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DESCRIPTION:Extreme History Project: Exhuming Monsters: Historical Archaeology and the Monstrous

While a few archaeological studies have attempted to identify monstrosity (specifically cannibalism and vampirism) in the archaeological record\, no studies have considered the broader implications of the social construction and contextuality of monstrosity and monstrous behavior\, how these conceptualizations change through time\, and how they inform continuing issues of intolerance\, violence\, and xenophobia.In effect\, historical archaeologists perpetuate a normalized and sanitized vision of the past by either downplaying or ignoring any discussion of the dark underside of human experience that involves beliefs and behaviors deemed too fantastical or deviant.This lecture will present ideas about the social and psychological construction of monsters\, the role monsters play in sociocultural identity and risk management\, and what these understandings mean for the interpretation of archaeological artifacts and sites. Free and open to the public.
Speaker: C.Riley Auge

Learn more about the Extreme History Project at http://extremehistory.wordpress.com/\nhttp://museumoftherockies.org/Calendar/tabid/62/vw/3/itemid/614/d/20120622/Default.aspx
LOCATION:Hager Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Extreme History Project
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