Has Groupthink & Gatekeeping Choked Public Archaeology Campaigning?- WB 30th Nov 2021

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. 0:00 Introduction 2:36 ‘A Perfect Storm’? 8:00 Effect on Archaeology? 15:00 New Campaigns Emerge 26:05 The Sector’s Reponse 36:49 GB News Blunder 41:23 Torpedoed? 44:40 The Next Challenge? 53:09 Groupthink & Ways Forward… *** Link of the Week: Unite Against Cultural Vandalism Rally: https://tinyurl.com/mryjkhvj *** the Big Read: TORPEDOED! HOW ESTABLISHMENT MOVED TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY: http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/01/the-big-read-torpedoed-how-establishment-moved-to-block-independent-campaign-to-save-british-archaeology/ Department for Education Defunding Archaeology in 43 UK Universities! - WB Feb 2021: https://youtu.be/_28IF7vtaR4 Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! - WB 27th May 2021: https://youtu.be/Qhm3JiUZymM ‘Unlawful’, Myopic, Moronic & Macho Management in Archaeology (Various News) – WB 25th June 2021: https://youtu.be/Ssd45Bqy-IA Worcestershire Course off the Menu as Uni Ends Archaeology - WB 20th Aug 2021: https://youtu.be/UuBlnl1BlIk Advertising or Accountability? Archaeology Needs Critical Friends in the Media! - WB 12th Oct 2021: https://youtu.be/fVNq5fQq324 Parthenon Marbles Return “Up to British Museum”! & Why is Archaeology Pay So BAD? – WB 19th Nov 2021: https://youtu.be/2gBYK4wXK1o Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.