Maria Ximena Senatore

Maria Ximena Senatore is a researcher at the Instituto de Ciencia del Patrimonio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (INCIPIT-CSIC) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She holds a degree in Archaeology and a PhD in History. For the past two decades, she has been leading research projects in Antarctica. Her research fields include contemporary archaeology in Antarctica, polar history, heritage conservation, material culture studies, and tourism in Antarctica.

• Research projects / interests:
  • Human Interactions with Antarctica
  • Historical Archaeology and Material Culture Studies
  • Narratives of Antarctic Past
  • Materialities of Contemporary Antarctica
  • Polar Heritage
  • Antarctic Tourism focused on the History of Exploration
  • Museums and uses of cultural heritage
  • Polar Archives
  • Capitalism expansion to Antarctica, whaling and sealing in 19th century

• Areas of interest:
  • Contemporary Archaeology
  • Material Culture Studies
  • Polar Heritage
  • Architecture
  • Anthropology
  • History and Polar Archives

Keywords: Contemporary Archaeology, Material Culture Studies, History of Whaling, Polar Heritage, Antarctic Tourism