In 2014, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient
World organized an international writing competition calling for
accessible and engaging essays about any aspect of archaeology.
Nearly 150 submissions from over two dozen countries were received.
Archaeology for the People gathers the best of those entries. Their
diverse topics-from the destruction of historic, urban gardens in
contemporary Istanbul to the fall of the ancient Maya city- offer a
taste of the global reach and relevance of archaeology. Their main
common trait, however, is that they prove that archaeology can
offer much more to a general audience than Indiana Jones or aliens
building pyramids. All of the articles collected in this book
combine sophisticated analysis of an exciting archeological problem
with prose geared at a non-specialized audience. This book also
offers a series of reflections on how and why to engage in
dialogues about archaeology with people who are not specialists.
These include a stunning photo-essay that captures the challenges
of life at an archaeological site in northern Sudan, interviews
with a number of leading archaeologists who have successfully
written about archaeology for a broad public or who are actively
engaged in practicing archaeology beyond academia, and a discussion
of the experience of teaching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
about archaeology to over 40,000 students. This book should be of
interest to anyone who has wondered how and why to write about
archaeology for people other than archaeologists.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxbow Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Joukowsky Institute Publication, 7 |
| Release date: |
December 2015 |
| Editors: |
John Cherry
• Felipe Rojas
|
| Dimensions: |
240 x 170 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78570-107-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-78570-107-X |
| Barcode: |
9781785701078 |
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