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oapen-20.500.12657-224392024-03-22T19:23:02Z Communities and knowledge production in archaeology Roberts, Julia Shepperd, Kathleen L. Trigg, Jonathan Ralph Hansson, Ulf R. Archaeology archaeology knowledge archaeological knowledge material culture archeology networks idea dissemination ideas knowledge exchange thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology The dynamic processes of knowledge production in archaeology and elsewhere in the humanities and social sciences are increasingly viewed as the collaborative effort of groups, clusters and communities of researchers rather than the isolated work of so-called ‘instrumental’ actors. Shifting focus from the individual scholar to the wider social contexts of her work and the dynamic creative processes she participates in, this volume critically examines the importance of informal networks and conversation in the creation of knowledge about the past. Engaging with theoretical approaches such as the sociology and geographies of knowledge and Actor-Network Theory (ANT), and using examples taken from different archaeologies in Europe and North America from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century, the book caters to a wide readership, ranging from students of archaeology, anthropology, classics and science studies to the general reader. 2020-03-12 03:00:33 2020-04-01T06:50:49Z 2020-04-01T06:50:49Z 2019-10-01 book 1007742 9781526134561 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22439 eng application/pdf n/a 1007742.pdf Manchester University Press 102763 6110b9b4-ba84-42ad-a0d8-f8d877957cdd b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781526134561 Manchester 102763 KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The dynamic processes of knowledge production in archaeology and elsewhere in the humanities and social sciences are increasingly viewed as the collaborative effort of groups, clusters and communities of researchers rather than the isolated work of so-called ‘instrumental’ actors. Shifting focus from the individual scholar to the wider social contexts of her work and the dynamic creative processes she participates in, this volume critically examines the importance of informal networks and conversation in the creation of knowledge about the past. Engaging with theoretical approaches such as the sociology and geographies of knowledge and Actor-Network Theory (ANT), and using examples taken from different archaeologies in Europe and North America from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century, the book caters to a wide readership, ranging from students of archaeology, anthropology, classics and science studies to the general reader.
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