Then and Now. The Role of Archeology in the Processes of Construction and Deconstruction of National Identities (Latin America and the State of Israel)
The history of the development and institutionalization of archaeology -both in Europe and America- is linked to the consolidation process of modern nation-states. In such context, the monopoly of discourse about the past has been a major objective. The current situation of the discipline is differe...
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Universidad Nacional de Rosario
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/14 |
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| Sumario: | The history of the development and institutionalization of archaeology -both in Europe and America- is linked to the consolidation process of modern nation-states. In such context, the monopoly of discourse about the past has been a major objective. The current situation of the discipline is different: the prevailing rhetoric celebrates diversity, values other ontologies and encourages dialogue. This work proposes a reflection on the function and method that (mainstream) archaeology follows in two dissimilar contexts: the diverse set of Latin American States (focusing on Argentina and Mexico), where the urgency of social-national homogenization seems to have been overcome, and the State of Israel where the legitimation of the identity discourse of a nationalist nature constitutes a matter of State. In both cases, the role of the humanities continues to be decisive regarding certain struggles that take place outside of the academic field (e.g., the territorial dispute) and the principle of authority that invests our disciplines continues to be invoked as a source of legitimacy in the claims of each group. |
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