GDAH ARCHIVE Ep16 - What is Queer Archaeology?

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Chelsea Blackmore and Megan Springate join the show to talk about queer archaeology how they're "queering" the field. We explore what queer archaeology is, why it's important, and how to be an ally. LINKS - "How to Queer Identity Without Sex: Queer Theory, Feminisms, and the Archaeology of Identity" by Chelsea Blackmore https://www.academia.edu/199628/How_to_Queer_Identity_Without_Sex_Queer_Theory_Feminisms_and_the_Archaeology_of_Identity - NPS LGBTQ Heritage Initiative https://www.nps.gov/heritageinitiatives/LGBThistory/ - Book - 'The Bioarchaeology of Socio-sexual Lives' by Pamela Geller http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319409931 - Early Hominid Footprints at Laetoli (Tanzania) http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/footprints/laetoli-footprint-trails - NPS LGBTQ Theme Study https://www.nps.gov/subjects/tellingallamericansstories/lgbtqthemestudy.htm - SAA Archaeological Record Vol. 16, No. 1, "Towards an Inclusive Queer Archaeology" http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/Jan_2016_Record.pdf - Queer Archaeology on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/QueerArch/ & Twitter http://www.twitter.com/queerarch - SAA Queer Archaeology Interest Group http://www.saa.org/ForMembers/InterestGroups/QueerArchaeologyInterestGroup/tabid/1511/Default.aspx - Go Dig a Hole on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/godigahole