Authorship and Practice in Guatemalan Archaeology through an Intersectional Lens

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Beyond Leaky Pipelines: Exploring Gender Inequalities in Archaeological Practice" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This intersectional study explores gender and nationality in the production and dissemination of knowledge in Guatemalan archaeology. We examine publication trends in the memoirs of Guatemala’s annual archaeology symposium between 1990 and 2019. As the country’s main venue of dissemination of archaeological knowledge, the annual symposium is ideal to examine disparities in publication trends through time. We also present the results of a survey to Guatemalan archaeologists on their perceptions of inequality in archaeological practice and their self-identification in terms of gender, occupation, and ethnicity. Our survey shows gendered and ethnical disparities in archaeological practice and production of knowledge. This intersectional study provides a comprehensive perspective on the current status of diversity and inclusion in Guatemalan archaeology.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Beyond Leaky Pipelines: Exploring Gender Inequalities in Archaeological Practice   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 36164.0