SA584 PUBLIC ARCAHEOLOGY
| Course Code: | 8140584 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Settlement Archaeology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. DENİZ BURCU ERCİYAS |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course will provide a broad overview of the key concepts in public archaeology, a research field that examines the relationship between archaeology and the public, in both theoretical and practical terms. The course will take into account the growth of scholarship and pedagogy in public archaeology around the world.
It seeks to clarify what exactly ‘public archaeology’ is by promoting an inclusive and socially engaged vision of the discipline.
Course Content
The course examines archaeology in its wider social and political context, within its visualisation, modelling and public outreach. The role of archaeology in the development of concepts of Heritage will be considered on a worldwide basis and issues raised at a theoretical and practical level discussed. These will include differing values attached to objects, monuments and areas of land, archaeology and the law, archaeology and the media, tourism and the place of archaeology in the planning process.