18th November 2013, 12:19 PM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:....just so happens that most minorities, for a number of reasons, are in the lowest class grouping and that is the group that has the least access to archaeology as a subject and as a profession....Barking's point about university courses being occupied by folk who have no intention of taking up archaeology post-university is a case in point. These are people who have access to university through their class advantages, but deign not to follow the subject. At the same time they hinder access to the courses by a more diverse group of students....I mean we can't complain, that's just what the middle classes do....i think there are plenty of us without middle class backgrounds even if we ourselves have become middle class. i would also point out that many of us still encourage participation from pre-undergraduates and that providing opportunities for such can give some potential archaeologists a head start gaining a uni place - often when grades are found wanting. universities want people who have made an effort and who will contribute to their course. the people with the most to offer, the new ideas are are still around its just that some people (whatever age) just need a little assistance and we can all do that if we have a mind to.
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers