New media and other media in Communicating Archaeology

Other media and new media Keynote speaker: John Tierney, Eachtra Archaeological Projects What is the value of exhibitions, posters, websites and events? Are thoughtful argument and a permanent record sacrificed in the pursuit of mass communications and high impact media? June 16 2011 Harbour Hotel, Galway

New Media

Communicate
The Message - The story of people and place in the past
Consult
Inform
Educate
Collaborate
Editors (quality)
Registrars (keep track of every thing)
Heritage practice is the practice of critical thinking

New media mechanisms for Communication
Transmedia (storytelling across different platforms )
Timeline
Video
Audio
Text
Host and multiple outputs – feed out into browsers, mobile handsets, televisions, geolocated datasets
Personal Learning Networks
People organise their learning datasets with different tools
Eg. Video based learners use Vimeo or Youtube
Audio – use Audioboo or iTunes
Mix and match is not only allowed but expected
Archaeologists as guides in this new media landscape ie the editors and registrars mentioned earlier

National Roads Authority

NRA Communication Strategy
During excavations –school visits and site visits
Annual Seminars
Monographs
Seanda (print and digital)
Brochures, leaflets and Posters (print and digital)
Archaeological Excavations Database (digital)

Clogher Historical Society

How are the CHS communicating archaeology now?
Annual journal publication (Print and Jstor online)
Current projects (amongst others)
1643 Owen Roe O’Neill Walk – tracing historical walks – experts in place
Tripartite life of St Patrick – tracing places
Performing plays based on the historic sources, engaging communities

Grassroots Communications
Be your own scientist
Canmore V Mycanmore
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/mycanmore/
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/
Gail Durbin V&A Museum
‘ ask people to contribute data or content they are expert in’ ( http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/bios/au_220013117.html )
What are Irish local historical and heritage groups expert in?
Their local places

http://her.highland.gov.uk/

Field survey and facebook

Datasets

Datasets (open?)

Grey Literature

Who are we communicating with? Eachtra Journal

Historic Graves

Conclusions
Communicate – role for professional archaeologists
Datasets- collaborations in digital data publication
Education- local heritage practitioners
Journals, books, monographs, magazines – contributors
Heritage media– primary producers and collaborators with local groups
We need multiple strands of publication for the full range of heritage media that we produce ( TRANSMEDIA )
We need print media, video, audio, digital
Strong editorial input required regardless of media involved
Strong Registration Required
Benefits
New media – increased participation, mainstreaming of archaeology
This is a very exciting time full of potential
The means of production is affordable for everybody - for local and global publication

New media and other media in Communicating Archaeology

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