Archaeology of Displacement and Migration

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Mobility is a deeply material process that affects how humans interact with landscapes, things, socio-political structures, and each other. While migration and displacement are not new phenomena, the current crisis raises urgent questions concerning how we understand the human experience of migration and the social and political processes that weigh on that experience. Using an archaeological framework, this course will analyze migration and displacement from the ancient past to the present through the lens of material culture. Part of this course will also include the installation of the global pop-up art exhibition, Hostile Terrain 94, which materially engages with the ongoing crisis unfolding at the US/Mexico border.