Critical Approaches to Visual Representation in Archaeology : The Pastwomen Project
González Marcén, Paloma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Masriera Esquerra, Clara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Colomer Solsona, Laia (Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (Oslo, Noruega)
Díaz-Zorita Bonilla, Marta (University of Tübingen (Alemanya))
Herranz Sánchez, Ana Belén (Universidad de Jaén. Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Arqueología Ibérica)
de Miguel Ibáñez, Maria Paz (Universidad de Alicante)
Rísquez Cuenca, Carmen (Universidad de Jaén. Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Arqueología Ibérica)
Rueda Galán, Carmen (Universidad de Jaén. Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Arqueología Ibérica)
Sánchez Romero, Margarita (Universidad de Granada)
Soler Mayor, Begoña (Museu de Prehistòria de Valencia)

Date:	2025
Description:	10 pàg.
Abstract:	In this paper, we present a series of reflections on the relevance of past images from popular and academic culture in connection with western pictorial conventions and pre-established historical narratives. There is an urgent need to critically analyse these images, as has already been pointed out by other researchers, in order to revisit the role of the academic world in their production and dissemination processes. Within the framework of this critical position, we present the Pastwomen project as a case study in representation. Since 2007 more than 30 Spanish archaeologists, historians, lecturers, museum curators and educators have contributed to the project's activities, which have focused on producing images of Iberian prehistory and protohistory from a feminist perspective. These images are freely available on the project's website. The final section of the text describes the 'making of' processes behind each image in collaboration with art and design professionals, as well as the underlying archaeological, historical, artistic and communication criteria.
Rights:	Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.
Language:	Anglès
Series:	Themes in Contemporary Archaeology
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Published in:	Diversity in Visual Representations of the Past: Representation Matters, 2025, p. 17-26, ISBN 978-3-031-98241-5

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-98241-5_2

Postprint 13 p, 412.8 KB

Material complementari 1 p, 66.3 KB

The record appears in these collections:
Books and collections > Book chapters