Representing And Exhibiting Archaeological Findings Through Artistic Practice

Caroline Sturdy Colls; Michael Branthwaite

Representing And Exhibiting Archaeological Findings Through Artistic Practice

Caroline Sturdy Colls, Michael Branthwaite

University of Staffordshire

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Abstract

In this chapter we examine two recent projects focused on Holocaust sites on which we have collaborated—Finding Treblinka and Accessing Campscapes: Inclusive Strategies for Using European Conflicted Heritage (IC-ACCESS). Through these examples, we demonstrate how artworks made in conjunction with archaeological investigations can generate new knowledge, rehumanize the victims and confront contentious issues. In doing so, we argue that transdisciplinary methodologies provide new opportunities for challenging prevailing paradigms and diversifying engagement with the material culture of difficult histories.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Objects of Atrocity
Subtitle of host publication	Material Culture and the Challenges of Difficult Histories
Editors	Robert Ehrenreich, Jane E. Klinger, Gabriel H. Pizzorno, Caroline Sturdy Colls
Publisher	Purdue University Press
Chapter	15
Pages	351-372
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781626712331, 9781626712348
ISBN (Print)	9781626712324 , 9781626712317
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 4 Mar 2025

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Representing And Exhibiting Archaeological Findings Through Artistic Practice. / Sturdy Colls, Caroline; Branthwaite, Michael.
Objects of Atrocity: Material Culture and the Challenges of Difficult Histories. ed. / Robert Ehrenreich; Jane E. Klinger; Gabriel H. Pizzorno; Caroline Sturdy Colls. Purdue University Press, 2025. p. 351-372.

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