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The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research. The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research. This edited collection, Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA, presents a critical enquiry into the much-hyped ""ancient DNA revolution"" in archaeology. Offering the first comprehensive and in-depth scholarly analysis of the practices and effects of archaeogenetics, editors Daniel Strand, Anna K llen, and Charlotte Mulcare, along with other renowned scholars from Europe and the United States, address a host of questions, such as- What happens with our understanding of the past when archaeology is married to genetic science? What cultural forms and historical narratives are generated by ancient DNA (aDNA) research, and what energies could they unleash? Taking a multidisciplinary and multisite approach to the topic, these essays offer important insights into the epistemological, ethical, and political consequences around and beyond the scientific analysis of aDNA. As such, Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA provides a timely and much-needed critical engagement with the rapidly growing field of aDNA research-a field that, while already having a notable impact on how we view the past in research, museums, and popular media-had not yet been subject to thorough critical scrutiny. Contributors Ruth Amstutz, Chip Colwell, Magnus Fiskesj , K. Ann Horsburgh, Anna K llen, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Amade M'charek, Charlotte Mulcare, Andreas Nyblom, Venla Oikkonen, Melanie Pruvost, Marianne Sommer, Daniel Strand

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Author:   Daniel Strand ,  Anna Kallen ,  Charlotte Mulcare
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Weight:   0.369kg
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9780262548090

ISBN 10:   0262548097
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   02 July 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA: An Introduction Daniel Strand and Anna Källén 1. Gained in Translation: Interdisciplinary Challenges in Ancient DNA Charlotte Mulcare and Mélanie Pruvost 2. Diagrams of Human Genetic Kinship and Diversity: From the Tree to the Mosaic and the Network?  Marianne Sommer and Ruth Amstutz 3. Past Pathogens and Precarious Futures  Venla Oikkonen 4. Twisting Strings: Hopi Ancestors and Ancient DNA Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa and Chip Colwell 5. Whitewashing the Neanderthal: Doing Time with Ancient DNA Amade M’charek 6. The Lagertha Complex: Archaeogenomics and the Viking Stage Andreas Nyblom 7. Ancient DNA and the Politics of Ethnicity in Neo-Nationalist China Magnus Fiskesjö

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Daniel Strand has a PhD in the History of Ideas from Stockholm University and works at the Living History Forum in Stockholm. He was previously affiliated with the Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism at Uppsala University and the Committee on Historical Studies at New School for Social Research. Anna K llen is an archaeologist and Chair Professor of Museology at Ume University. She was PI of the multidisciplinary project ""Code, Narrative, History- Making Sense of Ancient DNA in Contemporary Culture."" Her most recent book is The Trouble with Ancient DNA. Charlotte Mulcare has a PhD in genetics from University College London and works in genetics and scientific communications for commercial, academic, government, and third-sector organizations. She was previously affiliated with Liverpool University as an Honorary Fellow.

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