scholarly journals Formidling fra felt i den digitale tidsalder

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-108
Author(s):  
Leif-Inge Åstveit
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Outreach ◽  
Stone Age ◽  
The Public ◽  
Archaeological Practice ◽  
Western Norway ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

Most archaeologists agree that public outreach is an important part of archaeological practice. Communication of fresh results from excavations and new research creates both legitimacy and greater understanding of our activities. In Norway, large scale archaeological excavations are often funded by the public sector, and public outreach is considered an important way of giving something back to society. Still, reaching out to the public is often downgraded during stressful fieldwork and considered as something you do when (or if) you have some spare time. This is unfortunate, because fieldwork is what most people associate with archaeology and has a huge potential when it comes to public outreach. In 2017-2019 the University of Bergen carried out a large excavation project, Sotrasambandet. While excavating 12 sites, we wanted to reach the public as well, to present fresh findings, introduce them to our methods, tell stories from the excavation and of course of what Stone Age life in Western Norway could have been like. In total, we produced 56 films and several different texts, and used social media as well as “open day” (evt. public day?), talks and small exhibitions to reach people. The films got great feedback, and were appreciated by schoolchildren, politicians and journalists alike.

scholarly journals Looking Thru the Nano Lens: Art, Science and Nature

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara O’Reilly ◽  
Alice Motion ◽  
Chiara Neto
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Opening Up

In 2018, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the School of Chemistry, Sydney Nano and the Department of Art History at the University of Sydney set up a pilot project called the Nano Lens. Our project set out to examine and experiment with what it means to look closely at the natural world and inviting us, as colleagues, into a discussion and collaboration, drawing on our different perspectives. The Nano Lens also gave agency to a group of scientists in training (undergraduate and postgraduate students), and a sense of ownership of the science, which was then transmitted to the public. Taking inspiration from the artwork of the prominent Australian painter Margaret Preston (1875-1963) and the flora she depicted, the Nano Lens has opened up new research that intersects science and the arts; celebrating the value of collaboration and offering opportunities for staff and students to engage in and lead interdisciplinary discussions with the public. This paper will discuss our pilot project and the initial findings of our research together and discuss the benefits that our alliance has had in fostering collaboration and outreach activities where academics and students work together to share their research with the public. We seek to reflect on what we have learnt from the project and from opportunities to share our work and approaches. What does it mean to look like a scientist or to look like an artist and how has this enriched student learning? What value is there in opening up opportunities for informal learning about science and collaboration outside your disciplines?

scholarly journals Revolutionary Reading, Evolutionary Toolmaking: (Re)development of Scholarly Reading and Annotation Tools in Response to an Ever Changing Scholarly Climate

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James B. MacGregor ◽  
Michael Joyce ◽  
Brett Hirsch ◽  
Cara Leitch ◽  
Ray Siemens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Humanities Computing ◽  
The Public ◽  
Annotation System ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The University

As the online scholarly landscape changes, so too must the tools used to traverse it.  The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Reading Tools provides readers a bridge from online scholarly content to a host of contextual information, to a number of discipline-specific search engines and databases, and to other tools. A lot has changed since it was originally released, such as the rise of Google Scholar as the de facto starting point for many novice (and not-so novice) researchers; the blurring line between desktop and web applications; and the increased professional use of social networking tools and websites. Recently, the University of Victoria's Electronic Textual Cultures Lab (ETCL), in cooperation with the PKP, undertook a study to determine the role and value of the existing Reading Tools, particularly in the context of Humanities Computing. The ETCL has also developed a prototype Professional Reading Environment which has been the basis for substantial analysis. Rick Kopak and Chia-Ning Chiang at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have undertaken a broad survey of the online annotation landscape, and have written a proposal for developing an annotation system for PKP software. This paper discusses how, using this research as a base and in cooperation with UBC and the PKP, the ETCL has begun a large-scale redevelopment of the PKP Reading Tools, extending the current toolset to include new social networking and research tools, as well as a robust personal annotation system, making social annotation possible between small groups and the public.

“History is repeated”: The representation of Persepolis in the Iranian press of the 1930s

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-356
Author(s):  
Bianca Devos
Keyword(s):  
Profound Change ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
The Public ◽  
Oriental Institute ◽  
State And Society ◽  
The Press ◽  
Iranian State ◽  
A Site ◽  
The University ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

Abstract From spring 1931 to autumn 1939, the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute conducted the first scientific excavations at Persepolis. The excavations coincided with a decade of profound change in Iran’s state and society. Under the rule of Reżā Shāh (1925-41), the Iranian state implemented a comprehensive nationalist and modernist reform agenda and propagated a distinctive national identity. The press played a crucial role in this process, informing the public about the excavations at Persepolis, a site that is highly significant for the narrative of the nation’s past. This article traces how Eṭṭelāʿāt, a leading Tehran newspaper, covered Persepolis and the archaeological excavations there. The aim in doing so is to illustrate how the Iranian press developed during the 1930s, a period during which the press was commercialized and professionalized and experienced increasing interference from the state’s censors.

scholarly journals A Venetian mystery: two paintings by Walter Osborne in the Kildare Street and University Club, Dublin

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-382
Author(s):  
Kathryn Milligan
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Unexplored Area ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Member Of Parliament

