Emergence and consolidation of the International Archaeology Week MAE/USP Students: some considerations

Abstract

This article discusses and reflects on the creation and consolidation of the International Week of Archeology Students MAE/USP (SIA), which began in 2007 and happened every two years. Organized in an open and collaborative way by Museum students, SIA has become a space for articulation, exchange of knowledge and experiences, which plays a fundamental role in the education of future professionals engaged in science and the management of archaeological heritage in the national Archaeology context. Over the various editions, the event has professionalized and gained the international mark, with the creation of a dynamic and democratic protocol for students to work together and with greater institutional insertion. An organization made by students and aimed at interested people in general, SIA has enhanced its open spirit and the growing dialogue with the different human collectives that have been demanding new practices and attitudes of archaeological practice. Through interviews, questionnaires, documentation reviews and our personal experience, we bring here a look at the history of SIA and its role in the academic trajectory of students and the Museum as a whole. We hope that this reflection can contribute to stimulating the continuity and emergence of other similar events across the country.