Fakta genom fiktion? - En studie i framställningen av bronsåldern i skönlitteratur
(2007)Archaeology
- Abstract
- This essay is dealing with the question of the possibility for a non archaeologist to learn something about the Scandinavian Bronze Age by reading novels taking place in the specific period. I have studied novels written by Scandinavian writers between 1980 and present. Before I started I constructed nine different categories that I was to look for in the novels. The categories were constructed in the aim to get as a complete picture as possible of the Bronze Age society. The results were then compared to archaeological evident and theories and discussed in terms of this connection. I also discussed the writers own historical context as a reason for some descriptions of the Bronze Age. At last I put these two questions together in one and... (More)
- This essay is dealing with the question of the possibility for a non archaeologist to learn something about the Scandinavian Bronze Age by reading novels taking place in the specific period. I have studied novels written by Scandinavian writers between 1980 and present. Before I started I constructed nine different categories that I was to look for in the novels. The categories were constructed in the aim to get as a complete picture as possible of the Bronze Age society. The results were then compared to archaeological evident and theories and discussed in terms of this connection. I also discussed the writers own historical context as a reason for some descriptions of the Bronze Age. At last I put these two questions together in one and discussed if the Bronze Age was described in an adequate way and if there was a possibility of learning from the novels.
I discovered that the novels often have a quite solid ground to stand on regarding archaeological facts, thought some of the content is based on the authors own historical context and will to write an adventure. I claim that archaeological novels may increase the interest for archaeology, which might lead to more students in archaeological studies, more jobs and more money to archaeological research. I also claim that it is a good idea to use archaeological novels as a complement to more scientific literature in university education. This is for the student to easier remember archaeological facts that they read and to learn how to evaluate the sources that they work with. (Less)
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- author
- Tornberg, Anna
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- bronsåldern, fakta, fiktion, skönlitteratur, arkeologi, Archaeology
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1322202
- date added to LUP
- 2007-12-13 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2007-12-13 00:00:00
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abstract = {{This essay is dealing with the question of the possibility for a non archaeologist to learn something about the Scandinavian Bronze Age by reading novels taking place in the specific period. I have studied novels written by Scandinavian writers between 1980 and present. Before I started I constructed nine different categories that I was to look for in the novels. The categories were constructed in the aim to get as a complete picture as possible of the Bronze Age society. The results were then compared to archaeological evident and theories and discussed in terms of this connection. I also discussed the writers own historical context as a reason for some descriptions of the Bronze Age. At last I put these two questions together in one and discussed if the Bronze Age was described in an adequate way and if there was a possibility of learning from the novels.
I discovered that the novels often have a quite solid ground to stand on regarding archaeological facts, thought some of the content is based on the authors own historical context and will to write an adventure. I claim that archaeological novels may increase the interest for archaeology, which might lead to more students in archaeological studies, more jobs and more money to archaeological research. I also claim that it is a good idea to use archaeological novels as a complement to more scientific literature in university education. This is for the student to easier remember archaeological facts that they read and to learn how to evaluate the sources that they work with.}},
author = {{Tornberg, Anna}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Fakta genom fiktion? - En studie i framställningen av bronsåldern i skönlitteratur}},
year = {{2007}},
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