Commentary: Mute Passive Objects?

Matthew Johnson

doi:10.1023/A:1021901817977

Commentary: Mute Passive Objects?

Matthew Johnson^*

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Anthropology

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Abstract

This commentary looks at two related themes. Is "resistance" simply a matter of inertia or of reaction to new forces, and are resisting people purely passive or do they actively make their own history? Second, are the meanings of material culture passively assigned or are they more complex? In short, are both people and things "mute passive objects"? It is suggested that our theoretical treatment of people and of things are linked, and that further critical analysis of that linkage is needed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	123-129
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Historical Archeology
Volume	3
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021901817977
State	Published - 1999

Keywords

Agency
Domination
Material culture
Resistance

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Geography, Planning and Development
Archaeology
History
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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