CURRICULUM VITAE
Terrance M. Weik, Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology, 317 Hamilton College
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-6789 / weik@mailbox.sc.edu
EDUCATION:
| 2002 | Ph.D. in Anthropology, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Dissertation: Archaeology of Black Seminole Maroons in Florida: Ethnogenesis and Culture Contact at Pilaklikaha |
| 1995 | M.A. in Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville. African Studies Certificate |
| 1993 | B.A. Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Geographical: African Diaspora, Southeastern United States, Latin America
Thematic: Maroons, Antislavery Struggles, Post-emancipation Freedom, Spirituality
Theoretical: Representation, Sociocultural Transformation & Continuity, Interaction, Resistance
PUBLICATIONS:
Forthcoming
| 2007 |
The Role of Complexity and Organization in the Development of African-Native American Settlements: An African Seminole Model. International Journal of Historical Archaeology volume 11, number 2.
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| 2007 |
Allies, Enemies and Kin in the African-Seminole Communities of Florida: Archaeology at Pilaklikaha, in Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the Africa Diaspora, edited by Toyin Falola & Akin Ogundiran. Indiana University Press.
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| n.d. |
Presencing African Americans at the Seibels House. South Carolina Antiquities. Accepted August 30, 2007.
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| n.d. |
A First Look at the Archaeology of African Americans at Strawberry Plains. Mississippi Archaeology. Accepted May, 2007. |
| 2005 | Freedom Fighters on the Florida Frontier, in Unlocking the Past: Celebrating Historical
Archaeology in North America, edited by Lu Ann DeCunzo and John Jameson, pp. 36-44.
University Press of Florida.
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| 2005 |
Not Just Black and White, in Indigenous Peoples and Archaeology, edited by Claire Smith and Martin Wobst, pp. 281-297. Routledge. Coauthored book chapter with Ruth Mathis.
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| 2004 | Archaeology of the African Diaspora in Latin America. Historical Archaeology 38(1): 32-49.
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| 1997 |
The Archaeology of Maroon Societies in the Americas: Resistance, Cultural Continuity and Transformation in the African Diaspora. Historical Archaeology 31(2): 81-92. |
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Representations and Regional Interactions of Africans and Native Americans. Submitted
to the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory.
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| n.d. |
An Archeological Perspective on Africans in Florida: Marronage, Cultural Genesis, & African-Native American Interaction, in Africa In Florida, edited by Robin Poyner. University of Florida Press.
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REPORTS
| 2005 |
Phase 1 Archaeological Survey at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, Holly Springs
Mississippi.
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| 2004 |
Preliminary Archaeological Survey of the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center.
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AWARDS/GRANTS
| 2004 | $8370 Historic Columbia Foundation research grant: Seibels House II.
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| 2003 | $4000 Historic Columbia Foundation research grant: Seibels House I .
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| 2003 | $7540 Mississippi Humanities Council grant: Strawberry Plains Audubon Society.
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| 2001 | $18,880 Co-authored State of Florida, Division of Historic Resources Survey and Planning Grant: The Black Seminole Heritage Project.
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| 2000 | $3,125 Nutter Dissertation Fellowship. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida.
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| 1997 | $1,500 Tinker Grant. Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida.
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| 1996 | $5,000 Auzenne Fellowship. University of Florida.
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SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED
| 2008 |
Post-Emancipation Transitions in the African Diaspora. Symposium organized for the Society for Historical Archaeology conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January. |
| 2006 |
African Resistance and Collaboration on the Edges of Slave Societies, Society for Historical Archaeology conference, Sacramento, California, January 13th. |
PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS
| 2006 |
Angola in the Context of African and Seminole Life in Florida. Presentation at Tampa
University, organized by the Looking for Angola Project.
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| 2006 |
An Archaeological, GIS Perspective on African-Seminole Relationships in Florida. Presentation delivered to the University of South Carolina, Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series, March 16th.
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| 2006 |
Mapping African-Seminole Resistance in Southeastern North America, paper presented at the Society for Historical Archaeology symposium African Resistance and Collaboration on the Edges of Slave Societies. Symposium organized by Terrance M. Weik, for the conference, held in Sacramento, California, January 13th.
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| 2004 |
From Africa to the Americas, From Slavery to Freedom, paper presented in the session Archeology & the interpretation of African American history. National Park Service conference called “Effective Interpretation of Archaeological Resources,” Charleston, SC, February 2.
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| 2003 |
Resistance, Persistence, and Spatial Dimensions of Maroon Archaeology. Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology 68th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, April 9-13, 2003.
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| 2003 |
Florida’s African-Indian Heritage: Black Seminole History, Toponymy, and the Power of Names. Paper Presented at the University of Florida’s Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations conference entitled “Rhyme, Rhythm, Rhetoric and Race: Exploring the influence of literature, language, and lyrics on race relations.” March 27-28, 2003.
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| 2002 |
Cultural Resources and Reparations: The Black Seminole Case. Benedict University Conference on Reparations, October.
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| 2002 |
We Already know Our History: Dialogue, Relevance and Dissonance in Maroon Archaeology, paper presented at the Society for Historical Archaeology, Mobile, AL, January 11th.
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| 2001 |
Marooned in a Forgotten Past: Comparative Archaeological Perspectives on African Maroons in the New World and Africa. Co-authored paper with Jonathan Walz, presented at the 44th Annual African Studies Association Meeting, Houston, Texas.
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| 2001 |
Not Just Black and White: African Americans Reclaiming the Indigenous Past, Coauthored paper with Ruth Mathis. World Archaeology Conference, Curacao.
