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Leaning Into Another Transition
I really dislike when blogs I read regularly just go away without explanation. And, as I have become more absorbed by other processes, I have posted here a lot less regularly – so let me explain. I...
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The Florida Public Archaeology Network: A Decade of Success in Community...
The past several years have witnessed broad cuts in cultural heritage programming in the United States, particularly on the local and state levels. At the same time, several cultural heritage programs...
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Cultural Heritage and the R Word
Two generations exploring the Muscatine city map at the Pearl Button Museum In the face of funding cutbacks, a cultural heritage institution buzzword of late is being “relevant” to the public. Nina...
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Museums Working with Communities: The Book
I am pleased to announce that my colleague Beth Bollwerk and I have a new book that will be available in the coming weeks – Positioning Your Museum as a Critical Community Asset: A Practical Guide,...
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Public Accountability in Cultural Heritage Studies – Now More Than Ever.
Public or Applied Archaeology will play an increasingly important role in presenting and preserving cultural heritage of the United States in the coming period. As readers of this blog are aware, I...
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Nancy Hawkins: 35 Years of Service to Louisiana Archaeology
Nancy Hawkins receiving award for her work on the Poverty Point World Heritage Site. After 35 years my friend and colleague, Nancy Hawkins is retiring at the end of this year from the Louisiana...
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More on Museum Relevance in 2017
For the past few years, half of the final exam in my Museum Practices graduate seminar in the Museum Studies Program at the University of Memphis consists of responding to the following: Put yourself...
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2017 Field Opportunity, North Coast of Peru
I have posted before about the research project Elizabeth Cruzado Carranza and I have launched near the village of Casma, Peru. We are pleased to announce that a 2017 field school opportunity from...
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Service in Cultural Heritage
Elizabeth Cruzado Carranza (center) with students from the Maria Parado de Bellido Nº 88104 school in Nivín, Peru. This past Sunday, my colleague Gustavo Valencia Tello, invited me to a Father’s Day...
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Wikipedia & Archaeology
The Society for American Archaeology‘s journal Advances in Archaeological Practice has just published Public Archaeology’s Mammoth in the Room: Engaging Wikipedia as a Tool for Teaching and Outreach by...
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