The British School at Athens is delighted to announce that the Communicating Archaeology: knowledge exchange, impact and public engagement’ PG course will take place in 14-21 January 2025.
This one-week residential course is aimed at PG students or professionals who are keen to explore and gain hands on experience of communicating archaeology to a wide audience. It will draw on experts from the British School at Athens and collaborators in the Benaki, Agora, Canellopoulos Museum and will use on site teaching and tasks to highlight inclusivity and best practice in communicating archaeology. Participants will meet with writers, journalists and museum professionals, podcasters & graphic artists to discuss their process in communicating archaeology.
The course fee is £625. This includes BSA one-month membership, housing, breakfast, meals as specified in the program, required travel within Greece, museum and site fees, one-year museum pass, one-month 24h access to the BSA library. Not included are: international airfare to and from Greece and meals not included in the program. Incidental expenses are the participant’s responsibility. A number of BSA-administered bursaries are available for students, which will be assigned on the basis of merit and need.
Applications
Those interested in participating in the course should e-mail their application to the BSA Director at [email protected] by Friday 8 November 2024, with the title ‘Communicating Archaeology course’. Applicants should supply the following information:
-The full name of the applicant, and university affiliation
-Current degree course, if a student
-If they would like to apply for a course bursary as well as a short statement in support of this request
-A cover letter outlining why they wish to participate in the course
The application deadline is Friday 8 November 2024. Applicants should make sure that two letters of reference are sent at the same address ([email protected]) with the subject ‘Communicating Archaeology reference’, no later than the application deadline.
Further information and a provisional itinerary are available at https://www.bsa.ac.uk/courses/
