Bibliographic Information
Title
Transient Matter: Assemblages of Migration in the Mediterranean
Blog Title
Border Crossings
Author(s)
Hamilakis, Yannis
Parent Organization
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology and the Decolonial Initiative at Brown University.
Month of Post Publication
February
Year of Post Publication
2020
Web Address (URL)
Notes
Transient Matter is based on ongoing fieldwork done by Yannis Hamilakis since 2016 on Lesvos, Greece, in collaboration with people in transit and many local people. In 2017, Brown graduate students joined the research team.
Curated by Yannis Hamilakis, L. Darcy Hackley, Sherena Razek, and Ayşe Şanlı. Co-sponsored by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology and the Decolonial Initiative at Brown University. Originally published online February 2020.
Taxonomies
RPA Codes & Standards
- Appropriate Dissemination of Research
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
- Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
CIfA Codes
- Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
- Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
Keywords & Terms
- Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
- Archaeology of the Contemporary
- Armed Conflict and Violence
- Border Crossing
- Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
- Equity and Representation; Discrimination and Harassment
- International Law
- Migration
- Museum, Collection, Curation and Display Standards
- Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
- Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
- Transparency
Topics & Issues
- Archaeological Advocacy and Activism
- Archaeological Ethics - Other
- Collaboration in Archaeology (i.e. Communities, Non-Archaeologists, etc.)
- Decolonizing Archaeology
- Digital Archaeology, Social Media, and Ethics Online
- Equity, Representation, and Diversity
- Ethical Case Studies
- Ethical Dilemmas
- Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
- Ethnography
- Globalization and global perspectives
- Human Rights and Social and Economic Inequalities
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Legal Issues
- Museum and Display Ethics
- Public Archaeology
- Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
- War, Violence, and Conflict

