The Southwest Michigan Historic Landscape Project: Exploring Class, Gender, and Ethnicity from the Ground Up

Authors: Nassaney M.S.¹; Rotman D.L.²; Sayers D.O.³; Nickolai C.A.⁴

Source: International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Volume 5, Number 3, September 2001 , pp. 219-261(43)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The Southwest Michigan Historic Landscape Project was initiated in 1994 to examine how the cultural landscapes and associated material culture of the region became transformed since the pioneer settlement of the early 19th century (ca. 1830s). Thus far we have used various methods to investigate four sites in Allegan, Calhoun, and Jackson counties at varying levels of intensity. From these initial efforts we have begun to compile comparative information on the built environment. Here we present the theory and methods used in the project and discuss how class, gender, and ethnic identities are expressed in the material record of the region.

Keywords: historic landscapes; social identity; political economy; southwest Michigan

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan; nassaney@wmich.edu 2: Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc., 143 Walton Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky 40508 3: Department of Anthropology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 4: Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Publication date: 2001-09-01