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Who Writes about Archaeology? An Intersectional Study of Authorship in Archaeological Journals

Heath-Stout, Laura E.·2020·American Antiquity
DOI 10.1017/aaq.2020.28
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Since the 1980s, activist archaeologists have used quantitative studies of journal authorship to show that the demographics of archaeological knowledge production are homogeneous. This literature, however, focuses almost exclusively on the gender of archaeologists, without deeply engaging with other forms of identity or adequately addressing the methodological limitations of assigning binary gender identifications based on first names. This paper rectifies these limitations through an intersectional study of inequities in academic archaeological publications by presenting the results of a survey of authors who published in 21 archaeology journals over a 10-year period (2007–2016). This survey asked them to provide their self-identifications in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. The results demonstrate that although there has been an influx of women archaeologists in recent decades, we have not yet reached gender parity. They also show that because many women archaeologists are cisgender, white, and heterosexual, the discipline's knowledge producers remain relatively homogeneous. Furthermore, although there is demographic variation between journals, there is a strong correlation between journal prestige and the percentage of authors who are straight, white, cisgender men. This intersectional study of journal authorship demographics provides a comprehensive perspective on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the discipline of archaeology.

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  • There is a telling correlation between journal prestige and the proportion of authors who are straight, white, cisgender men.

    “There is a telling correlation between journal prestige and the proportion of authors who are straight, white, cisgender men (Heath-Stout 2020).”

    From Unsettling Archaeology (2020) · cites this paper as Heath-Stout 2020

  • White women constitute at least half of the archaeologists in the US and they are still subject to patriarchal gatekeeping practices when it comes to publishing.

    “For example, white women constitute at least half of the archaeologists in the US and they are still subject to patriarchal gatekeeping practices when it comes to publishing”

    From The Future is Now: Archaeology and the Eradication of Anti-Blackness (2020) · cites this paper as Heath-Stout 2020

  • A survey would provide more accurate data on author gender and nationality, and on intersections between these and other identities, than the methods used in this study.

    “We recognize that a survey would provide more accurate data on the author's gender and nationality, as well as intersections between these and other identities (Heath-Stout, 2020).”

    From The African Archaeological Review Turns Forty: Some Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future (2023) · cites this paper as Heath-Stout, 2020

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Authors
Heath-Stout, L. E.
ORCID
Heath-Stout, Laura E.
Venue
American Antiquity
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2020-05-26
Volume
85
Issue
3
Pages
407-426
ISSN
  • 0002-7316
  • 2325-5064
DOI
10.1017/aaq.2020.28
Cited by
80
References
12
Language
en
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)

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