Author Thomas Legendre recently gave the online talk Creative Archaeology - Finding the Present in the Past, which is now available to view here.
Thomas discusses how prehistoric landscapes, as well as archaeology itself, can be understood imaginatively and "actively" without losing sight of key details, evidence, and established features of archaeological sites.
How do these places become "personal" to us?
How does the past become present, and the present past?
Journey to Kilmartin Glen to explore the recreative process in both fact and fiction. The talk features a short reading from Keeping Time, a bit of music, and questions and discussion.
Thomas Legendre is the author of Keeping Time, a novel of archaeology, music, and time travel. His previous work includes The Burning (a novel), Half Life (a play produced by NVA and the National Theatre of Scotland), and Dream Repair (a radio drama broadcast on BBC Radio 4). A resident of Edinburgh, he is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham. For more detail visit https://www.thomaslegendre.com/keeping-time
Posted on Monday 19th October 2020