The JoukBox

10: Sue Alcock

For the final episode of the first season of the JoukBox, Karl and Ciara sat down with a special guest. Sue Alcock was the inaugural Director of the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, serving in that role from 2006 to 2015. She’s well known for her work on the archaeology of memory, particularly in Roman Greece. We had a wide-ranging discussion about her career as an archaeologist, from digging outside with a teaspoon as a child to teaching a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on archaeology. Tracks for this episode include: The Supremes, “Stop! In The Name Of Love” Produced by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University (www.brown.edu/go/archaeology)

Episode 09: Gina Borromeo

Karl and Ciara sit down with Gina Borromeo, curator of ancient art at the RISD Museum, the art museum affiliated with the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. We spoke to Gina about doing a PhD at Brown University before the founding of the Joukowsky Institute, the details of her job as a curator, and more personal topics like how she counsels her children who have budding careers in the arts. Tracks for this episode include: “The Fountains of Rome -- The Fountain of Trevi at Mid-day,” composed by Ottorino Respighi and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra Produced by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University (www.brown.edu/go/archaeology)

Episode 08: Sophie Moore

On this episode of The Jouk Box, Karl sat down with Dr. Sophie Moore, a Late Antique and Byzantine archaeologist whose current research is based on the historic period cemetery at Çatalhöyük. When this episode was recorded, Sophie was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Joukowsky Institute, but she has since moved on to Cardiff University as a Lecturer in Archaeological Theory. Tracks for this episode include: Yasemin Mori, “Nolur, Nolur, Nolur” Produced by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University (www.brown.edu/go/archaeology)

Episode 07: Sonya Atalay

Karl and Ciara speak with Sonya Atalay, an Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who researches indigenous archaeology and conducts community-based research. We spoke about her ongoing collaborative comic book series on repatriation called Journeys to Complete the Work, which you can view by following this link: https://blogs.umass.edu/satalay/repatriation-comic/ Tracks for this episode include: A Tribe Called Red, “Electric Pow Wow Drum” Produced by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University (www.brown.edu/go/archaeology)

Episode 06: Sarah Bond

Karl and Ciara sit down with Sarah Bond, an Associate Professor of Classics and a Digital Humanist at the University of Iowa whose research focuses on Roman law, trade, artisans, and material culture. She is also well known for her use of social media to make ancient history and archaeology more accessible. Follow her on Twitter @SarahEBond and check out her writings at Hyperallergic. Tracks for this episode include: “Goldfinger” Main Title, sung by Shirley Bassey and composed by John Barry Produced by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University (www.brown.edu/go/archaeology)