African Archaeological Journals and Social Issues 2014–2021
The two waves of reflexivity in archaeology are the identity politics of archaeologists and stakeholder politics. These social issues are considered in this article through the perspective of three African archaeological journals produced from 2014 to 2021. Identity politics is examined through a qu...
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| description | The two waves of reflexivity in archaeology are the identity politics of archaeologists and stakeholder politics. These social issues are considered in this article through the perspective of three African archaeological journals produced from 2014 to 2021. Identity politics is examined through a quantitative analysis of authorship, book reviewing, and the countries covered. I conclude that parity of gender authorship—assuming 61% male and 39% female archaeologists—has been achieved by the <i>African Archaeological Review</i>, <i>Journal of African Archaeology</i>, and <i>Azania</i>. In book reviewing, this is less so. The geographical coverage across the three journals shows lacunae. Stakeholder politics is most visible in book reviews and special issues. Journal ethics and goals and the final topics of open access and other ways of broadening the pool of authors, reviewers, and accessibility are offered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dcd1628e5e447a89d8e4e4672a6a29d2023-11-17T11:25:19ZengMDPI AGHumans2673-94612023-01-0131253510.3390/humans3010004African Archaeological Journals and Social Issues 2014–2021Cheryl Claassen0Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28607, USAThe two waves of reflexivity in archaeology are the identity politics of archaeologists and stakeholder politics. These social issues are considered in this article through the perspective of three African archaeological journals produced from 2014 to 2021. Identity politics is examined through a quantitative analysis of authorship, book reviewing, and the countries covered. I conclude that parity of gender authorship—assuming 61% male and 39% female archaeologists—has been achieved by the <i>African Archaeological Review</i>, <i>Journal of African Archaeology</i>, and <i>Azania</i>. In book reviewing, this is less so. The geographical coverage across the three journals shows lacunae. Stakeholder politics is most visible in book reviews and special issues. Journal ethics and goals and the final topics of open access and other ways of broadening the pool of authors, reviewers, and accessibility are offered.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9461/3/1/4Africajournalsbook reviewsethicsgenderidentity politics |
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| title | African Archaeological Journals and Social Issues 2014–2021 |
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| title_short | African Archaeological Journals and Social Issues 2014–2021 |
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| topic | Africa journals book reviews ethics gender identity politics |
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