Modern Myth

By: The Archaeology Podcast Network
  • Summary

  • All too often we talk about fake news and alternative facts as if they are new concepts. In reality history itself is constructed, and thus constrained by its authors, we have as a society taken this as truth and unfortunately there is more to history that just the past.

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Episodes
  • Saving Mes Aynak, Cultural Heritage in Conflict with Brent E Huffman -Ep 22
    Oct 28 2024

    10 Years ago, Brent was interviewed by Tristan about the film Saving Mes Aynak and now they are reuinted in podcast form once again.

    Across the world, cultural heritage faces the threat of human development, for things like housing or resources. 10 years ago Saving Mes Aynak was a film about a Buhddist archaeological site of the same name in Afgahistan and followed the stories of Afgan archaeologists in their attempts to record and perserve the archaeological record under the threat of the Taliban and more directly, a Chinese mining company, looking to extract copper from the area.

    In this episode, Brent recounts his time filming Saving Mes Aynak and reflects on the political changes in the country since then. Also discussed in his current project, which is about cultural heritage under threat, and telling the stories of the people who are attempting to rescue it.

    Links
    • Saving Mes Aynak
    • Brent E. Huffman - Northwestern Medhill Faculty
    Contact
    • Discord: ArchaeoWave
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    • Instagram - theanarchaeologist
    • Music - Modern Myth - Danny Boyle
    • tristan@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
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    45 mins
  • Modern Myth Returns - Ep 21
    Oct 28 2024

    It’s been a while, so here’s a little note from Tristan, to re-establish the Modern Myth project from hiatus. Expect to hear about a wide range of topics, including museums, liberation, working conditions, specialist analysis and the power of public archaeology.

    Contact
    • Twitter: @Anarchaeologist
    • Discord: ArchaeoWave
    • Pit and Pod Blog
      tristan@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
    ArchPodNet
    • APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com
    • APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
    • APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet
    • APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet
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    3 mins
  • The Modern Myth of the British Empire with Dr. Kim A Wagner - Modern Myth - Episode 20
    May 5 2021

    This episode dives into the world of the British Empire - as it is viewed in Britain and the lingering narratives that surround it.

    Today's guest is Kim A Wagner, Professor of Global and Imperial History, who discusses the reality of the British Empire and challanges the "balance sheet" view of history which sees historical events as simply "good" or "bad".


    We also get on to the topic of the culture war that seems to be happening in the UK when it comes its own colonial legacy and in particular adherence to the reminders of that past in the forms of statues and names of buildings and colleges.


    You can follow Kim on Twitter https://twitter.com/KimAtiWagner


    William Dalrymple - The Anarchy - http://www.williamdalrymple.uk.com/books/the-anarchy

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    56 mins

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