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Professor Karina Croucher,
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology

Information about Professor Karina Croucher at the University of Bradford.

School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences
(University of Bradford)
Email:
k.croucher@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 23 5335
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supervised researchers.

Biography

I have been at the University of Bradford since 2012 and enjoy teaching and researching in such a world-leading department. I am interested in inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding the past, and the role of the past today, as evidenced in my recent Arts and Humanities Research Council Project, ‘Continuing Bonds: exploring the meaning and legacy of death through past and contemporary practice’, which unites Archaeology with End of Life Care (www.bradford.ac.uk/continuingbonds), and the Dying to Talk Project (www.bradford.ac.uk/Dying-to-talk) which co-produced a resource encouraging young people to discuss death and dying. My research also focuses on Middle Eastern prehistory, particularly funerary archaeology – investigating how people treated their dead in the past. My British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship resulted in the publication of ‘Death and Dying in the Neolithic Near East’ (2012, Oxford University Press). My current research in Jordan unites the above research strands, focusing on the role that cultural heritage plays in identity, social cohesion, and in providing a sense of place, particularly for displaced and host communities. I have lectured at Manchester and Liverpool Universities and have worked for the University of Manchester's Widening Participation Team, and for the Higher Education Academy's Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology (based at Liverpool University), where I researched and worked on topics including diversity and inclusivity, fieldwork, employability and enterprise, and sustainability.These prior positions and my current research reflect my interest in methodological issues of interpretation, representation and the portrayal of the past in the present.

Research

Death and Dying: Funerary archaeology and mortuary practices across the world and through time, particularly of the Neolithic of the Middle East/Southwest Asia, investigating themes such as identity, gender and personhood. Archaeology and its relevance today: Communicating the value of archaeology, and pioneering a new approach to encouraging talk about death and dying today, through the use of the past www.bradford.ac.uk/ContinuingBonds and www.bradford.ac.uk/Dying-to-talk. The role of archaeology in using creative media to discuss difficult topics, the topic of Continuing Bonds: Creative Disseminations (due to start Jan 2019) and work allied with the Whitworth Park Project, Manchester. Role of archaeology and cultural heritage to displaced communities and host communities, particularly in Jordan and the Middle East, as well as highlighting role of cultural heritage in social cohesion. Archaeological pedagogy (research in teaching and learning in archaeology). Currently co-authoring Assembling Archaeology: A relational approach to teaching, practice and research, Oxford University Press.Undercutting these research areas is a motivation to promote equality, diversity and inclusivity in research and teaching.

Research supervision

Professor Karina Croucher is responsible for the supervision of 3 postgraduate researchers at the University of Bradford.

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Professor Karina Croucher is as follows:

  • Senior Fellow: Higher Education Academy Senior Fellow
  • Chair: Chair, British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology Steering Group
  • Research: GENOVATE for Life Sciences, University of Bradford

Education

  • University of Manchester - BA(Hons) in Archaeology (First Class)
  • University of Manchester - British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • University of Manchester - MA in Archaeology (with Distinction)
  • University of Manchester - PhD in Archaeology

Publications

There are 49 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Karina Croucher. They are listed as:

  • book (3)
  • book chapter (25)
  • conference publication (2)
  • edited book (1)
  • other journal (1)
  • peer reviewed journal (17)

Book

Professor Karina Croucher has 3 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Investigating the role of fieldwork in the undergraduate degree 2008 N/A Croucher, K., H. Cobb and A. Brennan Carnegie Publishers/Higher Education Academy
Assembling Archaeology: Teaching, practice and research 2020 July 2020 Cobb, Hannah; Croucher, Karina 9780198784258 Oxford University Press
Death and dying in the Neolithic Near East 2012 Croucher, Karina T.

