11th December 2008, 01:54 PM
I think its that the pay is so ****e...
this was given to me as a 'plausible' reason by someone who'd looked at some depth into the issues of why archaeology (at least on site) was so white and middle class. Her view was that for middle class non-white students and their families getting a respectable job that paid well was the main aim. This on top of a lack of engagement, and connection to the past over here.
And lets face it, outside of a few rare exceptions, British archaeological sites aren't exactly gob-smacking, drop-dead fantastic to look at are they? Even if you are an archaeologist...
Ooh look, a post-hole...and another one...in a line...and they're the same distance apart...
this was given to me as a 'plausible' reason by someone who'd looked at some depth into the issues of why archaeology (at least on site) was so white and middle class. Her view was that for middle class non-white students and their families getting a respectable job that paid well was the main aim. This on top of a lack of engagement, and connection to the past over here.
And lets face it, outside of a few rare exceptions, British archaeological sites aren't exactly gob-smacking, drop-dead fantastic to look at are they? Even if you are an archaeologist...
Ooh look, a post-hole...and another one...in a line...and they're the same distance apart...