"That Ancient People": Exploring an Ideology of Rock Art at Tsul'Kalu Rock

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dc.contributorGalbraith, Marysia
dc.contributorBlair, Elliot
dc.contributorFeltman, Jennifer
dc.contributor.advisorPritzker, Sonya
dc.contributor.authorManns, ManNenzie
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:34:06Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:34:06Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is analysis of multiple forms of language - conversation, text, signage - that demonstrate features of what I call an ideology of rock art. These features are culturally informed ideologies of temporality, language, and indigenous personhood that come together and aid in the production of knowledge at a rock art site. The consequential aspect of the ideology of rock art is that it is contingent upon a horizon of temporality, such that people and cultures beyond the temporal horizon are idealized as a homogenous ‘past’. This thesis demonstrates that visitors drew upon this ideology to make sense of the 1,548 Cherokee-made petroglyphs on Tsul’Kalu Rock; positioning the Cherokee as people of a past time. Moreover, this thesis looks at how language on an individual level, a discursive level, and a bureaucratic level work together to contribute to an adverse othering of the Cherokee. The analysis presented contributes to an ongoing discussion within anthropology about the ways in which we can promote indigenous voices and perspectives in our work. The ideology of rock art is one way that indigenous people are devalued today but demonstrates a tangible site for positive change.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/182092
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004245
dc.identifier.otherManns_alatus_0004M_14247
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8424
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.haspartu0015_0000001_0004245_0001.mp3 is Audio file to accompany Figure 4: the interview excerpt of Doug and Joanne.
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dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectCherokee
dc.subjectIdeologies
dc.subjectIndigenous Perspectives
dc.subjectLanguage
dc.subjectRock Art
dc.subjectTemporality
dc.title"That Ancient People": Exploring an Ideology of Rock Art at Tsul'Kalu Rocken_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Anthropology
etdms.degree.disciplineLanguage
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.A.

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