Dr. Laura Heath-Stout
@lheathstout.bsky.social
Archaeologist, teacher, feminist, mom, writing about systemic oppression in archaeology
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Good question! I don't think it's being recorded but I will double-check and get back to you!
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Good question! I don't think it's being recorded but I will double-check and get back to you!
In this talk, I will explore how archaeology and disability studies can be brought together to create more rigorous and inclusive interpretations of the human past.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In this talk, I will explore how archaeology and disability studies can be brought together to create more rigorous and inclusive interpretations of the human past.
Simultaneously, the interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies is deeply engaged with studying the past, but almost never uses archaeological methods. ...
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Simultaneously, the interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies is deeply engaged with studying the past, but almost never uses archaeological methods. ...
Yet we rarely engage with the expertise of disabled people in the present or theory from disability studies that could help us understand past disabled lives. ...
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Yet we rarely engage with the expertise of disabled people in the present or theory from disability studies that could help us understand past disabled lives. ...
Indeed, since all human communities have members with a variety of bodies and minds, all archaeology is, in part, the archaeology of disability. ...
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Indeed, since all human communities have members with a variety of bodies and minds, all archaeology is, in part, the archaeology of disability. ...
Abstract: Whether diagnosing illnesses and injuries in human remains, identifying the material culture of medical care, or excavating historical sites of institutionalization, archaeologists often discuss disability. ...
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Abstract: Whether diagnosing illnesses and injuries in human remains, identifying the material culture of medical care, or excavating historical sites of institutionalization, archaeologists often discuss disability. ...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
(also the album recording of the song has an adorable child voice: open.spotify.com/track/4OXRqv...)
Very cool, thanks!!
October 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very cool, thanks!!
Wow this looks great, can't wait to read it!
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow this looks great, can't wait to read it!
Awesome, thank you!
October 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Awesome, thank you!
... Students will choose among a variety of projects that allow them to practice engaging with non-archaeologist publics about archaeological topics in a variety of media or formats. No archaeological experience required.
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
... Students will choose among a variety of projects that allow them to practice engaging with non-archaeologist publics about archaeological topics in a variety of media or formats. No archaeological experience required.
... public archaeology programming, and community-driven archaeology projects. We will evaluate the effectiveness of these forms of public engagement for teaching non-archaeologists about the human past and its inhabitants. ...
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
... public archaeology programming, and community-driven archaeology projects. We will evaluate the effectiveness of these forms of public engagement for teaching non-archaeologists about the human past and its inhabitants. ...
Course description:
In this course, we will examine the ways a variety of publics learn about and engage with archaeological topics, including fictional media, science journalism, pseudoarchaeology media, social media, publicly-accessible sites and museums, ...
In this course, we will examine the ways a variety of publics learn about and engage with archaeological topics, including fictional media, science journalism, pseudoarchaeology media, social media, publicly-accessible sites and museums, ...
October 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Course description:
In this course, we will examine the ways a variety of publics learn about and engage with archaeological topics, including fictional media, science journalism, pseudoarchaeology media, social media, publicly-accessible sites and museums, ...
In this course, we will examine the ways a variety of publics learn about and engage with archaeological topics, including fictional media, science journalism, pseudoarchaeology media, social media, publicly-accessible sites and museums, ...
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Reposted by Dr. Laura Heath-Stout
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
I don't know this HR lady, but there's some chance she could be an ally in those fights, if we don't alienate her by taking out our frustrations about our crumbling society on her. C'mon people.
September 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I don't know this HR lady, but there's some chance she could be an ally in those fights, if we don't alienate her by taking out our frustrations about our crumbling society on her. C'mon people.
Or think even bigger and organize for a society where there's free good-quality universal public education starting when people go back to work after a year of paid parental leave and unlimited paid sick time, so we don't NEED our employers to contract with a corporation to give us "backup care"
two men are sitting at a table with bloomberg in the corner
ALT: two men are sitting at a table with bloomberg in the corner
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September 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Or think even bigger and organize for a society where there's free good-quality universal public education starting when people go back to work after a year of paid parental leave and unlimited paid sick time, so we don't NEED our employers to contract with a corporation to give us "backup care"
I also have no reason to believe that being unkind to her is going to have any positive effect! If you're pissed about your employer cutting your benefits, UNIONIZE.
a naked woman is holding a sign that says union in her hands .
Alt: Gif from the movie Norma Rae: Norma stands on a table holding a sign that says "UNION"
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September 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I also have no reason to believe that being unkind to her is going to have any positive effect! If you're pissed about your employer cutting your benefits, UNIONIZE.
But I have no reason to think that this was Denise in HR's idea, or that she had any power to oppose it. She might be the reason we still get half of the benefit we got last year! Who knows!
September 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
But I have no reason to think that this was Denise in HR's idea, or that she had any power to oppose it. She might be the reason we still get half of the benefit we got last year! Who knows!
Now, I get it. Parents are absolutely not supported in our society. We have extremely minimal safety net, and a benefit from work that provided a shred of that net just got cut in half. It's enraging!
September 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Now, I get it. Parents are absolutely not supported in our society. We have extremely minimal safety net, and a benefit from work that provided a shred of that net just got cut in half. It's enraging!