She examines rhetoric, narrative, and dialogue as crucial topics for archaeological reflection, discusses the recent explosion of experimentation with new forms of writing within archaeology - fuelled by sources including feminism, post-structuralism, and critiques of representation from descendant groups who see archaeological sites as their cultural heritage - and demonstrates how this experimentation "with" writing might lead to a sustained critical examination "of" writing.
The author draws on the work of Mikhail Bakhtin and Roland Barthes to explore the nature and significance of dialogue within archaeological writing. By examining a selection of different kinds of archaeological texts, she shows how the creation of narratives is a practice that literally binds the discipline of archaeology together from the field through to formal and informal presentation of interpretations.
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She examines rhetoric, narrative, and dialogue as crucial topics for archaeological reflection, discusses the recent explosion of experimentation with new forms of writing within archaeology - fuelled by sources including feminism, post-structuralism, and critiques of representation from descendant groups who see archaeological sites as their cultural heritage - and demonstrates how this experimentation "with" writing might lead to a sustained critical examination "of" writing.
The author draws on the work of Mikhail Bakhtin and Roland Barthes to explore the nature and significance of dialogue within archaeological writing. By examining a selection of different kinds of archaeological texts, she shows how the creation of narratives is a practice that literally binds the discipline of archaeology together from the field through to formal and informal presentation of interpretations.
Imprint | Blackwell Publishers |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | May 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | July 2002 |
Authors | Rosemary Joyce |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 186 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-631-22179-1 |
Barcode | 9780631221791 |
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LSN | 0-631-22179-4 |