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Degrowth and a sustainable future for archaeology
Archaeological Dialogues Pub Date : 2020-11-13 , DOI: 10.1017/s1380203820000203
James L. Flexner

It is increasingly acknowledged that 21st-century archaeology faces serious challenges from a variety of directions, ranging from the theoretical to the practical. Above all, the discipline’s entanglement with capitalism, capitalist ideologies and capitalist institutions is simply unsustainable. The concept of degrowth involves a reconceptualization of archaeology’s possible future(s) in terms of a withdrawal from capitalism and an emphasis on collective and caring praxis looking towards both a sustainable future and the possibilities of the immediate present. A degrowth approach to archaeology can provide a useful supplement to existing critiques and proposed alternatives to current practices. Degrowth proposals such as reorienting economic behaviours towards cooperative, convivial and dépense (communal use of surplus) activities while freeing people to pursue work they find meaningful have potential applications in archaeological practice that address some of the problems currently facing the discipline.

中文翻译:

退化和考古学的可持续未来

人们越来越认识到,21 世纪的考古学面临着从理论到实践的各个方向的严峻挑战。最重要的是,该学科与资本主义、资本主义意识形态和资本主义制度的纠缠是不可持续的。的概念退化涉及对考古学可能的未来的重新概念化,即退出资本主义,强调集体和关怀的实践,着眼于可持续的未来和眼前的可能性。考古学的退化方法可以为现有的批评和当前实践的替代方案提供有用的补充。去增长建议,例如将经济行为重新定位为合作、欢乐和依赖(公共使用剩余)活动,同时让人们自由地从事他们认为有意义的工作,这在考古实践中具有潜在的应用,可以解决该学科目前面临的一些问题。
更新日期:2020-11-13
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