Comments on: Making Historical Archaeology Visible: Community Outreach and Education http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education Society for Historical Archaeology Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: After the Curtain Came Down: Thoughts from Two Committee Members on the AGSCUI Film Festival 2013 | Anthropology Graduate Student Committee at the University of Idaho http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-325 After the Curtain Came Down: Thoughts from Two Committee Members on the AGSCUI Film Festival 2013 | Anthropology Graduate Student Committee at the University of Idaho Thu, 09 May 2013 02:10:35 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-325 [...] read more about making archaeology more visible read Jamie C. Brandon’s blog post here. The Societies for American Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, and the American Anthropological [...] [...] read more about making archaeology more visible read Jamie C. Brandon’s blog post here. The Societies for American Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, and the American Anthropological [...]

]]> By: Boom, Baby! | SHA Blog http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-278 Boom, Baby! | SHA Blog Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:44:29 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-278 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: New Blog Post on SHA Blog http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-77 New Blog Post on SHA Blog Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:13 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-77 [...] post “Making Academics Visible: Community Outreach and Education ” can be read on both The Society for Historical Archaeology Blog (Current Topics section) and my own blog, Farther Along…The post tackles some of my frustration [...] [...] post “Making Academics Visible: Community Outreach and Education ” can be read on both The Society for Historical Archaeology Blog (Current Topics section) and my own blog, Farther Along…The post tackles some of my frustration [...]

]]> By: Karl K. http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-71 Karl K. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-71 I agree that we all need to do our part. "Small, daily acts of outreach" build awareness from the bottom up. But it wouldn't hurt to have a pop culture icon. For example, just look at what Neil deGrasse Tyson has done as a spokesman for the scientific community. Whenever he makes an appeal for more government funding for space exploration, the public listens carefully. In interviews he's always explaining to the general public why they should care about science. Some of his fan videos have gone viral: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc). Archaeology could use its own Neil deGrasse Tyson--a trained professional with the communicative skills to establish a fan base and preach the gospel of ethical excavation. We should all continue to do our part, but an effective public envoy could go a long way.  I agree that we all need to do our part. “Small, daily acts of outreach” build awareness from the bottom up. But it wouldn’t hurt to have a pop culture icon. For example, just look at what Neil deGrasse Tyson has done as a spokesman for the scientific community. Whenever he makes an appeal for more government funding for space exploration, the public listens carefully. In interviews he’s always explaining to the general public why they should care about science. Some of his fan videos have gone viral: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc). Archaeology could use its own Neil deGrasse Tyson–a trained professional with the communicative skills to establish a fan base and preach the gospel of ethical excavation. We should all continue to do our part, but an effective public envoy could go a long way. 

]]> By: Amanda Morrow http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-70 Amanda Morrow Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:36:00 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-70 This is very well put and I agree with your sentiments. And I think I would go further and state that if we as the archeological community view ourselves as stewards of the archeological record, the very highest calling of that stewardship is not simply preserving the record, but teaching people why it must be preserved. There is no point in preserving something now that future generations will destroy out of ignorance. Public outreach is my very favorite part of my job, and only a small handful of folks have not gotten the message. This is very well put and I agree with your sentiments. And I think I would go further and state that if we as the archeological community view ourselves as stewards of the archeological record, the very highest calling of that stewardship is not simply preserving the record, but teaching people why it must be preserved. There is no point in preserving something now that future generations will destroy out of ignorance. Public outreach is my very favorite part of my job, and only a small handful of folks have not gotten the message.

]]> By: It’s time to practice (and reward) public outreach « Digs and Docs http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-68 It’s time to practice (and reward) public outreach « Digs and Docs Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:18:05 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-68 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Terry Brock http://www.sha.org/blog/index.php/2012/03/making-historical-archaeology-visible-community-outreach-and-education/#comment-66 Terry Brock Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:34:00 +0000 http://www.sha.org/blog/?p=1174#comment-66 Jamie, thanks for this great post. I completely agree about your assessment that digital social media provides all archaeologists with a manageable way to engage the public, even if that public is just our "friends", about what archaeologists do, how we do it, and why it's important. I have had tremendous success in engaging communities about archaeology, whether it is through sending photos from the field through twitter or discussing articles about archaeology with non-archaeology friends on facebook. Particular success has been spawned through my work with Lynne Goldstein at Michigan State University through the MSU Campus Archaeology Program: by using social media, we were able to make a 2-person program as big as we wanted it to be on 40,000 student, 5,000 acre campus, by being vocal and loud on Twitter, Facebook, and with a blog. This has spawned incredible reach for a tiny program, allowing us to build bridges with a number of entities across campus, including with the MSU Alumni Association. Through these relationships, we are able to raise awareness about the importance and value of archaeology to a number of people who wouldn't have known it existed otherwise. Here are some links for everyone's enjoyment:  Campus Archaeology Program: http://campusarch.msu.edu Our Poster on Social Media for Community Engagement given at SHA 2010 in Florida: http://www.slideshare.net/terrber/connecting-campus-to-archaeology-using-digital-social-media-for-community-outreach-and-engagement Also, it might be worth checking out Colleen Morgan's collection of articles that proceeded her Blogging Archaeology Session at last year's SAA. I participated in this event, and it resulted in a number of blog posts by archaeologists about using social media and blogging in archaeology: http://middlesavagery.wordpress.com/tag/blogging/ Jamie, thanks for this great post. I completely agree about your assessment that digital social media provides all archaeologists with a manageable way to engage the public, even if that public is just our “friends”, about what archaeologists do, how we do it, and why it’s important. I have had tremendous success in engaging communities about archaeology, whether it is through sending photos from the field through twitter or discussing articles about archaeology with non-archaeology friends on facebook. Particular success has been spawned through my work with Lynne Goldstein at Michigan State University through the MSU Campus Archaeology Program: by using social media, we were able to make a 2-person program as big as we wanted it to be on 40,000 student, 5,000 acre campus, by being vocal and loud on Twitter, Facebook, and with a blog. This has spawned incredible reach for a tiny program, allowing us to build bridges with a number of entities across campus, including with the MSU Alumni Association. Through these relationships, we are able to raise awareness about the importance and value of archaeology to a number of people who wouldn’t have known it existed otherwise. Here are some links for everyone’s enjoyment: 

Campus Archaeology Program: http://campusarch.msu.edu
Our Poster on Social Media for Community Engagement given at SHA 2010 in Florida: http://www.slideshare.net/terrber/connecting-campus-to-archaeology-using-digital-social-media-for-community-outreach-and-engagement

Also, it might be worth checking out Colleen Morgan’s collection of articles that proceeded her Blogging Archaeology Session at last year’s SAA. I participated in this event, and it resulted in a number of blog posts by archaeologists about using social media and blogging in archaeology: http://middlesavagery.wordpress.com/tag/blogging/

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