A new BSA course aimed at PG students or professionals who are keen to explore and gain hands on experience of communicating archaeology to a wide audience. This one-week residential course 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. We 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.
The course is directed by Rebecca Sweetman (Director of the BSA), and Tulsi Parikh (A.G. Leventis Fellow in Hellenic Studies), and is limited to 12 places.
The course will take place 14-21 January 2025 in Athens, Greece.
APPLICATIONS
Those interested in participating in the course should e-mail their application to the BSA Director at director@bsa.ac.uk by Friday 8 November 2024, with the title ‘Communicating Archaeology course’. Applicants should supply the following in pdf format:
- 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 (director@bsa.ac) with the subject ‘Communicating Archaeology reference’, no later than the application deadline.
Applications are closed. Thank you.
Please see below for a course programme and a flyer.