From the Opposite Corner: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on American Archaeology in European Publications |
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Authors: | Ma Soledad Mallía Aixa Solange Vidal |
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Institution: | (1) INAPL-UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina;(2) INAPL-UBA/UCM, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Abstract: | We see what we are prepared to see. Scientific research aims at breaking down this situation, analysing its subjects/objects
of study from different points of view. Although multiple meanings can be derived from every question and a myriad of positions
can be adopted, some are bound to be silenced by traditional criteria of authenticity. Archaeology is not an exception to
this: the prevailing agenda severely impacts on our perception of what archaeological practice consists. In turn, its ethos
is recreated as part of our own identity processes through our productions, whether by passively accepting monolithic standards
or by dynamically proposing alternative positions in response. The study of the prehistoric and colonial periods in America
can be a good test bed for surveying the influence of academic background upon the analysis of human history. Here we review
two Spanish journals of American studies to discuss the different orientations of the authors according to their provenance.
Plotted against the country represented by the authors, we consider his/her research as regards the object of study (ie. artefacts/written
sources), its origin, chronology and, finally, the aim of the paper. We found interesting orientations in relation to focus
on particular subjects, most probably conditioned by the ontology of the researchers. Although the selection is quite taxative,
it may usefully complement studies carried out in the Americas. |
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