Exerting influence? Responsibility and the Public Role of Archaeology in Divided Societies
Exerting influence? Responsibility and the Public Role of Archaeology in Divided Societies
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发挥影响力？
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2013
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A. Horning
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A. Horning
考古学家是否可以，或者是否应该披着公共知识分子的外衣，将考古学应用于分裂社会中的当代问题？考古学家和公民之间的界限从来都不明确。我们如何在承认我们的知识和专长使我们能够发挥影响力与作为我们自己社会的负责任成员采取行动的必要性之间取得平衡？我将公共知识分子定义为一个不怕走出专业圈子和舒适区，并参与，挑战和评论当前广泛相关问题的人。雇用北方爱尔兰作为一个案例研究，我认为，考古学家有责任提供领导和评论关于过去和现在之间的关系。
Can, or should, archaeologists adopt the mantle of the public intellectual and bring archaeology to bear on contemporary issues within divided societies? The line between the archaeologist and the citizen is never clear-cut. How do we balance the recognition that our knowledge and expertise allow us to exert influence with the necessity to act as responsible members of our own societies? I define a public intellectual as one who is not afraid to step outside professional circles and comfort zones and to engage, challenge and comment on issues of broad relevance in the present. Employing Northern Ireland as a case study, I argue that archaeologists have a responsibility to provide leadership and commentary regarding the fraught relationship between past and present.