Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA
If most academic debates surrounding the recent boom of ancient DNA (aDNA) so far have concerned conflicting research epistemologies, this article is a call for taking aspects of media and communication more seriously. Analyzing the fates of two recent research papers on Viking Age Scandinavia, we...
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2019-12-01
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| author | Anna Källén Charlotte Mulcare Andreas Nyblom Daniel Strand |
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If most academic debates surrounding the recent boom of ancient DNA (aDNA) so far have concerned conflicting research epistemologies, this article is a call for taking aspects of media and communication more seriously. Analyzing the fates of two recent research papers on Viking Age Scandinavia, we show how aDNA research is communicated, narrated and infused with meaning in the public sphere, particularly in relation to popular narratives and political debates. We observe significant interlacing of scientific, political and media discourses in and around the papers, and conclude that archaeogenetics is a highly mediatized scientific field.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3616f829b4c481d9846be45d2c88e9b2023-03-24T02:25:35ZengSvenska Arkeologiska SamfundetCurrent Swedish Archaeology1102-73552002-39012019-12-0127110.37718/CSA.2019.04Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNAAnna Källén0Charlotte Mulcare1Andreas Nyblom2Daniel Strand3Department of Culture and Aesthetics Stockholm UniversityUniversity of LiverpoolDepartment of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm UniversityCenter for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism, Uppsala University If most academic debates surrounding the recent boom of ancient DNA (aDNA) so far have concerned conflicting research epistemologies, this article is a call for taking aspects of media and communication more seriously. Analyzing the fates of two recent research papers on Viking Age Scandinavia, we show how aDNA research is communicated, narrated and infused with meaning in the public sphere, particularly in relation to popular narratives and political debates. We observe significant interlacing of scientific, political and media discourses in and around the papers, and conclude that archaeogenetics is a highly mediatized scientific field. https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/88GeneticsaDNAcommunication of sciencemediatizationVikingfemale warrior |
| spellingShingle | Anna Källén Charlotte Mulcare Andreas Nyblom Daniel Strand Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA Current Swedish Archaeology Genetics aDNA communication of science mediatization Viking female warrior |
| title | Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA |
| title_full | Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA |
| title_fullStr | Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA |
| title_short | Archaeogenetics in Popular Media: Contemporary Implications of Ancient DNA |
| title_sort | archaeogenetics in popular media contemporary implications of ancient dna |
| topic | Genetics aDNA communication of science mediatization Viking female warrior |
| url | https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/88 |
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