Archaeologies in social networks: the past represented in times of pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: V. Téga Calippo, Glória M.
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Arqueologia
• Texto Completo: https://revista.sabnet.org/ojs/index.php/sab/article/view/966
• topic: comunicação da arqueologia; divulgação científica; redes sociais; archaeology communication; science dissemination; social networks; comunicación en arqueología; divulgación cientifica; redes sociales

With the COVID-19 Pandemic, a significant portion of academic and Science Dissemination activities began to be developed in virtual environments, intensifying or giving rise to new communication processes. Lectures, classes, symposia, conferences, among others are now available on closed platforms or on social networks such as Instagram, YouTube or Facebook. These communicative processes have also intensified in Archaeology, encompassing both Science Dissemination and Scientific Diffusion actions. In order to understand this new scenario of communication in Archeology, I present, first, data that shows the significant increase in the consumption of Social Networks since the beginning of the Pandemic. Then, I establish a brief overview regarding the significant increase in posts related to Archaeology on Social Networks (Instagram, YouTube or Facebook), as well as an observation of the Instagram pages of the Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (USP), Museu Nacional (UFRJ), Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico (UFMG) and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi.  Finally, based on an initial survey of #archaeology on Instagram, I propose a brief reflection on the representations of the past that have been associated with Archaeology on social networks.