Citational Politics and Practices in Viking Age Archaeology and Beyond
April 13–14, 2026  ·  University of Oslo  ·  Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History  ·  Blindernveien 11, seminarroom 2
Overview
Join us for a discussion about methodological challenges in bibliometric analysis, aspects of reflexivity in Viking Age archaeology, and how computational methods can be leveraged to conduct meaningful meta-research.
Guiding questions
—How can bibliometric and digital approaches be leveraged to produce or assist with feminist, anti-colonial and reflexive critique within archaeology?
—What methodological challenges exist — including those relating to data availability and data quality — and how might we overcome them?
—What are the limits of bibliometric approaches, and what voices do they exclude?
—What considerations apply when using these methods in Viking Age archaeology and other domains?
—How can bibliometrics support better referential practices and foster open networks?
bibliometrics meta-research citational politics citation practices computational methods scholarly metadata digital approaches data quality data availability network analysis open networks supportive referential practices missing voices under-represented perspectives knowledge gaps feminist critique anti-colonial critique reflexive critique evidence subdisciplinary considerations
Bibliometric Analysis of Viking Age Research (BibVik)
https://zackbatist.info/BibVik/