Presented by Dr. Melanie Lee Chang , University of Victoria
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Presented by Dr. Melanie Lee Chang, University of Victoria Archaeological discoveries from the Paleolithic receive widespread popular press coverage. The public is fascinated by human evolution, and the mass media commonly presents related “Paleo” news to attract the maximum readership. Researchers benefit from such coverage. However, sensationalist language becomes problematic when placed in a scientific context. When researchers use the language of popular media, they validate it. The echo chamber expands to include scientists in other fields, who may unquestioningly apply such facile interpretations in their own research in order to “naturalize” and legitimize modern biases. Thursday, March 6 4:00pm, Smith Memorial Ctr 236 Free & Open to Public Portland State University’s Anthropology Department and the Anthropology Student Association bring you: Archaeology First Thursdays Photo courtesy of Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Presented by Dr. Melanie Lee Chang, University of Victoria
Archaeological discoveries from the Paleolithic receive widespread popular press coverage. The public is fascinated by human evolution, and the mass media commonly presents related “Paleo” news to attract the maximum readership. Researchers benefit from such coverage. However, sensationalist language becomes problematic when placed in a scientific context. When researchers use the language of popular media, they validate it. The echo chamber expands to include scientists in other fields, who may unquestioningly apply such facile interpretations in their own research in order to “naturalize” and legitimize modern biases.
Thursday, March 64:00pm, Smith Memorial Ctr 236
Free & Open to Public
Portland State University’s Anthropology Department and the Anthropology Student Association bring you:
Archaeology First Thursdays
Photo courtesy of Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
