Shipwreck Hauntography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Rich
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Nautical Archaeology ◽  
Speculative Realism ◽  
Age Of Discovery ◽  
Traditional Scholarship

Drawing on a broad theoretical range from speculative realism to feminist psychoanalysis and anti-colonialism, this book represents a radical departure from traditional scholarship on maritime archaeology. Shipwreck Hauntography asserts that nautical archaeology bears the legacy of Early Modern theological imperialism, most evident through the savior-scholar model that resurrects—physically or virtually—ships from wrecks. Instead of construing shipwrecks as dead, awaiting resurrection from the seafloor, this book presents them as vibrant if not recalcitrant objects, having shaken off anthropogenesis through varying stages of ruination. Sara Rich illustrates this anarchic condition with 'hauntographs' of five Age of 'Discovery' shipwrecks, each of which elucidates the wonder of failure and finitude, alongside an intimate brush with the eerie, horrific, and uncanny.

Apocalypticism and Globalization in the Early Modern World: A Medievalist’s Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
World History ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Seventh Century ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Early Modernity ◽  
Age Of Discovery ◽  
The Middle Ages

Abstract The apocalyptic belief systems from early modernity discussed in this series of articles to varying degrees have precursors in the Middle Ages. The drive to map the globe for purposes both geographic and symbolic, finds expression in explicitly apocalyptic manuscripts produced throughout the Middle Ages. An apocalyptic political discourse, especially centered on themes of empire and Islam, developed in the seventh century and reached extraordinary popularity during the Crusades. Speculation about the end of world history among medieval intellectuals led them not to reject the natural world but to study it more closely, in ways that set the stage for the later Age of Discovery. These broad continuities between the medieval and early modern, and indeed into modernity, demonstrate the imperative of viewing apocalypticism not as an esoteric fringe movement but as a constructive force in cultural creation.

Defining a Ship: Architecture, Function, and Human Space

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrice Pomey
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Nautical Archaeology ◽  
Know How

This article is an introduction to the concept of maritime archaeology. In the field of archaeology, the study of a shipwreck endeavors to reconstitute the original ship. Thus, nautical archaeology belongs to the larger domain of maritime archaeology. The study of shipboard artifacts and cargo comes before a structural analysis is possible. Therefore, one must know how to anticipate the expected results in order to take into consideration the ensemble of data. A ship is an assembly of elements closely linked together, which express their true role in their relation to the whole. This article explains the conception phase. Several operations are necessary to achieve construction of a ship. The conception phase must then lead to a realization phase. The realization phase must materialize, with the help of diverse processes or methods, the construction principles chosen for the structural and shape concept of the ship.

Oceanic Historiography: The American Dimension

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Henry Flayhart m
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Colonial America ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
World War One ◽  
General Reference ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
The Us ◽  
Age Of Discovery

This essay lists and analyses vital works concerning American Oceanic history in order to encourage the continued research and publication of American maritime history. Works discussed include those relating to categories such as Bibliographies and Works of General Reference; Monographs; Seapower; Age of Discovery in America; American Maritime Expansion; European Maritime History; Pacific Maritime History; Colonial America; US Inland Lakes and Waterways; American Regional Studies; American Maritime Law; American Naval History; American Revolutionary War; American Civil War; World War One and Two; the US Merchant Marine; American Shipbuilding Industry; Shipwreck and Maritime Archaeology; US Coast Guard; US ports; US Fishing, Whaling and Hunting; US Social History; and Recreation and Sport in the US.

