Traces for a tomorrow

Authors

  • Sérgio Alexandre Gomes Centro de Estudos em Arqueologia, Artes e Ciências do Património. Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/0870-4112_3-3_8

Keywords:

Symmetric archaeology; Understanding; Archaeological record; Resistance; Becoming

Abstract

In this paper we aim to contribute to the discussion on how the study of the past may afford opportunities to work upon the conditions of the future. Taking symmetrical archaeology as a reference point, I will argue that praxis, guided by the principle of symmetry, and an attitude of understanding, permits the emergence of points of view that resist disciplinary imperatives. These points of view create an archaeological record misaligned with the initial direction of research, and in this misalignment, the archaeological record becomes the focus of resistance to re-opening the possibilities of the discipline in the shaping of the future.

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Published

2018-03-21

Issue

No. 3 (2017): Futuros

Section

Futuros

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