Assemblage Thought and Archaeology

Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's concept of 'assemblages' allows us to explore the past in new ways, by placing an emphasis on difference rather than similarity, on fluidity rather stasis and unpredictability rather than reproduceable models. Assemblage Thought and Archaeology applies the notion of assemblage to specific archaeological case studies, examining its implications for studying materials and urban settlements, and exploring its consequences for the practice of archaeological research and heritage management.

This book will be of particular interest to postgraduate students of archaeological theory and researchers looking to understand this latest trend in archaeological thought.

Author: Ben Jervis
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/26/2018
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781138067509

About the Author

Ben Jervis is lecturer in medieval archaeology at Cardiff University, UK. He is currently co-investigator (with Dr Chris Briggs) on the Leverhulme Trust project Living Standards and Material Culture in English Rural Households: 1300-1600. He is the author of Pottery and Social Life: Towards a Relational Approach, 2014, and co-editor of several books including Objects, Environment, and Everyday Life in Medieval Europe, 2016, and Archaeologies of Rules and Regulation: Between Text and Practice, 2018. He has also published in journals including World Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, The Norwegian Archaeological Review and Archaeological Dialogues.