Post-colonialism, human origins and the paradox of modernity

Bibliographic Data

ID3569650
AuthorsM Porr (0000-0002-6556-1007, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author), J M Matthews (0000-0002-3968-8282, The University of Western Australia)
Year2017
Volume91
Issue358
Pages1058-1068
Publication date2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherAntiquity Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15184/aqy.2017.82
OpenAlexW2744915224
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited52

Post-colonial thought affects the heart of Western science. Although there is comparatively little engagement with post-colonial theory in the fields traditionally concerned with human origins or human evolution, it should be of critical importance to Palaeolithic archaeology and human evolutionary studies. Examination of recent literature dealing with so-called modern human origins highlights key neglected aspects of this discourse, namely the status of nature and rationality, and demonstrates how these aspects are entangled with ongoing political and colonial influences on the production of knowledge

Archaeology · Colonialism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human evolution · Human science · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, Genetics, and Society

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