This conference is generously sponsored by the University of Michigan’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, Department of Classical Studies, Department of the History of Art, Department of Middle East Studies, Office of Research, LSA Research Office, and Museum Studies Program. Founding support was graciously provided by Sharon Herbert.
March 14-15, 2025, Michigan League (Michigan Room)
In-person attendance is limited, and attendees are asked to register in advance. The conference will also be streamed. Please use the link below to register for in-person or online attendance.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.
Schedule
FRIDAY
9:00-9:15A
Doors open, coffee/tea available, take seats
9:15-9:30
Opening Remarks
SESSION 1
9:30-9:50
Community-Engaged Archaeology in Sudan by Geoff Emberling and Anwar Mahjoub
9:50-10:10
From Seeing Through Different Lenses to Braiding Knowledge: Interpreting the Past at Homolovi by Lisa C. Young
10:10-10:30
Community Archaeology, Civil Rights Heritage, and Capacity Building at The Malcolm X House by Krysta Ryzewski (Wayne State University)
10:30-10:45
Discussion/Q&A
10:45-11:00
Break
SESSION 2
11:00-11:20
Archaeology and Public Engagement in Italy’s Past and Present by Giulia Saltini Semerari
11:20-11:40
The Development of an Engaged Archaeology Project in Mongolia by J. Bayarsaikhan, J. Clark, P. Hommel, B. Miller, Baasankhuu, B. Nasanchimeg, A. Ventresca-Miller
11:40-12:00P
Get Out: Surveying a Community’s Backyards by Zhaneta Gjyshja
12:00-12:15P
Discussion/Q&A
12:15-12:45
Catered Networking Lunch
KEYNOTE
12:45-1:45
Sonya Atalay (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), “Community-Based Research at the NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science” (in-person only)
1:45-2:00
Break
SESSION 3
2:00-2:20
Museums and Their Communities: A Processual Approach to Collaborative Heritage Work by Raymond Silverman
2:20-2:40
Le Musée archéologique de Leptiminus, a Michigan-Tunisian Project of the 1990s by David L. Stone
2:40-3:00
Reparative Approaches to Indigenous Philippine Collections: Engaging with Communities & Artists in a Research Museum by Jim Moss
3:00-3:15
Discussion/Q&A
3:15-3:25
Break
SESSION 4
3:25-3:45
Creating a Community-rooted Ecomuseum in Highland Lesotho, Southern Africa by Brian A. Stewart, Sam Challis, Nthabiseng Mokoena-Mokhali
3:45-4:05
The Archaeological Atlas of Kosova (AASK): Building a Bridge for Collaborative Community Engagement and Heritage Preservation Through Deep Mapping by Erina Baci, Gabriella Armstrong, and Premtim Alaj
4:05-4:25
Old Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone; Designing Tools for Community Interpretation and Adaptive Reuse in Heritage Contexts by Dana Salama
4:25-4:40
Discussion/Q&A
4:40-4:45
Day’s Closing Remarks
6:30P
Speakers’ Dinner
SATURDAY
9:15-9:30A
Doors open, coffee/tea available, take seats
9:30-9:45
Introductions, goals for day
SESSION 5
9:45-10:05
“Veni Vidi Vici Gabii”: Embracing Local Interest and Fostering Community Engagement at Gabii, Italy by Gabriel Key and Laura Motta
10:05-10:25
Salvaging Sentiment: Community-Engaged Anthropology, Animation and the Social Life of Archival Attachment by Yasmin Moll (in-person only)
10:25-10:45
A Decade Building a Community Heritage Partnership in Quintana Roo, Mexico by Tiffany C. Fryer
10:45-11:00
Discussion/Q&A
11:00-11:15
Break
KEYNOTE
11:15-12:15P
Richard M. Leventhal (University of Pennsylvania), “Thoughts on the Future of Community Projects and University Centers”
12:15-1:00
Catered Networking Lunch
VISIONING SESSION
1:00-4:15
Open Visioning Session facilitated by Bridgeport Consulting LLC (in-person only)
4:15-4:30
Concluding Remarks
