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Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas
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Shawn Michael Austin is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His research focuses on the historical development of economies and societies, particularly in the context of European encounters with Indigenous populations in the Americas. Austin has explored the origins of modern economic systems through the lens of European engagement with the Guaraní people, examining processes of cultural exchange and economic integration. His work also delves into the role of interpreters and translation in colonial administration and legal systems in the Río de la Plata region, specifically within Guaraní documents from the 16th to 18th centuries. Additionally, Austin has investigated musical practices and patterns of mobility among Indigenous groups in colonial Asunción. His scholarship contributes to understanding the complex interplay of culture, economics, and social dynamics in early colonial South America.
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- h-index: 2
- Publications: 18
- Citations: 19
Selected Publications
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Linda Biesele Hall (1939–2022) (2025)
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Los procesos de filtración en los documentos guaraníes: los intérpretes y las traducciones en el Paraguay y el Río de la Plata colonial (siglos XVI-XVIII) (2023)
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Los procesos de filtración en los documentos guaraníes: los intérpretes y las traducciones en el Paraguay y el Río de la Plata colonial (siglos XVI-XVIII) (2023)
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New World of Gain: Europeans, Guaraní, and the Global Origins of Modern Economy (2023)
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BRIAN OWENSBY: “Lo que hoy llamamos economía fue parte íntegra de la vida social y moral. (2022)
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Los “indios cantores” del Paraguay: prácticas musicales y dinámicas de movilidad en Asunción colonial (siglos XVI-XVIII) (2021)
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Mining and Indigenous Knowledge - Mining Language: Racial Thinking, Indigenous Knowledge, and Colonial Metallurgy in the Early Modern Iberian World. By Allison Margaret Bigelow. Chapel Hill: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press, 2020. Pp. vii, 354. Appendices. Index. $39.95 cloth; $29.99 e-book. (2021)
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- Linda Biesele Hall (1939–2022)
- Linda Biesele Hall (1939–2022)
- Linda Biesele Hall (1939–2022)
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