Knowledge production: Constructing Indigeneity, past and present
Museums, tourist sites, and other spaces of representation and/or
performance are fertile terrains for the study of social relationships and
knowledge production. In terms of the production of knowledge, these spaces
often consist of power imbalances among the multiple producers; still,
opportunities for alternative narratives and knowledge production also
exist. This session explores how various actors, including anthropologists,
produce indigeneity in these transnational spaces. How have representations
of indigenous peoples and relationships changed at these sites? Who decides
how indigeneity is presented? How do "transnational" and "urban" indigenous
people engage with these representations and spaces? What knowledge do
indigenous communities construct of themselves in these spaces and what does
this mean in terms of power and social relationships?
This session welcomes papers that address these and other questions related
to the representation of indigenous peoples in museums, tourist sites,
literature, collaborative projects, and other sites of representation and
performance. Please send your abstracts to Linda Scarangella at
lscarangella@gmail.com by January 23rd, 2009.
Conference website: http://www.anth.ubc.ca/CASCA_AES_2009.11928.0.html
