Saturday, November 3, 2012

Participation, Observation, and Performance (P.O.P.) in Ghost Research: Is it "Live" or a "Recording"?

I am an archaeologist. I re-define the past through the material remains of past presence that I unearth through excavation. The past becomes present in this archaeological process. But what happens when that past continues to percolate "live" (and is not a residual material remains) in the present? As an archaeologist, I know that the past is not "dead". I uncover its remains through excavation and reconstruction. But what happens when that past manifests (and interacts) because of some field practice that I have just performed?

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