Presented by Dr Christopher Wilson
The focus of this talk is to share recent collaborations in Indigenous Australian archaeology and the global innovations underway in research, teaching and Indigenisation more broadly. The examples that will be shared include: 1) teaching and research 2) public outreach including museums and schools and 3) benefits for Indigenous communities. The talk will be delivered by the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD in Archaeology.
About the presenter: Dr Wilson is an archaeologist and Senior Lecturer in Archaeology & Indigenous Australian Studies. He is an inter-disciplinary teaching research academic interested in the following fields: The archaeology of Indigenous peoples; holocene occupation and migration models for the Lower Murray River; post-contact archaeologies, contested histories; cultural heritage; and Indigenous critical studies. He has been involved with the return of ancestral remains from the Museum Victoria and UK back to the Ngarrindjeri community. Dr Wilson has taught at Flinders University since 2004 and was the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD in Archaeology.
This seminar is a part of 'Archaeology in Society' a series of talks hosted on the Flinders University Archaeology Department Collaborate to celebrate National Archaeology Week. 'Archaeology in Society' aims to feature public outreach in archaeology, ways archaeology is communicated to the public, innovative new areas of archaeology, how archaeology is meeting the future challenges and applicable ways our field works with the community. If you are a Flinders student or staff member, you can gain access to this talk through the FLO page - no need to grab a ticket to get a joining link. If you are a member of the general public, register at the link below to get a joining link that will allow you to join us. We look forward to seeing you there!
When: 10-11am (Adelaide time / ACST), Thursday 21 May 2020
Where: online
Photograph: George Serras