflects an ID: 689093
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Acculturation
Creolization
TransculturationSlide2
What is the link between body and identity?
How does your body influence who you think you are?
How does who you think you are help shape your body?Slide3
The body as ‘project’:
reflects an
individual
identity
Related to conditions of high modernityThe body is one of the last arenas open to controlThat control is far from absolute: disease, reproduction
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Body
Maintenance
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Running: 90
minsBathing: 20 mins
Hair: 20 mins
Food prep: 90
mins
Eating: 90
mins
Teeth: 10
mins
Other:
30
mins
~ 6 hoursSlide5
Embodiment
An embodied body represents a lived experience
Natural, social, cultural and physical phenomena are “brought to fruition” through the use of
extural
objectsHow we experience the world through our bodies with material cultureSlide6
Material Culture & Identity
material culture has a variety of social meanings and uses
Material culture imbued with symbolic, cognitive and functional meaningsSlide7
Interpreting
The Body Through Material Culture
Representation
2d & 3d modelings of bodies (which carry with them social constructs of the body)
Residues of daily lifeActivity areasExtensionTools & objects used by the body to the extend the use of one’s bodySlide8
What types of material culture might be able to tell us something about the body? What can they tell us?
How might you know if something was a male or female object in our culture?Slide9
Introduction to Archaeological AnalysisSlide10
Why do we do historical archaeology?
Not all history was written down
What do historical archaeologists study?
Time period = generally post 1500
Cultures = usually Euro-based cultures and those that encountered Euro-based culturesColonialismSites = anything you can think ofSlide11
Food Related
Dishes & Plates
Bowls
Serving Vessels
Etc.Slide12
Food Related
Ironstone
Very Inexpensive and utilitarian
Often used in Hotels because it is very sturdy
Usually undecorated with just a white glazeSlide13
Food Related
Shell Edged
Whiteware
Inexpensive and very common - everyday sort of item
Either Blue or Green design but all basically the sameDesign is simple Slide14
Food Related
Hand Painted Porcelain
Fanciest
Designs are more individual – different artistsSlide15
Tea WaresSlide16
Food RemainsSlide17
Health & Hygiene
Toothbrushes
Medicine Bottles
Cosmetics JarSlide18
Tobacco RelatedSlide19
Dress & OrnamentSlide20Slide21
The Green Site: Data
Late 18
th
to Early 19
th centuryDomestic (house) siteLincoln, Rhode IslandSite name from current landowners – not related to original unknown inhabitants