Claire Smith
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Claire Smith is an archaeologist
. She is an Associate Professor with the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University
, Adelaide, Australia, and President of the World Archaeological Congress
.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with First-Class Honours in Archaeology and University Medal from the University of New England
in 1990, and a PhD on "social and material context in an Australian Aboriginal artistic system" from the same university in 1996. After that she held an Australian Research Council
Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship
.
Claire Smith specialises in Indigenous archaeology, especially rock art. She works with her anthropologist husband, Gary Jackson. They have conducted long-term fieldwork with Aboriginal people in the Barunga
region, Northern Territory
, and with the Ngadjuri
in South Australia
. Smith is politically active within Australia, especially in terms of Indigenous rights.
Claire Smith's books include Indigenous Archaeologies: decolonising theory and practice, co-edited by H. Martin Wobst, published by Routledge
, 2005, The Archaeologist's Field Handbook, co-authored by Heather Burke, published by Allen and Unwin, 2004, Archaeology to Delight and Instruct: Active Learning in the University Classroom, published by Left Coast Press, 2007, and Digging it Up Down Under, co-authored by Heather Burke, published by Springer, 2007.
Australian archaeology
Australian Archaeology is a large sub-field in the discipline of Archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes three main forms, Aboriginal Archaeology , Historical Archaeology and Maritime Archaeology...
. She is an Associate Professor with the Department of Archaeology at Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
, Adelaide, Australia, and President of the World Archaeological Congress
World Archaeological Congress
The World Archaeological Congress is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization which promotes world archaeology. It is the only global archaeological organisation with elected representation....
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She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with First-Class Honours in Archaeology and University Medal from the University of New England
University of New England (Australia)
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
in 1990, and a PhD on "social and material context in an Australian Aboriginal artistic system" from the same university in 1996. After that she held an Australian Research Council
Australian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
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Claire Smith specialises in Indigenous archaeology, especially rock art. She works with her anthropologist husband, Gary Jackson. They have conducted long-term fieldwork with Aboriginal people in the Barunga
Barunga, Northern Territory
Barunga is a small aboriginal community located approximately southeast of Katherine, in the Northern Territory, Australia. Barunga is part of the Roper Gulf Shire Council. The community has a health clinic, camping grounds, sports oval, basketball courts, softball pitch, school, council office, a...
region, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, and with the Ngadjuri
Ngadjuri
The Ngadjuri people are a group of Indigenous Australians whose traditional lands lie in the mid north of South Australia with a territory extending from Gawler in the south to Orroroo in the north...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Smith is politically active within Australia, especially in terms of Indigenous rights.
Claire Smith's books include Indigenous Archaeologies: decolonising theory and practice, co-edited by H. Martin Wobst, published by Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
, 2005, The Archaeologist's Field Handbook, co-authored by Heather Burke, published by Allen and Unwin, 2004, Archaeology to Delight and Instruct: Active Learning in the University Classroom, published by Left Coast Press, 2007, and Digging it Up Down Under, co-authored by Heather Burke, published by Springer, 2007.
Selected publications
- 2008 – H. Burke, C. Smith and L. Zimmerman The Archaeologist's Field Handbook. North American Edition. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. ISBN 0-7591-0882-X.
- 2008 – H. Burke, C. Smith, D. Lippert, J. Watkins and L. Zimmerman (eds) Kennewick: Perspectives on the Ancient One. Walnut Grove, CA: Left Coast Press. ISBN 978-1-59874-347-0.
- 2007 – H. Burke and C. Smith Archaeology to Delight and Instruct. Active Learning in the University Classroom. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. ISBN 978-1-59874-256-5.
- 2007 – I. Domingo, H. Burke and C. Smith Manual de Campo Para Arqueologos. Barcelona: Ariel Editorial. ISBN 978-84-344-5231-2.
- 2007 – C. Smith and H. Burke Digging it up Down Under: A Practical Guide to Doing Archaeology in Australia. New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-35260-0.
- 2006 – C. Smith and H. Burke Glass Ceilings, Glass Parasols and Australian Academic Archaeology. Australian Archaeology 62:13-25.
- 2005 – C. Smith Decolonising the Museum: The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Antiquity 79:424-39.
- 2005 – C. Smith and H.M. Wobst Indigenous Archaeologies: Decolonising Theory and Practice. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-30965-4.
- 2004 – C. Smith Country, Kin and Culture. Survival of an Australian Aboriginal Community. Adelaide: Wakefield Press. ISBN 1-86264-575-8.
- 2004 – H. Burke and C. Smith The Archaeologist's Field Handbook. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1 86508 862 5.
- 2000 – C. Smith and G. K. Ward Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World. Sydney: Allen and Unwin & Vancouver: University of British Columbia. ISBN 1-86448-926-X.
- 1997 – A. Rosenfeld and C. Smith. Recent developments in radiocarbon and stylistic methods of dating rock art. Antiquity 72 (272):405-11.
- 1994 – C. Smith, H. Burke and C. Lovell-Jones Beyond the looking glass: some thoughts on sociopolitics and reflexivity in Australian archaeology. Australian Archaeology 38:13-22.
- 1992 – C. Smith Colonising with style: reviewing the nexus between rock art, territoriality and the colonisation and occupation of Sahul. Australian Archaeology 34:34-42.