Cinematosophical Introduction to the Theory of Archaeology: Understanding Archaeology Through Cinema,...

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Aleksander Dzbynski

Cinematosophical Introduction to the Theory of Archaeology

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Understanding Archaeology Through Cinema, Philosophy, Literature and some Incongruous Extremes...

Aleksander Dzbynski

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Vernon Press
06 August 2019

Archaeological theory; Popular culture

Series: Curating and Interpreting Culture

What is archaeology? A research field dealing with monuments? A science? A branch of philosophy? Dzbyński suggests the simple but thoughtful equation: Archaeology = History = Knowledge.

This book consists of 8 chapters presenting a collection of characteristic philosophical attitudes important for archaeology. It discusses the historicity of archaeological sources, the source of the algorithmic approach in archaeological reasoning, and the accuracy of logical and irrational thinking.

In general, this book is concerned with the history of archaeologists' search for a suitable methodology. All these issues are discussed in relation to two main intellectual trends of archaeology to the present day: processual and post-processual archaeology. Processualism introduced and developed the idea of algorithmic and universal reasoning in archaeology, while post-processualism focused attention on the individual value of a monument and the archaeologist himself. These are still two foundations on which the present knowledge of the past is based, and thus their defining role cannot be overestimated. An additional layer of narrative, visible right from the beginning of the book, is the gradual discovery of the relationship between archaeology and popular culture, especially film and literature. Its aim is both illustration and explanation. It is intended that the reader receives not only information and knowledge, but also a deeper emotional reference which is connected with the reception of works of art.

By: Aleksander Dzbynski
Imprint: Vernon Press
Country of Publication: United States
ISBN: 9781622737277
ISBN 10: 162273727X
Series: Curating and Interpreting Culture
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Aleksander Dzbyński was born in 1972 in Warsaw and studied prehistoric archaeology, anthropology, ethnology and ancient art history at the University of Warsaw, the University of Basel, and the University of Freiburg. He received his doctoral degree (Dr. Phil.) from the University of Basel in 2004. In the years 2004-2013 he worked as a lecturer in prehistoric archaeology and methodology at the University of Rzeszów in Poland. In 2017 he was honoured with habilitation at the University of Zurich, where he currently teaches archaeological theories and methods. He has previously published several books, including Ritual and Understanding: Rational Bases of Communication and Exchange in Prehistoric Europe.