Book Chapter

Professor Karina Croucher has 25 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Assembling Wellbeing in Archaeological Teaching and Learning 2022 Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing Authentic, Powerful, and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past Archaeology, Heritage, and Wellbeing Authentic, Powerful, and Therapeutic Engagement with the Past Hannah Cobb and Karina Croucher Paul Everill and Karen Burnell Routledge
Daily Negotiations with Materiality: Re–Assembling Halaf Ornamentation 2023 STYLE AND SOCIETY IN THE PREHISTORY OF WEST ASIA Essays in Honour of Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse STYLE AND SOCIETY IN THE PREHISTORY OF WEST ASIA Essays in Honour of Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse Ellen Belcher and Karina Croucher Bleda S. Düring and Peter M.M.G. Akkermans Sidestone Press 10.59641/oel8d7fg
Getting Ahead: Exploring meanings of skulls in the Neolithic Near East 2006 Skull Collection, Modification and Decoration Skull Collection, Modification and Decoration K. Croucher Bonogofsky, M. British Archaeological Reports International Series / Archaeopress
Death, Display and Performance: A discussion of the mortuary remains at Çayönü Tepesi, Southeast Turkey 2006 Archaeology of Cult and Death Archaeology of Cult and Death K. Croucher Georgiadis, M. and C. Gallou Archaeolingua Publications
Prehistory of Iran: Artificial cranial modification 2008 Encyclopaedia Iranica Encyclopaedia Iranica Daems, A. and K. Croucher N/A
Prehistoric Anatolia 2011 The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion K. Croucher , Insoll, T. and R. Maclean Oxford University Press
Ambiguous genders, altered identities: Alternative interpretations of figurine and mortuary evidence from the ‘PPNB’ – ‘Halaf’ periods 2008 Gender Through Time in the Ancient Near East Gender Through Time in the Ancient Near East K. Croucher Bolger, D. Alta Mira Press
Figuring out Identity: The Body and Identity in the ‘Ubaid 2010 The ‘Ubaid and Beyond: Exploring the transmission of culture in the developed prehistoric societies of the Middle East The ‘Ubaid and Beyond: Exploring the transmission of culture in the developed prehistoric societies of the Middle East K. Croucher Carter, R. and G. Phillips Oriental Institute Publications of the Oriental Institute
Bodies in pieces in the Neolithic Near East 2010 In Body Parts and Wholes: Changing relations and meanings In Body Parts and Wholes: Changing relations and meanings K. Croucher Hughes, J., Rebay, K. and Sørensen, M.L.S Oxbow
The Past in the Present: Issues, perspectives and challenges in teaching & learning archaeology in the UK 2010 Heritage Values in Contemporary Society Heritage Values in Contemporary Society K. Croucher Smith, G., P.M. Messenger and H. Soderland University Press of Florida
. Field Schools, transferable skills and enhancing employability 2011 Global Perspectives on Archaeological Field Schools: Constructions of Knowledge and Experience Global Perspectives on Archaeological Field Schools: Constructions of Knowledge and Experience Cobb, H. and K. Croucher Mytum, H. Springer
Heritage and Education 2013 Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology K. Croucher G. S. Smith, K. Croucher, T. Lertcharnrit, I. Lilley and I. Russell Springer
Bodily identity: a discussion of mortuary practices and bodily treatment in the Upper Mesopotamian Later Neolithic 2013 Interpreting the Late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia Interpreting the Late Neolithic of Upper Mesopotamia K. Croucher Nieuwenhuyse, O., A. Russell, P. Akkermans and R. Bernbeck Brepols Publishers
Decay, temporality & the politics of conservation: An archaeological approach to object studies 2013 Objects and Materials, A Routledge Companion Objects and Materials, A Routledge Companion Casella, E. and K. Croucher, Harvey, P., E. Casella, G. Evans, H. Knox, C. McLean, E. Silva, N. Thoburn and K. Woodward Routledge
Anatolia 2017 The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines K. Croucher and E. Belcher Oxford University Press
Plastered skulls: evidence of grief and mourning 2019 Iconography and Symbolic Meaning Iconography and Symbolic Meaning K. Croucher Austrian Academy for Science
Afterword: The Public Archaeology of Death: Emotion, Equality and Student Experience 2019 The Public Archaeology of Death The Public Archaeology of Death K. Croucher Williams, H. and Osborne, J. M. Equinox Press
Dig! Arts Access Project: Reclaiming Park Spaces 2019 Engaging Communities in Archaeology Engaging Communities in Archaeology Giles, Melanie and Croucher, Karina Archaeopress
Rising, Falling, Assembling: Pedagogy in British Archaeology 2019 History and Approaches to Heritage Studies History and Approaches to Heritage Studies Cobb, H.; Croucher, Karina T. Phyllis Mauch Messenger; Susan J. Bender University Press of Florida
Living with the dead, past and present: A reinterpretation of Southwest Asia’s Neolithic mortuary practices in light of contemporary theories of bereavement 2017 Engaging with the Dead: Exploring Changing Human Beliefs about Death, Mortality and the Human Body Engaging with the Dead: Exploring Changing Human Beliefs about Death, Mortality and the Human Body Croucher, Karina Jennie Bradbury; Chris Scarre Oxbow
Digitised Diseases: Seeing Beyond the Specimen to Understand Disease and Disability in the Past 2017 New developments in the bioarcheology of care: further case studies and extended theory New developments in the bioarcheology of care: further case studies and extended theory Wilson, A.S., Manchester, K., Buckberry, J., Storm, R.A., Croucher, K.T. Springer
Life and death in late-prehistoric to early historic Mesopotamia 2015 Croucher, Karina T.
Feminist Pedagogy: implications and practice 2014 Croucher, Karina T.; Cobb, H.; Casella, E.
Wrapped in images: body metaphors, petroglyphs and landscape in the island world of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 2014 Croucher, Karina T.; Richards, C.
Tactile engagements: the world of the dead in the lives of the living... or 'sharing the dead' 2010 Croucher, Karina T.

