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You Will Never Be Indiana Jones: How Toxic Masculinity Spurs Sexism and Ableism in Archaeology

Yes / There’s much to unpack regarding the legacy of Indiana Jones and the rest of the archaeological adventure genre, particularly regarding the way these stories perpetuate colonialist and Orientalist thought. But popular culture has also presented a view of archaeology steeped in toxic masculinity, a view that bolsters both sexism and ableism within the discipline.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/18810
Date22 March 2022
CreatorsFitzpatrick, Alexandra L.
Source SetsBradford Scholars
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeOther, Published version
Rights(c) 2020 Lady Science. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC0-BY-NC-ND license., CC-BY-NC-ND
Relationhttps://www.ladyscience.com/essays/you-will-never-be-indiana-jones-toxic-masculinity-archaeology

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