Engaged Anthropology
Subtitle
Research Essays on North American Archaeology, Ethnobotany and Museology
Edited by Michelle Hegmon and B. Sunday Eiselt
A collection of essays based on the 2005 Society for American Archaeology symposium, presenting research that epitomizes Richard I. Ford's approach of engaged anthropology. This transdisciplinary approach integrates archaeological research with perspectives from ethnography, history and ecology, and engages the anthropologist with Native partners and with socio-natural landscapes. Research papers largely focus on the U.S. Southwest, but also consider other areas of North America, issues relating to museums collections, and indigenous approaches to materials research.
Bio
Michelle Hegmon is a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Her research focuses on the archaeology of the U.S. Southwest,<strong> </strong>particularly the Mimbres region of southwest New Mexico.
