scholarly journals MARK, the professional association of museum archaeologists, and a little about contract archaeology in company form

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 287-288
Author(s):  
Erik Rosengren
2020 ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Luca Semenzato ◽  
Clara Baldin ◽  
Maria Laura Mitra ◽  
Giuseppe Pappalardo ◽  
Laura Giovanna Giannoni ◽  
...  

In questo articolo gli autori esamineranno l'attuale situazione italiana per quanto concerne i trattamenti di conferma del genere (GCT) e, alla luce delle ulti-me ricerche e review della letteratura sui GCT, verranno analizzate e confrontate le linee guida dell'Osservatorio Nazionale sull'Identità di Genere (ONIG) e della World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Gli autori mostreranno come l'attuale percorso, che prevede, prima dell'accesso ai GCT, la risoluzione di ogni altro disagio psichico presente, potrebbe essere modificato per mi-gliorare lo stato di benessere delle persone transgender e gender non-conforming (TGNC), trattando la disforia prima o contemporaneamente ai disturbi secondari. Si evidenzierà inoltre come la popolazione affetta da disforia di genere risulti par-ticolarmente suscettibile allo sviluppo di disturbi psichiatrici, con evidenti costi in termini di qualità di vita per la persona e per il sistema sanitario che deve farsene carico. Infine, verrà evidenziato che il miglioramento dei servizi sociosanitari per le persone transgender contribuirebbe a migliorare la qualità della vita della popola-zione TGNC italiana anche grazie ad una depatologizzazione delle identità non coerenti col genere assegnato.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Kathryn Joan Leslie

The scenes in this reflection explore the ways my white, queer, nonbinary body navigates a professional association from the margins under the influence of white supremacy. I confess to shadow feelings of self-importance that continuously creep up as I engage in anti-racist work and consider how this presence of white righteousness must be relentlessly undermined and destabilized as we work to consider new and alternative futures for (organizational) communication studies.


Author(s):  
Phenyo Churchill Thebe

Contract archaeology (CA) is a relatively new concept in world archaeology. It first became prominent in the United States five decades ago and in southern Africa four decades ago. Many archaeologists in the region are employed as contract archaeologists. CA has contributed significantly to the development of archaeological methods and techniques and, to a lesser extent, theory. The development of CA in southern Africa experienced an important transition five decades ago. Despite the progression of CA in the region, the quality and standards of reports are major problems. CA structures have to be developed in order to protect cultural heritage from destructive projects. The elaboration of a relevant and active CA program that engages stakeholders is also vital. The future of CA depends on several factors, including strong legislative frameworks and policies that make pre-development studies mandatory, funding of projects, public consultations, and protection of cultural resources. In addition to implementing several cultural heritage structures, the “polluter pays” principle should be reinforced to safeguard southern African cultural heritage. It is important to develop CA statutes that move beyond archaeological studies, pay attention to heritage, and stress intangible heritage.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 279-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Gnecco

In South America, as elsewhere, development projects have to go through environmental permitting, a component of which is the archaeological assessment of the areas to be impacted. Because such an assessment is paid for by the development companies seeking such a permit, it has come to be known as contract archaeology. Given the accelerated pace of development projects in the region, it is not surprising that contract archaeology has grown exponentially. The academic literature dealing with it and related fields has also witnessed a rapid growth, which this article seeks to review. In doing so, it discusses the literature that accepts and promotes contract archaeology ( a) as a part of environmental permitting; ( b) as the primary stimulus responsible for widening the job market, whose structure has transformed disciplinary practice to a large extent; and ( c) in terms of its relationship with the archaeological record and with heritage education. This article also reviews a growing literature, both supportive and critical, that assesses contract archaeology.


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