All too often we talk about fake news and alternative facts as if they are new concepts. In reality history itself is constructed, and thus constrained by its authors, we have as a society taken this as truth and unfortunately there is more to history that just the past.
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All too often we talk about fake news and alternative facts as if they are new concepts. In reality history itself is constructed, and thus constrained by its authors, we have as a society taken this as truth and unfortunately there is more to history that just the past.
Content warning : Discussion about Harassment and mentions of sexual assault
Today's episode features Rosie Loftus, Assistant Supervisor for CFA Archaeology, based in the UK. She is also one of the founding members of Mentoring Women in Archaeology and Heritage.We discuss the creation of MWAH and the kind of efforts it supports, and explore examples of why such a group may be necessary in our current world.
Information about the award ceremony where Dani Bradford was awarded the Marsh prize for Early Career Researcher
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-50537720
Mentoring Women in Archaeology and Heritage Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1587710151360340/
Bajr Guide on Sexual Harrassment
http://www.bajr.org/BAJRGuides/44.%20Harrasment/Sexual-Harassment-in-Archaeology.pdf
Prospect Trade Union
https://prospect.org.uk/
Seeing Red Guide
https://www.archaeologists.net/sites/default/files/Seeing_Red_Guide_FinalV1%20%282%29.pdf
Modern Myth
All too often we talk about fake news and alternative facts as if they are new concepts. In reality history itself is constructed, and thus constrained by its authors, we have as a society taken this as truth and unfortunately there is more to history that just the past.
