Narrating our pasts ARC00045M

Module leader: Prof. Mark Edmonds

Aims

To explore the relationship between producers and consumers of archaeological knowledge
To provide a critical analysis of narrative forms currently employed in contemporary archaeology
To review experiments with alternative forms of representation

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this module students should:

Have gained the ability to critically evaluate both the content and the mode of delivery of site monographs, works of synthesis and other archaeological texts
Have a familiarity with the full range of media available to contemporary archaeologists
Possess the ability to think creatively about the use of those media