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Sarah Kautz
As an archaeologist, historical anthropologist, and preservation planner, I work closely with material artifacts, historical media, and oral narratives to study practices of early global European maritime commerce across the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds. My academic research interests include the comparative analysis of the rise of early global European maritime commerce and how its legacies are understood, commemorated, and silenced in academic and popular narratives today. Specifically, my research explores how material practices of exchange and hospitality reveal concepts like value and sovereignty, processes of commensuration and commensality, and cultures of transaction.
My dissertation uses archaeological data, as well as ethnographic, archival, and visual evidence, to explore how expectations for and practices of exchange and commerce at Dejima, an artificial island where Dutch East India Company personnel and European traders were cloistered from 1641-1853, reflect the shifting stakes of global corporate capitalism.
I believe we can do much to enhance the availability of archaeological data and collections for both professionals and the public. So, I was thrilled to be a part of the team from the Museum of the City of New York and the Landmarks Preservation Commission behind the creation of a searchable online database for collections at the New York City Archaeological Repository. This database unifies information about materials excavated from sites across New York City and provides access for researchers, educators, museum curators, and the public. I anticipate the database will also contribute significantly towards expanding our understanding of New York City's development as a global entrepôt. Please visit MCNY's blog for more information: http://blog.mcny.org/category/archaeology-project. Explore the repository's digital database here: http://archaeology.cityofnewyork.us
Supervisors: Shannon Lee Dawdy
My dissertation uses archaeological data, as well as ethnographic, archival, and visual evidence, to explore how expectations for and practices of exchange and commerce at Dejima, an artificial island where Dutch East India Company personnel and European traders were cloistered from 1641-1853, reflect the shifting stakes of global corporate capitalism.
I believe we can do much to enhance the availability of archaeological data and collections for both professionals and the public. So, I was thrilled to be a part of the team from the Museum of the City of New York and the Landmarks Preservation Commission behind the creation of a searchable online database for collections at the New York City Archaeological Repository. This database unifies information about materials excavated from sites across New York City and provides access for researchers, educators, museum curators, and the public. I anticipate the database will also contribute significantly towards expanding our understanding of New York City's development as a global entrepôt. Please visit MCNY's blog for more information: http://blog.mcny.org/category/archaeology-project. Explore the repository's digital database here: http://archaeology.cityofnewyork.us
Supervisors: Shannon Lee Dawdy
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