Subjects and Narratives in Archaeology

Author(s): Ruth Van Dyke; Reinhard Bernbeck

Year: 2015

Summary

Seeking to move beyond the customary limits of archaeological prose and representation, Subjects and Narratives in Archaeology presents archaeology in a variety of nontraditional formats. The volume demonstrates that visual art, creative nonfiction, archaeological fiction, video, drama, and other artistic pursuits have much to offer archaeological interpretation and analysis.

Chapters in the volume are augmented by narrative, poetry, paintings, dialogues, online databases, videos, audio files, and slideshows. The work will be available in print and as an enhanced ebook that incorporates and showcases the multimedia elements in archaeological narrative. While exploring these new and not-so-new forms, the contributors discuss the boundaries and connections between empirical data and archaeological imagination.

Both a critique and an experiment, Subjects and Narratives in Archaeology addresses the goals, advantages, and difficulties of alternative forms of archaeological representation. Exploring the idea that academically sound archaeology can be fun to create and read, the book takes a step beyond the boundaries of both traditional archaeology and traditional publishing.

This resource is a sample of "Subjects and Narratives in Archaeology." Included is the title page, table of contents and first chapter. The publication in its entirety is available through the University Press of Colorado.

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Subjects and Narratives in Archaeology. Ruth Van Dyke, Reinhard Bernbeck. 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303: University Press of Colorado. 2015 ( tDAR id: 399137) ; doi:10.6067/XCV88P623C

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Keywords

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Environment Research • Ethnographic Research • Ethnohistoric Research • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

General
Alternative Narrative Forms • Archaeological Emplotments • Archaeologists as Novelists • Archaeologists as Storytellers • Archaeologists as Writers • Authoritative Voices • Chacoan • Demotic • Diktat • Docudrama • Ethical Voices • Narratives of the Past • Nazi Extermination Centers • Playwriting as Method • Recombinant Histories • Sensory Engagements

Temporal Keywords
Neolithic • WWII

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Beth Svinarich

Contributor(s): Ruth Van Dyke; Reinhard Bernbeck

Permitting Agency(s): University Press of Colorado

Repository(s): University Press of Colorado

Notes

General Note: This resource is a sample of "Subjects and Narratives in Archaeology." Included is the title page, table of contents and first chapter. The publication in its entirety is available through the University Press of Colorado.

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