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Title New perspectives in global public archaeology / Katsuyuki Okamura, Akira Matsuda, editors
Published New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 280 pages)
Series 2011 Springer E-Books
Contents Is a shared past possible? : the ethics and practice of archaeology in the twenty-first century / Ian Hodder -- Engaged archaeology : whose community? which public? / K. Anne Pyburn -- "Public archaeology" in China : a preliminary investigation / Tao Wang -- Public archaeology in Canada / Joanne Lea and Karolyn Smardz Frost -- From object-centered to people-focused : exploring a gap between archaeologists and the public in contemporary Japan / Katsuyuki Okamura -- Public archaeology in Korea : a duet of popularity and nationalism / Oh Young Kwon and Moo Joong Kim -- Public archaeology in Thailand / Rasmi Shoocongdej -- Archaeology in a multicultural and multiethnic nation under construction : the case of New Caledonia (southern Melanesia) / Christophe Sand, Jacques Bolé, and André Ouetcho -- Digging on contested grounds : archaeology and the commemoration of slavery on Gorée Island, Senegal / Ibrahima Thiaw -- The heritage uncertainty principle : excavating air raid shelters from the Second World War / Heather Burke [and others] -- Archaeology dreaming : postapartheid urban imaginaries and the remains of the Prestwich Street dead / Nick Shepherd -- Archaeology by the (Far) East in the West : what do local people think if Japanese archaeologists excavate the "Villa of Augustus" in Italy? / Akira Matsuda -- Meaning-making process of cultural heritage in Jordan : the local communities, the contexts, and the archaeological sites in the Citadel of Amman / Shatha Abu-Khafajah -- The excluded past in Jordanian formal primary education : the introduction of archaeology / Arwa Badran -- The educational purpose of archaeology : a personal view from the United Kingdom / Donald Henson -- The role of archaeology and its challenges in Japanese school education : the curriculum and history textbooks / Shuseki Murata -- Multivocality in multimedia : collaborative archaeology and the potential of cyberspace / Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, T.J. Ferguson, and Douglas W. Gann -- Looking for an identity : archaeologists, local communities, and public archaeology in Peru / Daniel Dante Saucedo-Segami -- Sharing the pleasure of excavation : the public archaeology program at the Miharashidai Site, Japan / Makoto Muraki
Summary New Perspectives in Global Public Archaeology Edited by Katsuyuki Okamura and Akira Matsuda Since its very beginning, archaeology has in many senses always related to a much wider constituency than just archaeologists. This relationship between archaeology and the public has often been overlooked and constantly changes. Public archaeology, as a field of research and practice, has been developing since the 1970s in English-speaking countries, particularly in the United States, Britain, and Australia, and is today beginning to spread to other parts of the world. Global expansion of public archaeology comes with the recognition of the need for a careful understanding of local contexts, particularly the culture and socio-political climate. This volume critically examines the current theories and practices of public archaeology through relevant case studies from different regions throughout the world, including: Japan, China, South Korea, New Caledonia, South Africa, Senegal, Jordon, Italy, Peru, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. These case studies are examined from a wide variety of theoretical contexts, to provide a thorough and comprehensive guide to the state of public archaeology today, as well as implications for its future. As the theory and practice of public archaeology continues to change and grow, archaeology's relationship with the broader community needs to be critically and openly examined. The contributions in this wide-ranging work are a key source of information for anyone practicing or studying archaeology in a public context
Analysis sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
archeologie
archaeology
cultureel erfgoed
cultural heritage
antropologie
anthropology
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Archaeology.
Archaeology -- Public relations.
Archaeology
archaeology.
Sciences sociales.
Droit.
Sciences humaines.
Archaeology
Archaeology -- Public relations
Form Electronic book
Author Okamura, Katsuyuki
Matsuda, Akira, 1975-
ISBN 9781461403418
1461403413
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9781283352109
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9781461403401
9781461458746
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