Abstract In 1916, Sir Robert Henry Woods (1865–1938), eminent surgeon and Unionist Member of Parliament, presented two large-scale paintings by Walter Osborne (1859–1903) to the University Club, Dublin, now known as the Kildare Street and University Club. Drawing on new research, this article seeks to counter the long-standing suspicions surrounding the attribution of these works to Osborne, and through hitherto unused contemporary materials, outline the circumstances of their creation, the larger group to which they once belonged, and the story they tell about an ambitious artist seeking to further his career in Victorian Dublin. Further to this, the case of Osborne’s Venetian paintings illuminates a previously unexplored area of collecting in nineteenth-century Dublin, demonstrating the networks that existed between the city’s artistic and professional élites.

scholarly journals SALT/HET Cooperation in Education and Public Outreach

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-156
Author(s):  
Mary Kay Hemenway ◽  
Sandra Preston
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Educational Outreach ◽  
Public Outreach ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
The Public ◽  
Astronomical Research ◽  
Education And Public Outreach ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Plans

AbstractThe “Science with SALT” meeting in March 1998 opened avenues of cooperation between SAAO and the University of Texas at Austin in education and public outreach. This paper will review past interactions and future plans. SAAO personnel have visited the HET and McDonald Observatory and have taken part in planning meetings for the Texas Astronomy Education Center museum area and educational programming. Discussions concerning the extension of the daily radio show StarDate (English), Universo (Spanish) and Sternzeit (German) versions to a southern hemisphere version are underway. In addition, we are cooperatively planning a workshop to discuss an international collaborative for educational outreach for state-of-the-art telescopes for which a regional collaborative in southwestern U.S. (SCOPE) serves as a model. The towns of Sutherland and Fort Davis are discussing forming a “twin-town” relationship. Projects and plans that link cutting-edge astronomical research to classrooms and the public will be reviewed.

Cirencester 1965

1966 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. C. Brown ◽  
Alan D. McWhirr ◽  
C. A. Ralegh Radford
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Financial Problems ◽  
Historical Society ◽  
Public Building ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Site Supervisors ◽  
The University

The 1965 season's excavation at Cirencester was carried out on behalf of the Cirencester Excavation Committee from 12th July to 21st August, with a further extension until 18th September, in order to complete the work begun on the Saxon church. Grants towards the work were received from the Society of Antiquaries of London, Ministry of Public Building and Works, Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Cirencester Archaeological and Historical Society, and the Haverfield Trust of the University of Oxford, to all of which bodies the committee extends its thanks. Approximately £4,000 was expended during the excavation. Some 200 people took part and, with such large numbers, much depended on the site supervisors without whose experience work on such a large scale would not have been possible. We were relieved of all administrative and financial problems by the unfailing support of Mr. W. A. Blythe, to whom the committee is much indebted for his services. Thanks must also go to the Cirencester Archaeological and Historical Society for much help, and for providing guides throughout the excavation. Donations by the public and purchases from the site stall totalled £250.

Central Avenue Legacies: African American Heritage in Tampa, Florida

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Greenbaum
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Urban Redevelopment ◽  
South Florida ◽  
African American Community ◽  
Community Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
American Heritage ◽  
The University ◽  
Central Avenue

The articles in this issue derive from a public heritage project initiated by Anthropology faculty and students at the University of South Florida. It was designed to salvage memories of the Central Avenue business and entertainment district, previously located on the edge of downtown Tampa, Florida. Central Avenue was eradicated in the mid 1970s as part of a large scale urban redevelopment project. For generations this area nurtured African American community life in Tampa. Twenty years after its destruction, in a city where the vast majority the population was born elsewhere, or were not born at all when redevelopment occurred, there are few citizens who knew anything about Central Avenue. Our goal was to resurrect this ghostly landscape, to make it part of the public heritage of Tampa, and to underscore its importance in the ongoing discourse about race relations and the historical contributions of African Americans.

scholarly journals Sýn Íslendinga á utanríkis- og öryggismál

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir
Keyword(s):  
Security Policy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The University

Icelanders’ views on security and foreign affairs since the end of the Cold War are an understudied issue. This article presents the findings of a large scale survey on the position and ideas about foreign affairs and security. The survey was conducted by the Social Science Research Institute of the University of Iceland in November and December 2016. The results of the survey are placed in the context of developments in security studies, with an emphasis on security sectors, ontological security, and securitization. The main findings are that the Icelandic public believes that its security is most threatened by economic and financial instability, as well as natural hazards, but thinks there is a very limited chance of military conflict or terrorist attacks directly affecting the country. These findings are incongruent with the main emphases of Icelandic authorities, as they appear in security policy and political discourse. It is therefore important that the authorities understand how to engage with the public about the criteria upon which risk assessments and security policies are based.

scholarly journals Analysis of Prehistoric Artifacts from 2003 Excavations at the George C. Davis Site (41CE19), Cherokee County, Texas

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perttula
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Geophysical Survey ◽  
Historic Site ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Pottery Sherds ◽  
The University ◽  
Geophysical Anomalies ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

A small sample of artifacts were recovered in 2003 archaeological excavations at the George C. Davis site (Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site) by The University of Texas at Austin. The work was done in conjunction with a large-scale geophysical survey of the site to locate archaeologically significant geophysical anomalies (i.e. Caddo structures, pit features, palisades, burial features, etc.). The excavations in Unit 113, ca. 150 m east of Mound B (Figure 1), were focused on Feature 237, a kind of circular Caddo structure called a “Button House” because of its four support posts around a central hearth feature. The principal kinds of artifacts found in the work include plain and decorated Caddo pottery sherds (40%), lithic debris (27%), and small pieces of what appears to be a glauconitic-rich clay (18%) that are likely not naturally found in the soils at the site. Appendix 1 provides an inventory, by provenience, of the recovered artifacts.

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