Debate
Gatekeeping in Archaeology: Necessary or Unfair?
- Date
- Thursday 15 October 2026
- Time
- Location
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Van Steenis
Einsteinweg 2
2333 CC Leiden - Room
- Corrie Bakelszaal (A2.02a)
In this bring-your-own-lunch discussion we will explore how access to opportunities is controlled within the discipline.
Key questions:
- What forms of gatekeeping are necessary in archaeology?
- When does selection become exclusion?
- Are informal networks part of professional development or a source of inequality?
- If gatekeeping is necessary, how can it be made fair?