Nýjar rannsóknir í fornleifafræði: John Schofield

John Schofield, prófessor við University of York, heldur fyrirlesturinn „Small Wins and Wicked Problems: Archaeology as Transformative Practice“ í fyrirlestraröðinni Nýjar rannsóknir í íslenskri fornleifafræði. 

Fyrirlesturinn verður haldinn í stofu 105 á Háskólatorgi mánudaginn 8. apríl kl. 12:00. 

Nýjar rannsóknir í íslenskri fornleifafræði er fyrirlestraröð Félags fornleifafræðinga, námsbrautar í fornleifafræði við HÍ og Þjóðminjasafns Íslands. Smellið hér til að kynna ykkur dagskrá vormisseris 2024.

Um fyrirlesturinn

Wicked problems are those global challenges that are complex, intractable, open-ended and unpredictable. Solving them requires creative and often interdisciplinary solutions that include: collaborating with industry and policymakers; a thorough understanding of the problem; and clear recognition of its complexities. Solutions will often take the form of small wins, defined as being ‘a series of concrete, complete outcomes of moderate importance that build a pattern that attracts allies and deters opponents. The strategy of small wins incorporates sound psychology and is sensitive to the pragmatics of policymaking’. In this presentation, Professor John Schofield will talk about his new book on wicked problems, emphasizing how heritage studies and heritage practice—including archaeology—can contribute to helping resolve these problems in interesting and surprising ways, albeit through a 'small wins' framework. While the book topics are wide in scope, the focus here will be on the wicked problems of physical and mental health, planetary health and social injustice, and how an understanding of the relationships between these problems is vital to resolving them.