This forum will explore the possibilities for creatively-engaged archaeology. We invite short contributions from archaeologists, artists, anthropologists, geographers, and others working creatively with heritage – in its broadest sense. In the spirit of the theme, we are not prescriptive about what form these responses might take: they could be text-led pieces of c.1,000-3,000 words, image-led essays, or other contributions which take a radically different approach. Multi-media submissions can be hosted on the journal’s website.

The following questions might provide some starting points:

• How can the practice-led approach proposed here contribute to academically meaningful, and socially relevant, 21st-century archaeology and heritage studies?
• How can archaeology’s unique understanding of the world contribute to the ‘creative turn’ in the wider humanities, as explored by geography and anthropology, for example?
• Given the fluidity of academic subject boundaries, what makes archaeological contributions to trans-disciplinary collaborations distinctively archaeological?
• What is a suitable term for describing these projects (and indeed, do we need one)? Is ‘Creative Archaeologies’ useful or does it limit what the field might incorporate?

Instructions for contributors

Submissions will be peer-reviewed. Please send your submissions to antonia.thomas at uhi.ac.uk by 31st July 2016 in the first instance, with ‘JCA Forum’ in the subject line. We will provide further instructions regarding submission to the journal following an initial review of submissions. Please note - we are not looking for abstracts, but full contributions following the above instructions. 

Contact Info: 

Special editors of the forum are: Antonia Thomas (University of York, UK), Daniel Lee (University of the Highlands & Islands, UK), Ursula Frederick (University of Sydney, Australia), Carolyn White (University of Nevada, Reno, USA)

Contact Email: ursula.frederick at anu.edu.au

URL: https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/JCA/announcement/view/131