Thanks, Kevin, for the clarification! I meant the collective "you" -- but
agree that my message didn't look that way!!! I know about Kate's work on
evaluation and it's terrific...and am really glad the PEIC is sponsoring
this. It's an important topic that needs more focused attention. Ya'll sign
on, folks!
Carol
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Carol McDavid, Ph.D.
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Carol,
Thanks go to Kate Ellenberger for this great session idea! Thank you for the
support.
Kevin Gidusko
Public Archaeology Coordinator
Florida Public Archaeology Network
East Central Regional Center
Cell: (904) 392-8065
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http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/ecrc/
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This session will be a very important one. So glad you and the PEIC are
doing this.
Carol
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Carol McDavid, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Community Archaeology Research Institute, Inc.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rice University
Co-editor, Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage
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Subject: SHA Session, "Motivations and Community in Public Archaeology
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Hello all,
We are looking for participants in the session below. Please contact myself
or Kate Ellenberger if you would like to contribute:
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Title: Motivations and Community in Public Archaeology Evaluation
Sponsored by the Public Education and Interpretation Committee
Subject: Theory-ethics of evaluation in public archaeology
Abstract:
Evaluation of public archaeology programs has become a more urgent concern
in recent years as social sciences funding is threatened by neoliberal
politicians. To have a robust discourse about evaluation, we must identify
motivations, principles, and illustrative examples, and make more materials
available to colleagues. Following past sessions focusing on case studies
and principles for evaluation, this session focuses on the reasons we pursue
it. Whether we are following the mission statement of an institution, a
community call to action, an ethical imperative, or a theory of knowledge
production, our public-facing work has a meaningful impact on the publics we
engage, and the greatest bank of knowledge about how is held within our
colleagues. In this session, presenters will discuss their motivations, both
practical and intellectual, for pursuing specific public archaeology
programs, and how they do or will use evaluation in their work.
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Long draft:
Engaging with the public, and with specific communities, through archaeology
has become a more central part of archaeological practice over the past
several decades. Partially in response to economic and political pressure to
secure support for archaeological research, many scholars have recently
discussed how and why we evaluate those public engagement efforts. Although
we often assess the work we do, it is rare that these processes are
discussed or shared with colleagues in a way which can help guide them in
their own public archaeology practice. In order to move forward in discourse
about evaluation, we must identify the motivations, principles, and examples
of assessing public archaeology efforts, and make as much of this available
within the scholarly community as possible. Following past sessions focusing
on case studies and principles of evaluation, this session is focused on the
reasons why we pursue evaluation. Whether we are following the mission
statement of an institution, a community call to action, an ethical
imperative, or a theory of knowledge production, our public-facing work has
a meaningful impact on the publics we engage, and the greatest bank of
knowledge about how is held within our colleagues. In this session, our goal
is to hear from colleagues about their specific motivations for pursuing
public archaeology, both practical and intellectual, and how they do or will
evaluate their programs in terms of those reasons. Following the papers,
there will be a dedicated discussion period focused on the craft of
comparing goals to actions, and how the scholarly community here can support
continued success and sustainability in public archaeology.
Kevin Gidusko
Public Archaeology Coordinator
Florida Public Archaeology Network
East Central Regional Center
Cell: (904) 392-8065
Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
<http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/ecrc/>
http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/ecrc/
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