Gilman Hall 308

The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Professor Karin Rosemblatt, History, University of Maryland, to present:

Digging the Nation: Archaeology, Anthropology, and History in Twentieth-Century Mexico

Professor Rosemblatt will discuss her book project which examines three controversies in mid-twentieth century Mexican anthropology and archaeology to better understand the interplay between politics and (social) scientific knowledge. Each of the three conflicts sheds light on how ideas about the ethnic contours of Mexico’s past buttressed and defined the distinct place within the nation of different Native groups. Each also shaped and was shaped by Mexican nationalism and its international standing. I am especially interested in how scientists responded to the deep gaps and aporias in ethnohistorical knowledge given contemporary political pressures and social contexts.

“Please email Prof. Casey Lurtz ([email protected]) for a copy of the paper and the Zoom link.”