Wicked Problems for Archaeologists - Heritage As Transformative Practice

Can archaeologists help solve the 'Wicked Problems' that the world faces, such as climate change, conflict resolution, and social injustice? This book suggests that they can, but that it requires them to think about archaeology in an entirely new way.

List of contents

• Preface


• 1: Wicked Problems


• 2: Climate Change


• 3: Environmental Pollution


• 4: Health and Wellbeing


• 5: Entanglement


• 6: Social Injustice


• 7: Conflict


• 8: Transformations


• Some Questions for Book-group Discussions, Essays and Exams


• Bibliography

About the author

John Schofield is a Professor in the Archaeology Department at the University of York (UK). Following a PhD at Southampton University, John spent 21 years with English Heritage (now Historic England) before being appointed to the University of York in 2010, going on to serve as Head of Archaeology. John holds adjunct positions at Griffith and Flinders universities (Australia), and is Docent at the University of Turku (Finland). John is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.

Summary

Can archaeologists help solve the 'Wicked Problems' that the world faces, such as climate change, conflict resolution, and social injustice? This book suggests that they can, but that it requires them to think about archaeology in an entirely new way.

Additional text

John Schofield is a wide-ranging and innovative book that encourages readers to think about archaeology in an entirely new way, as fresh, relevant, and future-oriented. It examines some of the novel ways that archaeology (alongside cultural heritage practice) can contribute to resolving some of the world's most wicked problems, or global challenges as they are sometimes known.

Product details

• Authors: John Schofield, John (Director of Studies Schofield
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2024
• EAN: 9780192844880
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284488-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, Global Warming, ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Personal & public health, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Museology and heritage studies, Personal and public health / health education, Archaeological Theory, Museums & museology