Between pottery and politics? “Slavic archaeology” in communist Poland and East Germany and its interrelations with politics and ideology. A biographical-comparative approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22147007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne Kluger (0000-0002-9781-788X, University of Münster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Pages | 287-326 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Historiae Scientiarum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2451-3202 • E-ISSN: 2543-702X |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4467/2543702xshs.20.010.12566 |
| OpenAlex | W3114681975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Despite the previous overview studies on Polish and East German archaeology and historiography after 1945, further analyses of the relationship between science and politics as well as of the inner-disciplinary processes and discourses in the “Cold War” period are still needed. This applies in particular to the research field of “Slavic archaeology”, the archaeological and historiographical research on the “Slavs” in prehistorical and early medieval times. With regard to recent demands for an extended and more dynamic understanding of science and new methodological approaches in the history of science (and of archaeology as well), this paper focuses on two leading figures of “Slavic archaeology”, Witold Hensel (PPR) and Joachim Herrmann (GDR), as case studies to provide more insights into this discipline. Analysing the course of Hensel’s and Herrmann’s careers and of their way to the “Slavs” as one of their main research interests, their administrative functions as institutional directors and the central narratives of their publications on the early “Slavs”, provides the opportunity to profoundly dissect the interrelations between scholarly work, politics, and ideology in this field of research. The comparative approach also makes it possible to identify parallel tendencies in Eastern German and Polish “Slavic archaeology” as well as specific national conditions and developments. On the example of Hensel and Herrmann, it becomes clear that the implemented biographical-comparative perspective is fruitful and can be used for further research in the history of science
Archaeology · Classical archaeology · Discipline · East-Central Europe · German · Historiography · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Pottery · Slavic languages · Social science · Sociology · Classics · European history and politics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
Eine hervorragend nationale Wissenschaft
Die Slawen
Biographiewürdigkeit‹
Geschichtswissenschaft
Archäologie der westlichen Slawen
Introduction
The Limits of Representativeness
Archäologiegeschichte als Wissenschaftsgeschichte. Über Formen und Funktionen historischer Selbstvergewisserung in der Prähistorischen Archäologie
Recovering’ Territories
The Medieval Colonization of Central Europe as a Problem of World History and Historiography
From the history of Polish archaeology studies of the beginning of the Polish state 1948–1966 („Millennium Program”)
Lebens‐Geschichte ‐ Wissenschafts‐Geschichte. Vom Nutzen der Biographie für Geschichtswissenschaft und Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Nation and Empire
Historians Who Love Too Much
Pots, Slavs and ‘imagined communities
Deutsche Ostforschung und polnische Westforschung im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft und Politik. Disziplinen im Vergleich
A panorama of Polish archaeology
L'illusion biographique
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |