Trying to Do What We Are Told: Dominated Thinking in Archaeology
Trying to Do What We Are Told: Dominated Thinking in Archaeology
Author(s): Gheorghe Alexandru NiculescuSubject(s): History, Archaeology
Published by: Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS)
Keywords: Romania; authority; master-apprentice teaching; epistemic vices; state; Occidentalism
Summary/Abstract: The development of archaeological thinking in Romania is hindered by a widespread deference to authorities, institutional or personal, which makes submission and conformity more important than taking the necessary risks posed by the confrontation with the spectrum of theories and methods that can be used for understanding material culture.
Journal: CAS Sofia Working Paper Series
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 14/1
- Page Range: 1-13
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English