Research PG
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- Email Address
- g.michaelson.20@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Biography
I'm a mature student, studying for a PhD. Before I retired, I was an academic Computer Scientist, latterly at Heriot Watt University. I completed the Aberdeen Certificate in Science (Archaeology) in 2020.
I'm interested in the social construction of popular images of prehistory.
Latest Publications
A Cro-Magnon Painter Sells a Masterpiece: Cave Art in Punch
British Archaeology, pp. 48-53Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles“Solving the servant problem”: excavating a cartoon about prehistory from 1927
PAST: Prehistoric Society Newsletter, vol. Autumn 2024, pp. 15-16Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesStonehenge in Punch cartoons 1860-1999: a leaky pipeline from experts to the public
Archaeological Review from Cambridge, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 147-170Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBook Reviews: Alice Roberts, illustrated by James Weston Lewis. 2020. Human journey. London: Red Shed; 978-1-4052-9145-3; Sidra Ansari & Chris Fenton Thomas, illustrated by Rosie Haine 2022. A Ladybird book: the Stone Age. London: Penguin Random House; 978-0-241-54419-8
Antiquity, vol. 97, no. 393, pp. 760-762Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.55
George Morrow’s prehistoric cartoons: bridging Prehistoric Peeps and The Far Side
Contributions to Conferences: Papers
- Research
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Research Overview
With Jeff Oliver and Elisabeth Niklasson, I'm looking at the representation of prehistory in Punch cartoons, from Punch's inception in 1841 until the late 20th century. I'm doing this in the context of the professionalisation of archaeology and anthropology as scientific disciplines, initially following popular debates about the antiquity of man, and hypothesised correspondences between prehistoric peoples and extant lithics using communities. I'm particularly interested in the development of visual tropes about "cave men" that are still current, and what the cartoons can tell us about attitudes to gender, ethnicity, class and progress, as well as to prehistory.
Research Areas
Archaeology
Research Specialisms
- Archaeology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Publications
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A Cro-Magnon Painter Sells a Masterpiece: Cave Art in Punch
British Archaeology, pp. 48-53Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles“Solving the servant problem”: excavating a cartoon about prehistory from 1927
PAST: Prehistoric Society Newsletter, vol. Autumn 2024, pp. 15-16Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesStonehenge in Punch cartoons 1860-1999: a leaky pipeline from experts to the public
Archaeological Review from Cambridge, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 147-170Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBook Reviews: Alice Roberts, illustrated by James Weston Lewis. 2020. Human journey. London: Red Shed; 978-1-4052-9145-3; Sidra Ansari & Chris Fenton Thomas, illustrated by Rosie Haine 2022. A Ladybird book: the Stone Age. London: Penguin Random House; 978-0-241-54419-8
Antiquity, vol. 97, no. 393, pp. 760-762Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.55
George Morrow’s prehistoric cartoons: bridging Prehistoric Peeps and The Far Side
Contributions to Conferences: PapersPrehistoric Morris: A Carricature by E. T. Reed
The Journal of William Morris Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 39-43Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] Current Archive, Volumes 1-24
“The Long Man will never wake!”: Hill figures in Punch cartoons, 1925-1990
Association for Environmental Archaeology Conference 2022Contributions to Conferences: PostersPrehistoric Art In Punch Cartoons, 1894-1984
Northern Palaeolithic and Evolutionary Anthropology Conference, pp. 22Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts“...we’ve eaten the last of the geologists!”: Geology in Punch, 1841-1968
British Geological Association Post Graduate Research in Progress Conference 2021Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts