ANTH 347 - Archaeology & the Media

Credits: 4

As one of the rare academic fields that practically everyone finds fascinating, archaeology is not only the subject of numerous news articles and television shows, but is featured in films, popular fiction, games, and other media. In this course we examine a variety of representations of archaeology and archaeologists; how archaeologists use media to communicate with non-specialists; and the positive and negative aspects of representations of archaeology in the media. In this course “media” is interpreted broadly. Archaeology course. Prerequisite: ANTH 167 or 169, or lower-level (100-or 200-level) course in anthropology (preferably archaeology) or consent of instructor.