Undergraduates Don’t Hate Theory: Reflections on three decades of teaching archaeological theory
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2019-02-23

Although ‘the theory module’ is sometimes viewed with trepidation by students, my experience of teaching a course called ‘Theory and Philosophy of Archaeology’ (or something similar) at three different institutions has been overwhelmingly positive. The process has certainly been one of trial and error, and in this contribution I will outline what has and hasn’t worked for me, and well as indicating what I have hoped to achieve in teaching the course.   

Julian Thomas (University of Manchester)