Conference Publication

Professor Karina Croucher has 2 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
2016 Exchanges of Identity in Prehistoric Anatolian Figurines Exchanges of Identity in Prehistoric Anatolian Figurines Belcher, E.; Croucher, Karina T.
2009 Dying for a change? Bringing new senses to near eastern neolithic mortuary practice Dying for a change? Bringing new senses to near eastern neolithic mortuary practice Croucher, Karina T.; Campbell, S.

Edited Book

Professor Karina Croucher has 1 publication(s) listed under edited book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
‘Cultural Heritage Management’ Section, Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology 2013 N/A Multiple authors George S. Smith, Karina Croucher(15%), Thanik Lertcharnrit, Ian Lilley, and Ian Russell Springer

Other Journal

Professor Karina Croucher has 1 publication(s) listed under other journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Cranial Modification in Ancient Iran 2007 Iranica Antiqua Iranica Antiqua 42 Daems, A. and K. Croucher

Peer Reviewed Journal

Professor Karina Croucher has 17 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Etiquette in the Context of Death and Dying: Communication and Conversation 2023 Omega: Journal of Death and Dying Jennifer Dayes; Joseph Keenan; Michal Sadza and Karina Croucher Sage Journals https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228231196623
Dying 2 Talk: Generating a More Compassion Community for Young People 2023 Journal of Applied Youth Studies 6 Booth, J., Croucher, K., Walters, E. et al. Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s43151-023-00106-x
An exploration of the changing understandings of physical impairment and disability in early medieval England: a bioarchaeological, funerary, and historical approach 2022 Church Archaeology 22 Bohling, S, Croucher, K, and Buckberry, J
Understanding Disability and Physical Impairment in Early Medieval England: an Integration of Osteoarchaeological and Funerary Evidence 2023 Medieval Archaeology 67 Solange Bohling, Karina Croucher & Jo Buckberry Taylor & Francis 10.1080/00766097.2023.2204666
The Bioarchaeology of Disability: A population-scale approach to investigating disability, physical impairment, and care in archaeological communities 2022 International Journal of Paleopathology 38 Bohling, S., Croucher, K., Buckberry, J.
Archaeology and contemporary death: Using the past to provoke, challenge and engage 2020 PLoS ONE N/A Karina Croucher, Lindsey Büster, Jennifer Dayes, Laura Green, Justine Raynsford, Louise Comerford Boyes and Christina Faull
Dying to Talk? Co-producing resources with young people to get them talking about bereavement, death and dying 2020 Voluntary Sector Review N/A - fastrack Booth J, Croucher KT and Bryant EJ Policy Press https://doi.org/10.1332/204080520X16014085811284
Prioritizing death and society: the archaeology of Chalcolithic and contemporary cemeteries in the Southern Levant 2015 Mortality 20 Croucher K. 1357-6275 10.1080/13576275.2015.1052381
From Plastered Skulls to Palliative Care: What the Past Can Teach Us About Dealing with Death 2018 Büster, Lindsey S.; Croucher, Karina T.; Dayes, Jennifer E.; Green, Laura I.; Faull, C.
Queerying Near Eastern archaeology 2005 World Archaeology 37 610 - 620 Croucher K. 0043-8243 10.1080/00438240500418664
Assembling archaeological pedagogy. A theoretical framework for valuing pedagogy in archaeological interpretation and practice 2014 Archaeological Dialogues 21 197 - 216 Cobb H.;Croucher K. 1380-2038 10.1017/S138020381400021X
Archaeology and modern reflections on death 2018 Dayes, Jennifer E.; Faull, C.; Büster, Lindsey S.; Green, Laura I.; Croucher, Karina T.
Keeping the dead close: grief and bereavement in the treatment of skulls from the Neolithic Middle East 2018 Croucher, Karina T.
Personal, Political, Pedagogic: Challenging the binary bind in archaeological teaching, learning and fieldwork 2016 Cobb, H.; Croucher, Karina T.
Assembling archaeological pedagogy. A theoretical framework for valuing pedagogy in archaeological interpretation and practice 2014 Cobb, H.; Croucher, Karina T.
Road my body goes: re-creating ancestors from stone at the great moai quarry of Rano Raraku, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 2011 Richards, C.; Croucher, Karina T.; Paoa, T.; Parish, T.; Tucki, E.; Welham, K.
Beyond human: The materiality of personhood 2011 Casella, E.; Croucher, Karina T.