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Ancient states and ordinary people: A feminist re-imagining of ancient Maya power and the everyday

Blackmore, Chelsea·2016·Critique of Anthropology
DOI 10.1177/0308275x15614632
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Maya archaeology continues to be defined by a schism between ‘politic/s and state’ and ‘everyday life and ordinary people.’ Using feminist theory, this paper deconstructs this dichotomy by considering the intellectual history and theoretical perspectives that continue to reify these boundaries and its connections to modern neoliberal discourses. How we conceive of the state – of what it is, and how it interacts with the rest of society – is at the heart of neo-evolutionary models of state formation; these impact our understanding of how ancient Maya society operated and the ways in which power, politics and class function. Archaeological fascination with elites and rulers, both in scholarly and public circles, creates a narrative focused on individual achievement, and a quest for wealth and material access; values lauded by the neoliberal state. Alternative readings of complexity illustrate that everyday life of ordinary people is nuanced, intentional, and inherently political. Such work forces us to reconsider this dichotomy and recognize it as a dialectical and mutually constitutive process.

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  • Modern complexity narratives are rooted in and justify neoliberal ideologies advocating for an interventionist state focused on protecting economic growth at all costs.

    “These modern complexity narratives are both rooted in and justify neoliberal ideologies advocating for an interventionist state that was not interested in the common good of its citizens but rather focused on protecting economic growth at all costs (Blackmore, 2016).”

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Authors
Blackmore, C.
Affiliations
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Venue
Critique of Anthropology
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2016-05-20
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
103-121
ISSN
  • 0308-275X
  • 1460-3721
DOI
10.1177/0308275x15614632
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