Kolonialphantasien in der Populären Naturwissenschaft der Frühen Neuzeit

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Karl Guthke
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Early Modern ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Copernican Revolution ◽  
Age Of Discovery

AbstractThe analogy between colonization and space exploration was by no means invented by H.G. Wells in his novel about the invasion of Mars, The War of the Worlds (1897), or the science fiction in its wake. The analogy goes back to the age of the Copernican Revolution, which put the Earth on a par with other planets and thus suggested that those, too, could be inhabited by man-like creatures. Since then, popularizers of astrophysics have nurtured the notion that "we" or "they" could fill the roles of colonizers and natives, though it remained a matter of debate who had to play which role. Among those given to such contemplation we find Bruno, Kepler, Wilkins, and Huygens, along with scientifically trained literati such as Francis Godwin, Fontenelle, Swift. Together, they constitute a noteworthy phenomenon of the early modern age of discovery and conquest.

scholarly journals Podvodna/podmorska arheologija, arheologija pomorstva i arheologija broda: razmatranje terminoloških pitanja

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Radić Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Underwater Archaeology ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Nautical Archaeology ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
History Of ◽  
Proper Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Technical Terms

The objective of this paper is to review the history of terminology supporting the scientific disciplines of underwater/submarine, maritime and nautical archaeology within the framework of Croatian archaeology, and provide recommendations for future classifications. Underwater archaeology and submarine archaeology are generally accepted technical terms denoting archaeological research conducted under special conditions, and requiring appropriate equipment and tools. Proper definition of terms nautical and maritime archaeology makes it possible to differentiate between the tasks and objectives of the two disciplines and clarify their scientific contributions to archaeology in general, providing a much clearer perception of their content and meaning.

Postface. On Underwater Séances and Punk Eulogies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Rich
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Nautical Archaeology ◽  
Contemporary Practice

The postface to the book’s five chapters provides a summary of the overarching argument, which is that nautical archaeology bears with its contemporary practice its Early Modern origins in Christian theology. The resurrection—or savior-scholar—model of nautical archaeology is revisited and critiqued for its tendencies toward paternalism and interventionism, features that appear to replicate key theological tenets emphasizing an existential and ontological hierarchy, with humans occupying the pinnacle. In contrast, the postface conjures Spinoza and Feuerbach in a séance to offer an archaeology of shipwrecks whose comparatively anarchic method relies on insurrection rather than resurrection.

Ships and Shipping in Southeast Asia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Yves Manguin
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Early Modern ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Nautical Archaeology ◽  
Trade Networks ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Early Modern Times

Southeast Asian polities were destined to play an active role in the world economy because of their location at the crossroads of East Asian maritime routes and their richness in commodities that were in demand in the whole of Eurasia. For a long time, historians restricted their role to examination of regional peddling trade carried out in small ships. Research on ships and trade networks in the past few decades, however, has returned considerable agency to local societies, particularly to Austronesian speakers of insular Southeast Asia, from proto-historic to early modern times. As far in the past as two thousand years ago, following locally developed shipbuilding technologies and navigational practices, they built large and sophisticated ships that plied South China Sea and Indian Ocean routes, as documented by 1st-millennium Chinese and later Portuguese sources and now confirmed by nautical archaeology. Textual sources also confirm that local shipmasters played a prominent part in locally and internationally run trade networks, which firmly places their operations into the mainstream of Asian global maritime history.

Maritime History and Maritime Archaeology

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco C. Domingues
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Maritime Archaeology ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Underwater Archaeology ◽  
Nautical Archaeology ◽  
Marine Archaeology ◽  
Disciplinary Field ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Maritime history embraces naval history, which is the relationship of human societies with the sea. Maritime history began to be recognized as a disciplinary field about half a century ago. In this context, archaeology is defined as the systematic study of past human life, behaviors, activities, and cultures using material remains and the relationships among them. Underwater archaeology defines archaeological activities carried out underwater and includes inland water activity. This article defines and underlines the distinctions between underwater archaeology, marine archaeology, and nautical archaeology. Maritime archaeology has undergone a boost in recent years. This article elucidates that both maritime archaeology and maritime history focus on the relationship between human societies and the maritime world, i.e., they have a common subject matter but have different theoretical and methodological perspectives. This is explained by a case study of the Pepper Wreck.

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