Decolonising your reading list

A working document compiled by The Society of Black Archaeologists, The Theoretical Archaeology Group (North America), The Columbia Center for Archaeology, and participants in the ‘Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter’ online salon and follow-up workshops in June-July 2020.

A 15 minute presentation by Laura Hampden exploring "what the decolonisation of our approach to engagement might look like" by presenting a series of questions for those in the heritage sector to consider in order to start making their own changes.

Videos from archaeology conferences looking at diversity and archaeology.

The Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) centers the histories and material cultures of global Black and African communities in archaeological research. By providing a strong network, mentorship, and educational access, the SBA works to resolve the ongoing systemic exclusion of Black and African scholars and communities from the field of archaeology. The SBA aims to provide avenues of engagement and training that will prepare Black and African scholars and communities to be active participants in the documentation, excavation, preservation, and interpretation of Black and African heritage.

The Association for Black Anthropologists (ABA) was founded in 1970 by a small group of intellectuals who sought to break down barriers that impeded their full participation in the discipline of Anthropology. By creating scholarship that linked anthropological theory to struggles for social justice, these elders transformed anthropology and helped create generations of intellectual leaders.

We're a network for people of colour who work in museums, galleries, libraries, archives, and the heritage sector. ​Museum Detox champions fair representation and the inclusion of cultural, intellectual, and creative contributions from POCs. We challenge and work to deconstruct systems of inequality that exist to enable a sector where the workforce and audience is reflective of the UK’s 21st century population.

Academics for Black Survival and Wellness (A4BL) is a personal and professional development initiative for Non-Black academics to honor the toll of racial trauma on Black people, resist anti-Blackness and white supremacy, and facilitate accountability and collective action. A4BL also is a space for healing and wellness for Black people.