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Published: 17 May 2021 728 views
We believe that world archaeology must be rewritten more equitably, with a greater contribution from the Global South, whose archaeology is some of the richest in the world, yet whose archaeologists are often underrepresented in international publishing, research agendas, funding and networks.
To achieve this, we have formed a diverse and expansive global coalition of partners, including a gender-balanced team of academic and professional experts working across the Global South, staff from Durham University’s Department of Archaeology, and Antiquity?a world-leading archaeology journal.
We have secured funding through the British Academy’s Writing Workshops 2021, which shares our ambition to tackle entrenched regional inequalities in publishing that have created significant gaps in international voice for Global South scholars and their research.
In practice, Rewriting World Archaeology is a mentoring programme for early career researchers (ECRs) from developing countries in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa, designed to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to access and publish in academic journals, develop and lead bold research agendas, prepare grant applications, and share their results with the public. The programme will result in significantly advancing the careers of these ECRs, and strengthen their ability to rewrite the archaeology and heritage of the Global South to have a major and lasting impact on world archaeology. It will also result in a sustainable, mutually supportive and expansive fellowship of researchers in our three regions.
The programme consists of a structured 12-month programme using online resources and workshops, and one-to-one mentoring sessions. Three regional work groups are bringing together established researchers, heritage professionals and journal editors from the Global South and Durham University with 24 ECRs from a variety of countries and institutions. Each regional group is sharing their international networks, editorial expertise, and experience of professional training and mentoring. The programme will culminate with a global summit bringing together the participants of all three regional groups, with subsequent opportunities to publish in Antiquity and the Journal of the British Academy.
Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, North East England, with a second campus in nearby Stockton-on-Tees. It was founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837. It was one of the first universities to commence tuition in England for more than 600 years and claims to be the third oldest university in England (which would make it the seventh or eighth oldest in the UK), although this is disputed. The Durham University estate includes 63 listed buildings, ranging from the 11th-century Durham Castle ... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 07 Jun 2021 |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | Durham University |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The programme will be delivered entirely online. Each applicant will be eligible to apply for up to 125GBP to ensure access to a high speed Internet connection.
24 ECRs from a variety of countries and academic/professional backgrounds will be selected from applications. Each will be assigned two mentors and will participate in one of three regional work groups, which bring together established researchers, heritage professionals and academic journal editors from the Global South, Durham University (UK), and Antiquity?a world-leading archaeology journal.
To apply for a place on the programme, ECR applicants should first read the Call for Applications and About the Programme documents, then complete the online application form and send a copy of their 2-page CV via email to [email protected].
For more details, visit Durham University website.