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‘Pompeii-mania' in schools Down Under
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Zarmati, LFC, Pompeii-mania' in schools Down Under, Journal of Public Archaeology, 1 pp. 1-9. ISSN 2532-3512 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.23821/2017_3a
Abstract
Each year around 11,000 teenagers in the Australian state of New South Wales study the archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum as a compulsory topic in the senior school subject of Ancient History. Students examine written and archaeological evidence of the everyday lives of ancient people, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and how the sites were rediscovered and excavated. Most importantly, they learn to critically examine ethical issues relating to the conservation, reconstruction and interpretation of Pompeii and Herculaneum and how they affect tourism and heritage management in Italy today. The topic has become so popular that it can best be described as a ‘Pompeii-mania’ which has spawned a thriving ‘industry’ of conferences, textbooks, university courses and even school trips to Italy. In this paper I explain how ‘Pompeii-mania’ developed, its impact on teachers and students, and provide evidence of its influence on students’ choices of university subject.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | ancient history, archaeology, curriculum, Pompeii, Herculaneum, schools, Australia |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
Research Field: | Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management) |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Pedagogy |
UTAS Author: | Zarmati, LFC (Dr Louise Zarmati) |
ID Code: | 114969 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2017-03-03 |
Last Modified: | 2018-05-31 |
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