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Archaeology and the media / Timothy Clack, Marcus Brittain, editors.

Contributor(s): Clack, Timothy | Brittain, MarcusSeries: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College LondonPublication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2007. Description: 323 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781598742336 (hbk. : alk. paper); 1598742337 (hbk. : alk. paper); 9781598742343 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1598742345 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Archaeology in Mass mediaDDC classification: 930.1 LOC classification: CC175 | .A725 2007Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction: archaeology and the media / Marcus Brittain and Timothy Clack. Pt. I. Archaeology's reception of the media. An archaeological fashion show: how archaeologists dress and how they are portrayed in the media / Cornelius Holtorf -- Not archaeology and the media / Peter Fowler. Pt. II. Translating archaeological narratives. A short history of archaeological communication / Karol Kulik -- In the camera's lens: an interview with Brian Fagan and Francis Pryor / Marcus Brittain and Timothy Clack -- Darkness disseminated: Lennart Larsen's images as photojournalism, pop archaeology, and works of art / Christine Finn. Pt. III. Has the media changed archaeology? Archaeology and the German press / Marion Benz and Anna Katrien Liedmeier -- Great war, great story: a personal view of media and great war archaeology / Jon Price. Pt. IV. Screening biases: archaeology, television, and the banal / Timothy Taylor -- 'Worldworkers' and 'wonderworlds': a festival of archaeological film / Tom Stern -- Faking it: why the truth is so important for TV archaeology / Angela Piccini -- The iconography of exhumation: representations of mass graves from the Spanish Civil War / Layla Renshaw. Pt. V. Archaeology, the media, and the digital future. The past as playground: the ancient world in video game representation / Andrew Gardner -- Politics of archaeological leadership / Michael Shanks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-311) and index.

Introduction: archaeology and the media / Marcus Brittain and Timothy Clack. Pt. I. Archaeology's reception of the media. An archaeological fashion show: how archaeologists dress and how they are portrayed in the media / Cornelius Holtorf -- Not archaeology and the media / Peter Fowler. Pt. II. Translating archaeological narratives. A short history of archaeological communication / Karol Kulik -- In the camera's lens: an interview with Brian Fagan and Francis Pryor / Marcus Brittain and Timothy Clack -- Darkness disseminated: Lennart Larsen's images as photojournalism, pop archaeology, and works of art / Christine Finn. Pt. III. Has the media changed archaeology? Archaeology and the German press / Marion Benz and Anna Katrien Liedmeier -- Great war, great story: a personal view of media and great war archaeology / Jon Price. Pt. IV. Screening biases: archaeology, television, and the banal / Timothy Taylor -- 'Worldworkers' and 'wonderworlds': a festival of archaeological film / Tom Stern -- Faking it: why the truth is so important for TV archaeology / Angela Piccini -- The iconography of exhumation: representations of mass graves from the Spanish Civil War / Layla Renshaw. Pt. V. Archaeology, the media, and the digital future. The past as playground: the ancient world in video game representation / Andrew Gardner -- Politics of archaeological leadership / Michael Shanks.