Title Communities and knowledge production in archaeology / Julia Roberts, Ulf R. Hansson, Kathleen L. Shepperd, Jonathan Ralph Trigg

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Social Archaeology and Material Worlds Social archaeology and material worlds. Summary 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 Analysis Archaeology archaeology knowledge archaeological knowledge material culture archeology networks idea dissemination ideas knowledge exchange Notes English Subject Social sciences. social sciences. Archaeology. Social Science / Archaeology. Social sciences Form Electronic book Author Hansson, Ulf R., editor Roberts, Julia, editor Shepperd, Kathleen L., editor Trigg, Jonathan Ralph, editor ISBN 9781526134561 152613456X

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