2024/12/19 by Daniel O. Carvalho · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · #Crafts, Textile, and Design #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation #Museums and Cultural Heritage
paper · doi:10.1558/jca.26868
openalex publication_date 2024/12/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
In this paper, I focus on the methodological and theoretical possibilities of an archaeology of electronic waste, using an assemblage of e-waste to explore issues pertaining to memory, ethics and the true impact of the digital on people and things. It is argued that archaeologists working on contemporary archaeology are well equipped to address the challenges of e-waste, both as it affects communities in the present and also as regards a future that may well be closer than is imagined.