Vol. 11 (2025): post(s) 11
Praxis

Ambivalence of the Ancient Object: Kamaviils and National Discourses

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Adriana Linares-Palma
visiting scholar in the Latino and Latin American Studies Research Center, at the University of California Riverside.
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Portada del ensayo Ambivalencia del objeto antiguo: kamaviiles y discursos nacionales.

Published 2025-06-13

Keywords

  • ancient objects,
  • memory,
  • cultural heritage,
  • hegemonic narratives,
  • spirituality

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Linares, A. (2025). Ambivalence of the Ancient Object: Kamaviils and National Discourses. Post(s), 11, 288-303. https://doi.org/10.18272/posts.v11i1.3853

Abstract

This essay presents two moments experienced in two distant territories to reflect on hegemonic narratives imposed upon cultural objects, especially in response to the new exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology in Guatemala. I visualize the diversity of relationships and histories of these objects and explain how they are silenced in an exhibition that reproduces a national discourse.

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