| Archaeology and the Media Contributor(s): Clack, Timothy (Editor), Brittain, Marcus (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1598742337 ISBN-13: 9781598742336 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: How archaeologists communicate their research to the public through the media and how the media view archaeologists has become an important feature in the contemporary world of academic and professional archaeologists. In this volume, a group of archaeologists, many with media backgrounds, address the wide range of questions in this intersection of fields. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 930.1 |
| LCCN: 2007025129 |
| Series: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 323 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The public's fascination with archaeology has meant that archaeologists have had to deal with media more regularly than other scholarly disciplines. How archaeologists communicate their research to the public through the media and how the media view archaeologists has become an important feature in the contemporary world of academic and professional archaeologists. In this volume, a group of archaeologists, many with media backgrounds, address the wide range of questions in this intersection of fields. An array of media forms are covered including television, film, photography, the popular press, art, video games, radio and digital media with a focus on the overriding question: What are the long-term implications of the increasing exposure through and reliance upon media forms for archaeology in the contemporary world? The volume will be of interest to archaeologists and those teaching public archaeology courses. |