2025/12/22 by Isabel Annal, Sian Therese · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Asian American and Pacific Histories #Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies #Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
paper · doi:10.16995/traj.27256
openalex publication_date 2025/12/22 · openalex created_date 2025/12/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
The editorial of the eighth volume of the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal explores the necessity of producing new narratives, theoretical as well as public facing, concerning the lived experiences of those enslaved in a Roman world. This editorial reflects on both lost opportunities and examples of good practice to disrupt narratives that normalize exploitations of power and violence. It acknowledges the contributions of curators, artists, scientists and authors of theoretical, historical and speculative texts, and encourages a growth in their deliberate collaboration to achieve this endeavour. It concludes with some suggestions for a way forward to maximize the material currently available in permanent museum collections.