Call for sessions and papers in the theme *Archaeology and the Museum*
at the Sixth World Archaeological Congress, University College Dublin, Ireland, 29thJune to 4th July 2008

Theme Organisers:
Sonia Archila(Department of Anthropology, Andes University)
Sally K. May(Department of Archaeology, Flinders University of South Australia)

Theme Abstract:
This theme highlights archaeological research relating to, or coming from within, the museum sphere. The theme will focus on the shifting role ofarchaeology and anthropology museums in our contemporary societies, a societywhich is increasingly multicultural, multivocal and global.

In particular, this theme will explore the changing power relations within the museums sphere of influence and the role of social memory and social history in influencing perceptions of the past. The session organizers may be guided by the following questions:
What role do museums play in the development of the discipline of archaeologyboth in theory and practice?
How are museums of anthropology and archaeology contributing to debates surrounding heritage management?
How have museums of archaeology and anthropology engaged with notions ofdecolonization and the growing recognition of the political implications oftheir activities?
How have/could museums contribute to the debate surrounding the inclusion of social groups that have traditionally been excluded from the museologicaldiscourse?
How have museums of anthropology and archaeology modified their procedures toengage with their increasingly (or increasingly recognised) multiculturalsocieties?
How are museums of anthropology and archaeology contributing to the re-shapingof memory?