Archaeology in popular culture

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Course ID:	3101-DWPOPK-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Archaeology in popular culture
Name in Polish:	Archeologia i popkultura -relacje i interakcje
Organizational unit:	Institute of Archaeology
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	The course is addressed to those participants who are interested in archaeology as a discipline and its reception in popular culture.
Mode:	Blended learning
Short description:	The course is focused on the development of archaeological research and changes in the perception of an archaeologist and archaeology in popular culture. It presents and discusses relations between archaeology and politics, and impact of archaeological discoveries on arts, tourism, fashion and design.
Full description:	The course is focused on the development of archaeological research and changes in the perception of an archaeologist and archaeology in popular culture. It presents and discusses history of archaeological discoveries, relations between archaeology and politics, a popular image of an archaeologist in books and films, and impact of archaeological discoveries on various arts, including film, tourism, fashion and design. The discourse is illustrated by examples of various archaeological sites and research.
Bibliography:	Alex, J. 1965 Zmącony spokój Pani Labiryntu, Warszawa. Alcock, S. 2002 Archaeologies of the Greek Past. Landscape, Monuments and Memories, Cambridge. Grant, M. 1986 Miasta Wezuwiusza, trad. H. Rowińska, Warszawa. Holtorf, C. 2005 From Stonehenge to Las Vegas. Archaeology as a Popular Culture, Walnut Creek. Holtorf, C. 2007 Archaeology is a Brand! The Meaning of Archaeology in Popular Culture, Walnut Creek. Kristiansen, K. 1992 ‘The strength of the past and its great might’; an essay on the use of the past, Journal of European Archaeology 1, 3-32. Kristiansen, K. 2008 Should archaeology be in the service of ‘popular culture’? A theoretical and political critique of Cornelius Holtorf’s vision of archaeology, Antiquity 82, 488-492. Mattusch C. C. 2008, Rediscovery, in: C.C Mattusch (ed.), Pompeii and the Roman Villa: art and culture around the Bay of Naples, Washington, 253-299. Momigliano, N. & A. Farnaux 2017 Cretomania. Modern Desires for the Minoan Past, London & New York. Paver, M. 2015 Bogowie i wojownicy. Oko Sokoła, trad. M. Koczańska, Warszawa. Ulanowska, A. 2008 Kultura minojska w polskim Internecie, Przegląd Biblioteczny 76.1, 111- 124. Chosen articles from Wikipedii: pl.; en.; de.; fr.
Learning outcomes:	The participants will learn about relations between archaeology and politics and about impact of archaeological discoveries on the popular culture. They will learn about the main modes of dissemination and popularisation of archaeological research now, and in the past. They will learn more about the significance of the cultural heritage and become more sensitive in recognising various references to antiquity in the popular culture. They will develop the skill of formulating independent academic opinions.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Written exam online

This course is not currently offered.

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