Silvia Tomášková
Biographic Data
| ID | 111940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia Tomášková |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Tomášková |
| SIGNATURE | TOMÁŠKOVÁ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7766-1910 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Prehistoric Art as a Boundary Object
Feminist mapping for archaeologists
I frame this chapter through a close historical and anthropological reading of two terms - “feminist” and “mapping” - in the context of archaeology. How do we understand the relationship between gender and feminist archaeology, three decades after the initial popularization of gender archaeology, particularly in the Anglo-American context? What might mapping in archaeological projects entail today, specifically in terms of technologies, bodies, a…
Digital technologies in context
Landscape for a good feminist. An archaeological review
In 1998 this journal ( Archaeological dialogues 5(2)) published an editorial titled ‘What is wrong with gender archaeology?’. Responding to this rhetorical question, the editor affirmed that indeed nothing was wrong with it; to the contrary, gender archaeology was as healthy as could be, ‘one of the most thriving fields within the discipline’ ( Archaeological dialogues 1998, 88). Nonetheless, the writer then proceeded to describe a pervasive, ong…
Picture me dead. Moral choices reimagined
Shortly before her death, my grandmother expressed a strongly felt sentiment not to lie in the family tomb next to her sister-in-law. It was not quite clear what was to be done with the bones of the woman who by then had occupied the space next to her brother, my grandfather, for some five years. My mother resolved the issue by depositing the urn with my grandmother's ashes on the other side of my grandfather's coffin, stating matter-of-factly, '…
Mapping a Future
On being heard. Theory as an archaeological practice
Suggesting that archaeological theory both exists and does not at the same time is a wise move, so long as it opens the possibility for a range of answers and dialogue. In that respect I find myself in an agreement with Johnson, given that he takes up a piece of the theoretical minefield, and leaves plenty for others to engage with. Rather than debate his argument per se, therefore, I will endeavour to enlarge his essay in ways that will both con…
Next stop
As a Palaeolithic archaeologist I am often surprised by the paucity of research on issues of social relations in more recent time periods. The wealth of archaeological evidence and written texts seems so plentiful from where I stand. Thus when I look into Greek and Roman archaeology for examples of research on gendered being and for a discussion of difference in the past I am reminded that archaeological evidence is the consequence of research qu…
What is a Burin? Typology, Technology, and Interregional Comparison
Nationalism, Local Histories and the Making of Data in Archaeology
The last twenty years have witnessed animated debates in archaeology about the influence of context on the production of archaeological knowledge. This article argues that social and historical context affects archaeology not only at the level of interpretation but also at that of basic practice. I illustrate this claim about the historical nature of data through a comparison of two Palaeolithic central European sites, Willendorf and Dolní Věston…
Vanity Yes, Pernicious Maybe
Mapping a Future
Nationalism, Local Histories and the Making of Data in Archaeology
The last twenty years have witnessed animated debates in archaeology about the influence of context on the production of archaeological knowledge. This article argues that social and historical context affects archaeology not only at the level of interpretation but also at that of basic practice. I illustrate this claim about the historical nature of data through a comparison of two Palaeolithic central European sites, Willendorf and Dolní Věston…
What is a Burin? Typology, Technology, and Interregional Comparison
Landscape for a good feminist. An archaeological review
In 1998 this journal ( Archaeological dialogues 5(2)) published an editorial titled ‘What is wrong with gender archaeology?’. Responding to this rhetorical question, the editor affirmed that indeed nothing was wrong with it; to the contrary, gender archaeology was as healthy as could be, ‘one of the most thriving fields within the discipline’ ( Archaeological dialogues 1998, 88). Nonetheless, the writer then proceeded to describe a pervasive, ong…
Digital technologies in context
Prehistoric Art as a Boundary Object
Next stop
As a Palaeolithic archaeologist I am often surprised by the paucity of research on issues of social relations in more recent time periods. The wealth of archaeological evidence and written texts seems so plentiful from where I stand. Thus when I look into Greek and Roman archaeology for examples of research on gendered being and for a discussion of difference in the past I am reminded that archaeological evidence is the consequence of research qu…
Vanity Yes, Pernicious Maybe
Nationalism, Local Histories and the Making of Data in Archaeology
The last twenty years have witnessed animated debates in archaeology about the influence of context on the production of archaeological knowledge. This article argues that social and historical context affects archaeology not only at the level of interpretation but also at that of basic practice. I illustrate this claim about the historical nature of data through a comparison of two Palaeolithic central European sites, Willendorf and Dolní Věston…
What is a Burin? Typology, Technology, and Interregional Comparison
On being heard. Theory as an archaeological practice
Suggesting that archaeological theory both exists and does not at the same time is a wise move, so long as it opens the possibility for a range of answers and dialogue. In that respect I find myself in an agreement with Johnson, given that he takes up a piece of the theoretical minefield, and leaves plenty for others to engage with. Rather than debate his argument per se, therefore, I will endeavour to enlarge his essay in ways that will both con…
Next stop
As a Palaeolithic archaeologist I am often surprised by the paucity of research on issues of social relations in more recent time periods. The wealth of archaeological evidence and written texts seems so plentiful from where I stand. Thus when I look into Greek and Roman archaeology for examples of research on gendered being and for a discussion of difference in the past I am reminded that archaeological evidence is the consequence of research qu…
Mapping a Future
Picture me dead. Moral choices reimagined
Shortly before her death, my grandmother expressed a strongly felt sentiment not to lie in the family tomb next to her sister-in-law. It was not quite clear what was to be done with the bones of the woman who by then had occupied the space next to her brother, my grandfather, for some five years. My mother resolved the issue by depositing the urn with my grandmother's ashes on the other side of my grandfather's coffin, stating matter-of-factly, '…
Landscape for a good feminist. An archaeological review
In 1998 this journal ( Archaeological dialogues 5(2)) published an editorial titled ‘What is wrong with gender archaeology?’. Responding to this rhetorical question, the editor affirmed that indeed nothing was wrong with it; to the contrary, gender archaeology was as healthy as could be, ‘one of the most thriving fields within the discipline’ ( Archaeological dialogues 1998, 88). Nonetheless, the writer then proceeded to describe a pervasive, ong…
Digital technologies in context
Feminist mapping for archaeologists
I frame this chapter through a close historical and anthropological reading of two terms - “feminist” and “mapping” - in the context of archaeology. How do we understand the relationship between gender and feminist archaeology, three decades after the initial popularization of gender archaeology, particularly in the Anglo-American context? What might mapping in archaeological projects entail today, specifically in terms of technologies, bodies, a…
Prehistoric Art as a Boundary Object
Archaeology (9 works) · History (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (4 works) · Art (4 works)