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Maria Ximena Senatore Connolly

Investigadora Científica at INCIPIT CSIC

Doctora en Historia. Universidad de Valladolid

Licenciada en Ciencias Antropológicas, orientación Arqueología. Universidad de Buenos Aires

Maria Ximena Senatore Connolly has been working on archaeology in Antarctica for the last three decades. She is Deputy Scientific Director and Associate Professor at INCIPIT CSIC. She was a Distinguished Researcher at Universidad de Alicante, Senior Researcher at National Council of Research, Associate Professor at the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, and Professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires,

With a degree in archaeology and a doctorate degree in history, she is interested in understanding the human exploration and incorporation of remote lands into the modern world. Her work has focused on questioning the master narratives of the Antarctic past and the theoretical conceptualizations of heritage conservation. Her research examines human-things relations in Antarctica past and present, with recent focus on informing sustainable and inclusive conservation policies and practices. In addition to her Antarctic work, her research areas include modern colonialism in Patagonia, theory in historical archaeology and heritage studies.