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Call for Papers: CHAT 2012
The CHAT Olympiad – celebrating 10 years of contemporary and historical archaeology
Location: Kings Manor (University of York)
Dates: 16-18 November 2012
Cost: £40 (waged); £20 (unwaged) to cover conference sessions, teas and coffees
Those who remember CHAT 2003 (Bristol) will recall a radical new event on the conference calendar – a small, plenary and multi-disciplinary conference compared by some to the early days of TAG. Young researchers shared the stand with established scholars, from archaeology, history, anthropology, cultural studies, art history and beyond. The conference has continued every year, in the same vein, attracting a diverse range of contributors, and always (with the exception of 2011) plenary. But while archaeology has remained a central theme, the nature and the character of that archaeology has evolved, always provoking its critics to ask whether this is archaeology, or rather the proper business of archaeologists. Much has happened to archaeology over the last decade, and perhaps ― in some small part ― CHAT has contributed to the change. In 2012 we are in reflective mood, looking back on a decade of contemporary and historical archaeology, looking forward to the next decade, and celebratory of all that is good (and relevant) about contemporary and historical archaeology. Papers that explore any aspect of the developing field are sought, and practitioners new to CHAT are encouraged to take part ― all the more so if their work challenges existing ideas. Presentations of unconventional format are especially welcome ― performance for example, or conversations, and papers are invited from early career professionals and researchers as well as from established scholars.
DEADLINE for abstracts: 5 pm, Friday 1 June 2012
Further information is available from the conference website.
Contact the CHAT 2012 Committee at CHAT2012@events.york.ac.uk.
