Session: #496

Theme & Session Format

Theme:
3. Heritage Narratives and Representations
Session format:
Regular session

Title & Content

Title:
Coordination, Dissemination, and Communication - Management Tasks in the Archaeological Work Environment
Content:
Like many other disciplines in science and humanities, archaeology has much to offer to the broad public and hence finds itself traditionally confronted with the publics wish for information in a variety of settings. In this session, the organizers want to present and discuss different management structures, new and innovative dissemination projects and communication strategies for archaeological heritage sites and research, may it be based at universities, academies, museums and other research institutions.
In general, the session organizers see within the last decade a professionalization in common administrative tasks in the field of archaeology. Special knowledge of project management appears to be expected that still is rarely taught at universities. Also, the archaeologists in charge are seldom professionally trained in the development of educational programs or strategic communication plans. What are the most important components for a holistic archaeological education nowadays? What exactly is needed to insure professionalism in the management part of our work? How can archaeologists already working in research, museums and other institutions achieve this knowledge?
With these and other questions, this session picks up a thread that started at the EAA 2019 Conference in Bern, Switzerland, in a round table session regarding professional communication of archaeological research. One outcome of that session was the need to raise more awareness of the importance and benefits of professional communication within the archaeological community, but also to form a strategy for education.
The session organizers want to take a broader perspective on the topic at the EAA 2023 and feel the need to present and discuss good practice examples, or examples of failures to learn from, in different management structures, dissemination projects, and communication strategies as well as ideas and examples for an integration of these topics in archaeological education and further trainings.
Keywords:
ScienceCommunication, ScienceManagement, ProjectManagement, Education, FurtherTrainings
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:
UNESCO

Organisers

Main organiser:
Helena Seidl da Fonseca (Austria) 1
Co-organisers:
Karina Grömer (Austria) 2
Matija Črešnar (Slovenia) 3
Nadine Alpino (Luxembourg) 4
Affiliations:
1. Kuratorium Pfahlbauten - National Management Austria of the UNESCO-World Heritage
2. Head of Department of Prehistory - Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria
3. Department of Archaeology at the University of Ljubljana
4. DokuPlus - Büro für Dokumentation in Archäologie und Denkmalpflege