Community Calendar

The Native American Studies Center invites you to a special reception for the new exhibit, “By Way of Water: Reviving & Reimagining Catawba Art Forms,” showcasing the work of Catawba artists Aaron Baumgardner, Teresa Dunlap, DeLesslin George-Warren, and Alex Osborn. This exhibit features the timeless artistry of pottery and baskets to the bold expressions of digital photography, woodblock printing, and multimedia installations.

“Buttons, Bone Handles, and Brick: Contextualizing USC’s Histories Within the 19th Century Atlantic World"
Dr. Kelly Goldberg, Clinical Associate Professor, Director of the USC Public Heritage Lab

The nineteenth century transatlantic slave trade had significant social, political, and economic ramifications for coastal West African environments, and caused reverberations throughout the Atlantic world. Within this environment the University of South Carolina, established in 1801, joined the political landscape as an active participant in global slave trade economies. This talk discusses results from excavations in coastal Guinea and USC's campus as case studies to investigate 19th and 20th century sites throughout the Atlantic world, looking at the ways in which material culture, architectural remains, documentary records, and oral historical accounts are used to interpret the complex social dynamics and multiregional origins of a globally oriented African Diaspora.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/4oiCzBc

Ever wanted to learn the story behind the artwork in the Native American Studies Center’s galleries? Take a closer look at the artifacts on display? Go behind the scenes of our Special Collections? Now’s your chance!

Our tour on Saturday, Sept. 27 from noon-2pm takes a look behind the scenes of the Center’s Special Collections, the W. Brent Burgin Archives, and the Fred “Henry” Shute Archaeology Lab, led by Assistant Curator Sharon Simmers-Norton, Director of Archives Logan Cocklin, and Archaeologist Chris Judge.

Tours are free, but registration is required; limit 15 people per tour.

"Building from Consultation to Collaboration in SC Archaeology"
Dr. Nina Schreiner, Associate Director and NAGPRA Coordinator, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

In decades past, archaeologists often studied Indigenous material culture without input from descendant communities. This insular approach to research both undervalued Indigenous perspectives and reinforced retentionist, or anti-repatriation, philosophies of collections care. Today, collaborative methods are gaining momentum among archaeologists to address the historical exclusion of community voices. Alongside community partners, SCIAA is building an institutional collaborative approach using the principles of government-to-government consultation as a starting place.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/3IFRk0M