Weaving Epistemes: Community-Based Research in Latin America

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Weaving Epistemes: Community-Based Research in Latin America" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Research in Latin America has constantly rethought its approach toward communities. Even though the transformations vary in each country and region, only epistemological dialogue on an equal footing will allow each country to revisit data, rethink practices, and better understand the relationships between materiality (space/nature) and human interactions. This epistemological dialogue can synchronize different cognitive regimes from the rich cultural diversity of the Americas, making it possible to understand power relations, ways of life, political hierarchies, practices, and social interactions among people in different contexts. This symposium aims to promote a conversation about the possibilities of establishing equivalent dialogues between academia and communities, especially among Latin American women.