When you hear ?ruin,? what comes to mind? This course examines ruins (material traces) and ruination (processes of decay) through an anthropological and archaeological lens. We will discuss themes of heritage, memory, haunting, nationalism, and abandonment, paying attention to the myriad and contested ways ruins exist in a meaningful present.
When you hear ?ruin,? what comes to mind? This course examines ruins (material traces) and ruination (processes of decay) through an anthropological and archaeological lens. We will discuss themes of heritage, memory, haunting, nationalism, and abandonment, paying attention to the myriad and contested ways ruins exist in a meaningful present.
