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We are now welcoming offers of papers for EAA2020 session#411 on "Education shaping perceptions of medieval archaeology" DEADLINE 13th February 2020 EAA’s 2019 lively roundtable exploring the emerging MERC-sponsored ‘manifesto’ for medieval European archaeology included discussion about the impact of public perceptions, not only on archaeological practice, but also on wider society. There was a consensus that a better-informed public with a more nuanced understanding of medieval history and archaeology would help protect medieval heritage (tangible and intangible), enhance the benefits it offers, and mitigate some of the malign uses to which it can be put. It was recognised that education is fundamental to this, accordingly this session aims to explore how medieval archaeology is taught, learned or otherwise encountered in schools, and the impact of this on subsequent attitudes. This session welcomes papers that present, analyse, question or challenge the ways in which young people are exposed to medieval archaeology in educational settings, especially in school. We look forward to papers from the widest possible range of places, exploring themes which may include (but are not limited to): • how medieval European archaeology is taught in (or excluded from) formal school curricula; • commonalities and differences in the place of medieval European archaeology in school curricula across Europe (and beyond); • the extent of opportunities beyond formally prescribed curricula for young people to learn about medieval European archaeology and how these can (or should be) incorporated into classrooms; • attitudes of young people and/or educators to teaching and learning which encompasses medieval European archaeology; • how teaching of medieval European archaeology has changed over time; • the impact of external factors (such new technologies/discoveries or changes in political or educational ideologies) on teaching and learning around medieval European archaeology; • the impact of school-age learning about medieval European archaeology on adult attitudes or life experience; • priorities for the future, for archaeologists and/or educators, in ensuring education can help medieval European archaeology help society? This will be an exciting session with lively discussion about these various pedagogical facets which will help us all better understand how medieval archaeology today is perceived and propagated, and which may contribute to the development of future approaches to teaching and learning which will positively inspire future generations about medieval European archaeology. Submit to https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2020/ Organisers: Carenza Lewis ( University of Lincoln, United Kingdom); Alexandra Chavarria (Universite di Padova, Italy); Arkadiusz Marciniak (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland); Jesús Fernández Fernández (Univeriste di Oviedo, Spain); Abigail Górkiewicz Downer (University of Chester, United Kingdom) ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ARCH-JUSTICE list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ARCH-JUSTICE&A=1