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| 2001 |
Black Seminole Archaeology. Presentation at the Seminole War Society Meeting. Dade City, Florida.
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| 2000 |
The Personal and Professional Evolution of a Historical Archaeologist, Paper Presented in the symposium "Entering Historical Archaeology." Society for Historical Archaeology Meetings, Quebec, Canada.
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| 1997 |
African Diaspora Archaeology in Latin America. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia.
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| 1994 |
Archaeology of Maroon Societies in the Americas. Paper presented at the African Studies Association Meetings, Orlando, Florida. |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Anthropological Association
Mississippi Archaeological Association
Society for Historical Archaeology
Society for American Archaeology
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
| 2002-2007 | Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina.
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| 2001 | Consultant, Mapping & Graphics Specialist. Kingsley Plantation Project. National Parks Service, Jacksonville, Florida.
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| 1999-2000 |
Graphics/GIS Technician & Field Archaeologist , Southeastern Archaeological Research, Gainesville, Florida. |
RESEARCH PROJECTS, LABORATORY & FIELD EXPERIENCES
| 2003-2007 |
P.I. , Tenant Farm Archaeology, Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, MS
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| 2003-2007 |
P.I. , African American Urban Archaeology, Seibels House, Columbia, SC
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| Summer 2003 |
P.I. , Maroon and Plantation Site Archaeology, Veracruz, Mexico
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| 1998-2007 |
P.I. , Florida & Texas African Seminole & Maroon Archaeology
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| Summer 1997 |
Field Archaeologist & Lab Analyst , La Vega, Dominican Republic
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| Summer 1996 |
Field Archaeologist & Lab Analyst , La Vega, Dominican Republic
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| Summer 1995 |
F ield Archaeologist Charles Pinckney Project, Charleston, SC
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| Summer 1994 |
Field Archaeologist & T.A. , Maroon Heritage Research Project, Jamaica
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| Summer 1994 |
Archaeology Lab Analyst , La Isabela, Dominican Republic
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| Summer 1993 |
Student , San Salvador, Bahamas, Archaeology Field School
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| Summer 1991 |
Student , Roatan Island, Honduras, Ethnographic Field School
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
National
| 2006 |
Reviewed article for International Journal of Historical Archaeology
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| 2005 |
Reviewed NSF Proposal.
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| 2005 |
Reviewed article for World Archaeology.
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| 2004 |
Reviewed article for Historical Archaeology. |
| 2003-2005 |
Faculty Senate, Anthropology Representative, University of South Carolina
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| 2003-present |
College of Arts & Sciences Computer Advisory Committee, Anthropology Department Representative, University of South Carolina
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| 2002-present |
Faculty Affiliate, African American Studies Program, U.SC. |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses Taught
African American Cultures
African American Folklife & Archaeology
Anthropology of Peace & Violence
Archaeological Lab Methods
Archaeology of the African Diaspora
Culture & Identity in the African Diaspora
Ethics & Anthropology
Historical Archaeology
Primates, People, & Prehistory
Principles of Archaeology
The Development of World Civilization
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Advisory Committees
| 2004-2007 |
Historic Columbia Foundation, Collections & Interpretation Committee
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| 2003-2005 |
Historic Columbia Foundation, Education Committee
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| 1998 |
Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Mentoring Program, University of Florida |
| 2006 |
Finding Freedom at Fort Mose, a presentation delivered to Burnside Elementary School (Columbia, SC) grades 3-5, February 28th
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| 2006 |
Abundant Legacy: An Archaeologist’s Perspective on African & American Connections, Paper delivered at the University of South Carolina Black History Month Program Discovering our Roots, sponsored by the Student Coalition Empowering African Americans, and Carolina Productions, February 15th
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| 2006 |
Interview with Toni Header, web coordinator, Looking For Angola, Interdisciplinary Maroon Research Project sponsored by the University of South Florida’s Africana Heritage Project. http://www.lookingforangola.com/site/
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| 2005 |
An Archaeology of Maroons: Lessons for African Liberation. Presentation at KRYST Universal Temple, Columbia, South Carolina, December 2nd
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| 2005 |
TRIO Program & Ronald E. McNair Programs, University of South Carolina
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| 2004 |
Archaeological Research on African American Life at Strawberry Plains. Presentation to public audience at the Holly Springs Community Center, Holly Springs, Mississippi.
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| 2004 |
Archaeology of an African American Urban Kitchen Site. Presentation to children at the Bethel Community Center Summer Program, Columbia, SC. July 20
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| 2004 |
TRIO Program & Ronald E. McNair Programs, University of South Carolina
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| 2004 |
Benefiting from Your Life’s Purpose and a Graduate Education, Presentation to the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Mentoring Program Awards Ceremony. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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| 2003 |
An Archaeology of Africans and Seminole in Colonial Florida, Presentation delivered at 9th Annual Minority Undergraduate Research Assistant Program Student Conference in a session entitled “Representing: Underrepresented Minorities in Philosophy and Archaeology.” University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. July
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| 2002 |
Black Seminole and Pre-Colonial Archaeology in Florida archaeology workshop and lecture series presented to South Sumter Middle School students at the Dade Battlefield State Historic Site. April
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| 2001 |
Florida Archaeology A presentation for the Dade Battlefield Kids Day Dade Battlefield State Historic Site, Bushnell, Florida
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| 2001 |
A Historical Archaeology of Black Seminole Maroons in Colonial Florida Presentation for the Fort Mose Historical Society & St. Augustine Historical Society, St. Augustine, Florida |
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, GIS/Arcview9.2, Surfer Forrmats: Mac, PC
LANGUAGE
Spanish
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