The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research. This edited collection, Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA, presents a critical enquiry into the much-hyped "ancient DNA revolution" in archaeology. Offering the first comprehensive and in-depth scholarly analysis of the practices and effects of archaeogenetics, editors Daniel Strand, Anna Källén, and Charlotte Mulcare, along with other renowned scholars from Europe and the United States, address a host of questions, such as: What happens with our understanding of the past when archaeology is married to genetic science? What cultural forms and historical narratives are generated by ancient DNA (aDNA) research, and what energies could they unleash?
Taking a multidisciplinary and multisite approach to the topic, these essays offer important insights into the epistemological, ethical, and political consequences around and beyond the scientific analysis of aDNA. As such, Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA provides a timely and much-needed critical engagement with the rapidly growing field of aDNA research--a field that, while already having a notable impact on how we view the past in research, museums, and popular media--had not yet been subject to thorough critical scrutiny.
ContributorsRuth Amstutz, Chip Colwell, Magnus Fiskesjö, K. Ann Horsburgh, Anna Källén, Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, Amade M'charek, Charlotte Mulcare, Andreas Nyblom, Venla Oikkonen, Mélanie Pruvost, Marianne Sommer, Daniel Strand
《古代DNA的批判性觀點》是對古代DNA研究實踐及其後果的首次全面批判性分析。本書由Daniel Strand、Anna Källén和Charlotte Mulcare編輯，針對考古學中備受矚目的「古代DNA革命」進行深入探討。這是對考古基因學實踐及其影響的首個全面學術分析，編輯及來自歐洲和美國的其他知名學者探討了一系列問題，例如：當考古學與基因科學結合時，我們對過去的理解會發生什麼變化？古代DNA（aDNA）研究產生了哪些文化形式和歷史敘事，並可能釋放出什麼樣的能量？
這些論文採取多學科和多地點的方法，提供了對aDNA科學分析周圍及其超越的認識論、倫理和政治後果的重要見解。因此，《古代DNA的批判性觀點》為迅速增長的aDNA研究領域提供了及時且急需的批判性參與——這一領域雖然已對我們在研究、博物館和大眾媒體中看待過去的方式產生了顯著影響，但尚未受到徹底的批判性審視。
貢獻者包括：Ruth Amstutz、Chip Colwell、Magnus Fiskesjö、K. Ann Horsburgh、Anna Källén、Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa、Amade M'charek、Charlotte Mulcare、Andreas Nyblom、Venla Oikkonen、Mélanie Pruvost、Marianne Sommer、Daniel Strand。
Daniel Strand has a PhD in the History of Ideas from Stockholm University and works at the Living History Forum in Stockholm. He was previously affiliated with the Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism at Uppsala University and the Committee on Historical Studies at New School for Social Research.
Anna Källén is an archaeologist and Chair Professor of Museology at Umeå University. She was PI of the multidisciplinary project "Code, Narrative, History: Making Sense of Ancient DNA in Contemporary Culture." Her most recent book is
The Trouble with Ancient DNA. Charlotte Mulcare has a PhD in genetics from University College London and works in genetics and scientific communications for commercial, academic, government, and third-sector organizations. She was previously affiliated with Liverpool University as an Honorary Fellow.
丹尼爾·斯特蘭（Daniel Strand）擁有斯德哥爾摩大學的思想史博士學位，並在斯德哥爾摩的活歷史論壇工作。他曾與烏普薩拉大學的多學科種族主義研究中心及新社會研究學院的歷史研究委員會有關聯。
安娜·卡倫（Anna Källén）是一位考古學家，並擔任烏梅奧大學的博物館學講座教授。她是多學科專案「代碼、敘事、歷史：在當代文化中理解古代DNA」的主要研究者。她最近出版的書籍是《古代DNA的困擾》（The Trouble with Ancient DNA）。
夏洛特·穆爾凱爾（Charlotte Mulcare）擁有倫敦大學學院的遺傳學博士學位，並在商業、學術、政府及第三部門組織中從事遺傳學和科學傳播工作。她曾擔任利物浦大學的榮譽研究員。
