Theme:
1. Archaeologists and Archaeology Here and Now
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Engaging the Public, Heritage and Educators through Material Culture Research
Content:
This session will focus on the ways in which material culture can be and has been used successfully to engage members of the public, heritage and educators across Europe. Using the example of three European projects run by the session organisers, (Mobility of Objects Across Boundaries 1000-1700 (MOB), Early Christian Churches and Landscapes (ECCLES) and Virtual Materialities/Material Virtualities) it will investigate how interdisciplinary collaborations and research have, can and should be used to forge the future of work on material culture. Several key questions will shape the contributions to this session: Which material culture research projects have successfully engaged the public, heritage and/or educators? What methods and practices in these projects have successfully engaged the public, heritage/and or educators? What are the interdisciplinary collaborations that have shaped engagement with the public, heritage/and or educators? What are the unexpected outcomes of material culture engagement with these groups? By addressing these questions, this session will contribute to a key moment for all who work with material culture in their research, which is how engagement with the public, heritage and educators is crucial for the future of Heritage, Archaeology and History.
Keywords:
Engagement, Objects, Material Culture, Public, Heritage, Education
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Katherine Wilson (United Kingdom) 1
Co-organisers:
Thomas Pickles (United Kingdom) 1
Christina Antenhofer (Austria) 2
Affiliations:
1. University of Chester
2. University of Salzburg
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