AAA Annual Meeting Program
AAANET Home  >  Annual Meeting  > Program Search 

AAA Annual Meeting Program Details

<< Back to Search Results  |  Start New Search >>

View Session Details
Paper Information:
This paper may be of particular interest to:  Practicing and Applied Anthropologists     Teachers of Anthropology in Community Colleges     Students
Type: Paper
Paper Title: TEXAS MEMORY AND THE MATERIALITY OF A TEJANO IDENTITY
Author: CASEY HANSON   
Date/Time: Sun., 8:30 AM
Co-Author(s): CASEY HANSON 
Abstract: The story of San Antonio is undeniably linked to ‘Remembering the Alamo’. Defined by Davey Crockett and John Wayne, this Anglocentric version of history marginalized the roles Tejanos played in Texas’ past. Here, mythical history entered social memory, thus creating a dominant historical narrative, and altering Tejano identity. In recent years, there has been a clear effort to insert the Tejano past into Texas’ dominant historical narrative. Prominent Tejano historians have responsibly explored the archives to redefine Texas history and reshape the Tejano identity. This kind of archival work is a reflection of how memory can continue to circulate and change long after history is written. This paper expands on this theme by the examining the archaeological record from a site located in downtown San Antonio, Texas. This investigation focuses on the relationships between the material culture and the two prominent Bexareno families who owned and occupied the site from settlement in 1731 to the 20th century. Furthermore, this analysis considers the materiality of these households in the context of an evolving Tejano identity in an attempt to deconstruct dominant memories and further contribute to a multi-vocal past.

Program Number: 5-0165
Session Title: EXPLORING COMPETING MEMORIES AND MATERIALITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE AND HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY
Session Sponsor: Archaeology Division
Session Date/Time: Sun., 8:00 AM-9:45 AM
Organizer(s): DEANNA RIDDICK, CASEY HANSON, NEDRA LEE 
Chair(s): MARIA MARTINEZ  
View Session Details


Schedule-at-a-Glance

If you have any questions about the program, please contact the AAA Meetings Department at aaameetings@aaanet.org.