Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past
This case study explores how geo-political power structures influence and/or determine the conception, acceptance and maintenance of what is considered to be valid archaeological knowledge. The nature of this contingency is exemplified through an examination of how the prehistory of Norrland, a regi...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-423 2023-10-09T21:53:19+02:00 Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past Loeffler, David 2005 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-423 eng eng Arkeologi och samiska studier Umeå : Arkeologi och samiska studier Archaeology and environment, 0281-5877 18 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-423 urn:isbn:91-7305-809-2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Archaeology Scandinavia Sweden Norrland Norrbotten Västerbotten Lappland Ångermanland Medelpad Jämtland Härjedalen Hälsingland Gästrikland history prehistory philosophy antiquarianism heritage cultural management identity Fleck thought-collective thought-style colonialism colony periphery hinterland kingdom empire industrialism nationalism romanticism Sámi Stone Age Mesolithic Neolithic semi-subterranean dwelling typology C14 shoreline displacement Arkeologi Doctoral thesis, monograph info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis text 2005 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:51:51Z This case study explores how geo-political power structures influence and/or determine the conception, acceptance and maintenance of what is considered to be valid archaeological knowledge. The nature of this contingency is exemplified through an examination of how the prehistory of Norrland, a region traditionally considered and portrayed as peripheral vis-à-vis the centre-South, was interpreted and presented by Swedish archaeologists during the 20th century. This contextual situation is analysed through the implementation of three interrelated and complimentary perspectives; 1) The relationship between northern and southern Sweden is examined using concepts concerning the nature of colonialism, resulting in the formulation of 20 particulars that typify the colonial experience, circumstances that characterise the historical, and unequal, association that has existed between these two regions for the last 600 years. 2) Ideals of national identity and heritage as manufactured and employed by the kingdom and later by the nation-state, with the assistance of antiquarianism, archaeology and/or centralised cultural management, are outlined. The creation of these various concepts have reinforced and perpetuated the colonial and asymmetrical association between what has naturally come to be viewed as the peripheral-North and the centre-South. 3) A century of archaeological research into the Norrlandian past is studied using the concepts ‘thoughtstyle’ and ‘thought-collective’ as devised by Ludwik Fleck. This analysis disclosed a persistent set of reoccurring explanations that have constantly been invoked when interpreting and presenting the prehistory of Norrland. This archaeological thought-style has normalised the unbalanced power relationship between North and South that has existed for the last 600 years by projecting it far back into the prehistoric past. This case study has demonstrated that archaeologists, unless acutely aware of the historical context in which they themselves move and work, risk legitimising ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Lappland Norrbotten Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Lappland ENVELOPE(18.067,18.067,65.900,65.900) |
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Archaeology Scandinavia Sweden Norrland Norrbotten Västerbotten Lappland Ångermanland Medelpad Jämtland Härjedalen Hälsingland Gästrikland history prehistory philosophy antiquarianism heritage cultural management identity Fleck thought-collective thought-style colonialism colony periphery hinterland kingdom empire industrialism nationalism romanticism Sámi Stone Age Mesolithic Neolithic semi-subterranean dwelling typology C14 shoreline displacement Arkeologi Loeffler, David Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past |
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Archaeology Scandinavia Sweden Norrland Norrbotten Västerbotten Lappland Ångermanland Medelpad Jämtland Härjedalen Hälsingland Gästrikland history prehistory philosophy antiquarianism heritage cultural management identity Fleck thought-collective thought-style colonialism colony periphery hinterland kingdom empire industrialism nationalism romanticism Sámi Stone Age Mesolithic Neolithic semi-subterranean dwelling typology C14 shoreline displacement Arkeologi |
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This case study explores how geo-political power structures influence and/or determine the conception, acceptance and maintenance of what is considered to be valid archaeological knowledge. The nature of this contingency is exemplified through an examination of how the prehistory of Norrland, a region traditionally considered and portrayed as peripheral vis-à-vis the centre-South, was interpreted and presented by Swedish archaeologists during the 20th century. This contextual situation is analysed through the implementation of three interrelated and complimentary perspectives; 1) The relationship between northern and southern Sweden is examined using concepts concerning the nature of colonialism, resulting in the formulation of 20 particulars that typify the colonial experience, circumstances that characterise the historical, and unequal, association that has existed between these two regions for the last 600 years. 2) Ideals of national identity and heritage as manufactured and employed by the kingdom and later by the nation-state, with the assistance of antiquarianism, archaeology and/or centralised cultural management, are outlined. The creation of these various concepts have reinforced and perpetuated the colonial and asymmetrical association between what has naturally come to be viewed as the peripheral-North and the centre-South. 3) A century of archaeological research into the Norrlandian past is studied using the concepts ‘thoughtstyle’ and ‘thought-collective’ as devised by Ludwik Fleck. This analysis disclosed a persistent set of reoccurring explanations that have constantly been invoked when interpreting and presenting the prehistory of Norrland. This archaeological thought-style has normalised the unbalanced power relationship between North and South that has existed for the last 600 years by projecting it far back into the prehistoric past. This case study has demonstrated that archaeologists, unless acutely aware of the historical context in which they themselves move and work, risk legitimising ... |
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Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past |
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Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past |
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Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past |
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Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past |
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Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past |
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contested landscapes/contested heritage : history and heritage in sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the norrlandian past |
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Arkeologi och samiska studier |
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2005 |
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Lappland Norrbotten |
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Archaeology and environment, 0281-5877 18 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-423 urn:isbn:91-7305-809-2 |
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