Tim Flohr Sørensen
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View article: Encounters with otherness and uncertainty: a response to Frieman
Encounters with otherness and uncertainty: a response to Frieman Open
I find myself largely in agreement with the argument presented in Frieman's debate article (2024) on knowing and narrativity in archaeology, and I share the author's view of feminist epistemology as key to embracing the conditions of the d…
View article: The Mandate for Speculation: Responding to Uncertainty in Archaeological Thinking
The Mandate for Speculation: Responding to Uncertainty in Archaeological Thinking Open
The aim of the article is to reframe speculation from being seen as synonymous with unacademic conjecture, or as a means for questioning consensus and established narratives, to becoming a productive practical engagement with the archaeolo…
View article: Archaeological encounters: Ethics and aesthetics under the mark of the Anthropocene
Archaeological encounters: Ethics and aesthetics under the mark of the Anthropocene Open
What legitimizes archaeological work in an age of global climate change, socio-political crises and economic recession? On what topics should archaeology focus its research questions, and what forms of archaeological engagement are not mer…
View article: Sharing Your Hand:Unhelpful Help and the Ethics of Sharing in Mbuke, Papua New Guinea
Sharing Your Hand:Unhelpful Help and the Ethics of Sharing in Mbuke, Papua New Guinea Open
In anthropological literature on gift exchange, Melanesia plays a major role since it is characterised by elaborate ceremonial exchange and reciprocity across the region. However, sharing is also widely found in Melanesia. In presentations…
View article: Twisted into Form
Twisted into Form Open
With interdisciplinarity increasingly being emphasised as an unquestionable asset in archaeology and prioritised amongst research funding institutions and university strategists, it may be worthwhile exploring the nature of collaborative r…
View article: The Triviality of the New Innovation and Impact in Archaeology and Beyond
The Triviality of the New Innovation and Impact in Archaeology and Beyond Open
What drives archaeology? Is it new empirical discoveries, new methods or new theory? These factors combined are the fuel of the discipline, is the obvious answer. However, debates and research articles frequently reveal how a perceived nee…
View article: That Raw and Ancient Cold: On Graham Harman’s Recasting of Archaeology
That Raw and Ancient Cold: On Graham Harman’s Recasting of Archaeology Open
This is a comment to Graham Harman’s 2019 response to an article by Þóra Pétursdóttir and Bjørnar Olsen (2018) in which they propose that a materially grounded, archaeological perspective might complement Harman’s historical approach in Im…
View article: Future World
Future World Open
Using the 2010 film Into Eternity as a springboard for thought, this article considers how archaeologies of the future might help us make sense of how to seek commonality and take care across vast temporal scales. The film, about a nuclear…
View article: ARD volume 23 issue 1 Cover and Back matter
ARD volume 23 issue 1 Cover and Back matter Open
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View article: Den ontologiske vendingen i arkeologien
Den ontologiske vendingen i arkeologien Open
I de siste årene har arkeologien og antropologien vært gjenstand for en «ontologisk vending». Vendingen har vært ledsaget av et skifte i perspektiv : Fokuset er flyttet vekk fra fortolkning og over til en diskusjon om hva virkeligheten er.…