Teaching and Learning the Archaeology of the Contemporary Era

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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The archaeology of the contemporary era is a lively and well-established field, contributing to studies of migration, climate change, consumption and violent conflict, as well as to the development of archaeological thought and practice more widely. Contemporary archaeology is grounded in the material traces of 20th and 21st-century existence, touching upon fields such as human geography, contemporary history and social anthropology. Despite its scholarly impacts and widely-recognised pedagogical values, to date the formal teaching of contemporary archaeology has been relatively limited. This book brings together accounts of teaching and learning in contemporary archaeology from as far afield as Orkney and Iran.The chapters include case studies of courses, modules and specific sessions, as well as reflections on the development of the discipline in different contexts. This book is intended as a resource for both teachers and students of contemporary archaeology, presenting a set of tools and practices to borrow, modify and apply in new contexts. It highlights the values of interdisciplinarity, radical pedagogies, and innovative approaches in contemporary archaeology and related disciplines, and provides a basis for future developments and debates in contemporary archaeology curriculum design.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-01-11
Mått162 x 238 x 20 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350335639

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List of FiguresList of ContributorsIntroduction: Pedagogy in Contemporary Archaeology (Gabriel Moshenska, University College London, UK)I. Course and Curriculum Development1. Contemporary Art and Archaeology: Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Practice in the Digital University (Antonia Thomas, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK)2. Documenting Wesley College: A Mildly Anarchist Teaching Encounter (William Caraher, University of North Dakota, USA)3. Teaching Contemporary Archaeology: The Durham Experience (David Petts, Durham University, UK)II. Pedagogical Practices4. The Henge with a Postcode: The Benefits of Contemporary Archaeology Fieldtrips (Kenneth Brophy, University of Glasgow, UK)5. Draw your Phone: The Cellphone as an Intimate, Everyday Artefact (Colleen Morgan, University of York, UK)6. Walking and Talking Around the Bombsites of Bloomsbury (Gabriel Moshenska, University College London, UK)III. Working with Communities7. Over, Under, and In Between: Collaborative Learning from Landscapes using Contemporary Archaeology (April M. Beisaw, Vassar College, USA)8. Teaching and Learning Difficult Pasts of the Twentieth Century through Community Archaeology (Tiina Äikäs, Oula Seitsonen, Tuuli Matila, and Vesa-Pekka Herva, University of Oulu, Finland)9. Beyond Zinjanthropus: Historical Archaeology Pedagogy in Tanzania (Nancy Rushohora, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)IV. The Personal and the Political10. ‘We Want School!’ Teaching and Learning Contemporary Archaeology with Displaced People in Anarchist-Adjacent Spaces in Athens, Greece (Rachael Kiddey, University of Cambridge, UK)11. Education is Life: Collective Experiences of Practicing the Archaeology of the Contemporary Past in a Conservative Atmosphere (Maryam Dezhamkhooy, Heidelberg University, Germany and Leila Papoli-Yazdi, Malmö University, Sweden)12. Archaeologies of the Contemporary World – A Chancy Business? (Greg Bailey, Independent Researcher, UK)Index

Teaching and Learning the Archaeology of the Contemporary Era is a timely and important contribution to the ever-evolving field of contemporary archaeology. The volume does an excellent job of highlighting the diversity and creativity of approaches used by educators and practitioners, showcasing how teaching contemporary archaeology can both strengthen existing archaeological education and offer avenues for reconceptualising the field entirely.