Luke
@lukecontarch.bsky.social
Historical Archaeology student, Marxist, Ado & Re:Zero fanatic
It depended on the task, really! I have no real trouble doing a majority of personal tasks like taking pictures of myself or buildings. However, it can be quite awkward to do tasks that include more out-of-context instructions like my tree-hughing picture or following a stranger.
March 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It depended on the task, really! I have no real trouble doing a majority of personal tasks like taking pictures of myself or buildings. However, it can be quite awkward to do tasks that include more out-of-context instructions like my tree-hughing picture or following a stranger.
Overall, I hope to have shown through these experiences how the context of my situation has shaped the way I interact and move through my environment. Psychogeography is a vital concept to learn as it can help both contextualise our previous experiences and open us up to new ones. [15/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Overall, I hope to have shown through these experiences how the context of my situation has shaped the way I interact and move through my environment. Psychogeography is a vital concept to learn as it can help both contextualise our previous experiences and open us up to new ones. [15/15]
Despite their contrasting outcomes, I wouldn't hesitate to say that these experiences had their positives in how they shaped me in mind and as a person. To drift or to drive forward can help and hinder depending on the context. [14/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Despite their contrasting outcomes, I wouldn't hesitate to say that these experiences had their positives in how they shaped me in mind and as a person. To drift or to drive forward can help and hinder depending on the context. [14/15]
With the freedom of university life, I am able to have many different experiences doing the same thing, whether that be walking down the student-dominated paths near the campus or the riverside. Lockdown brought order to chaos, creatin habits I follow to this day even outside of shopping. [13/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
With the freedom of university life, I am able to have many different experiences doing the same thing, whether that be walking down the student-dominated paths near the campus or the riverside. Lockdown brought order to chaos, creatin habits I follow to this day even outside of shopping. [13/15]
Specifically I tend not to double back on myself anymore, if I'm walking down an aisle, I stick to that direction until the end. [12/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Specifically I tend not to double back on myself anymore, if I'm walking down an aisle, I stick to that direction until the end. [12/15]
Whether that be due to a sense of routine or worry about the vague lifting of restrictions is up for an internal debate. What I can say is that even with that mentality easing over time, as you can see in my drift, there are still elements that have been adapted to my general life. [11/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Whether that be due to a sense of routine or worry about the vague lifting of restrictions is up for an internal debate. What I can say is that even with that mentality easing over time, as you can see in my drift, there are still elements that have been adapted to my general life. [11/15]
This change in mentality persisted even past the easing of lockdown restrictions. Though less convenient than if I just walked through my normal entrance, it felt more comfortable to go out of my way, as did my changing route through the aisles. [10/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This change in mentality persisted even past the easing of lockdown restrictions. Though less convenient than if I just walked through my normal entrance, it felt more comfortable to go out of my way, as did my changing route through the aisles. [10/15]
With these regulations, the side I entered the shop changed, the time I'd spend waiting to enter the shop changed, the route I would walk to get my drink changed, my entire mentality around this simple task changed. It brought order to a situation which was utterly chaotic. [9/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
With these regulations, the side I entered the shop changed, the time I'd spend waiting to enter the shop changed, the route I would walk to get my drink changed, my entire mentality around this simple task changed. It brought order to a situation which was utterly chaotic. [9/15]
The most often reason I would be outside during the lockdowns was to buy a drink from my local Tesco. This walk pre-lockdown would be quick and direct to the aisle in the shortest route possible. This all changed however as social distancing regulations were put in place. [8/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The most often reason I would be outside during the lockdowns was to buy a drink from my local Tesco. This walk pre-lockdown would be quick and direct to the aisle in the shortest route possible. This all changed however as social distancing regulations were put in place. [8/15]
I couldn't find anything that interesting. After a lengthy and failed search for Greek-made Greek yoghurt, I decided to go to the chocolate section and picked up a Kinder Bueno. My walk through the shop was very erratic and I was in close proximity to others which contrasts with lockdown... [7/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I couldn't find anything that interesting. After a lengthy and failed search for Greek-made Greek yoghurt, I decided to go to the chocolate section and picked up a Kinder Bueno. My walk through the shop was very erratic and I was in close proximity to others which contrasts with lockdown... [7/15]
As I made my way to the Tesco, I spent quite a lot of the time thinking about what I would buy. I am usually quite structured with my food and don't do much exploring outside of my comfort zone and so it was quite a change of pace. This continued into the Tesco where... [6/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As I made my way to the Tesco, I spent quite a lot of the time thinking about what I would buy. I am usually quite structured with my food and don't do much exploring outside of my comfort zone and so it was quite a change of pace. This continued into the Tesco where... [6/15]
It was a very calming experience and rather quiet which allowed me to do another task in the process, hugging a tree! I was apparently quite the tree-hugger when I was younger and I have a rather good memory of doing so when my relatives from New Zealand had come over and so it fit perfectly. [5/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It was a very calming experience and rather quiet which allowed me to do another task in the process, hugging a tree! I was apparently quite the tree-hugger when I was younger and I have a rather good memory of doing so when my relatives from New Zealand had come over and so it fit perfectly. [5/15]
My next task had me searching for food. I have a very consistent route to my local Tesco and so I thought I'd take a longer yet much more green route by the river. Growing up in a town built primarily in the industrial period, I've always much preferred walking through greenery. [4/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My next task had me searching for food. I have a very consistent route to my local Tesco and so I thought I'd take a longer yet much more green route by the river. Growing up in a town built primarily in the industrial period, I've always much preferred walking through greenery. [4/15]
The first place this drift took me was to the top of 'the Mound', a quite impactful feature in the local environment yet one I had only been up once near the start of my time at University. Last time I looked East so this time I looked West to a crane that seemed to tower over even this. [3/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The first place this drift took me was to the top of 'the Mound', a quite impactful feature in the local environment yet one I had only been up once near the start of my time at University. Last time I looked East so this time I looked West to a crane that seemed to tower over even this. [3/15]
First, I will talk about my experience with the Derivé App. Using the 'Everyday Adventures' pack, which was based on the book by Lonely Planet, I decided to go on a walk around Durham. Throughout the thread you will see what I did before going to Tesco. [2/15]
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
First, I will talk about my experience with the Derivé App. Using the 'Everyday Adventures' pack, which was based on the book by Lonely Planet, I decided to go on a walk around Durham. Throughout the thread you will see what I did before going to Tesco. [2/15]
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There will be a thread posted every ten minutes between 2.10pm and 3.20pm - do feel free to ask questions and to interact Tag #ducontemparch
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There will be a thread posted every ten minutes between 2.10pm and 3.20pm - do feel free to ask questions and to interact Tag #ducontemparch
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In today’s workshop our students will be sharing with you some of the practical work they carried out during this course; this is an annual event – previously held on twitter we have this year made the move to #Bluesky. Please feel free to engage and ask questions! #ducontemparch
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In today’s workshop our students will be sharing with you some of the practical work they carried out during this course; this is an annual event – previously held on twitter we have this year made the move to #Bluesky. Please feel free to engage and ask questions! #ducontemparch
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We’ve also been exploring how garbage, refuse and pollution can analysed – seeking inspiration from scholars such as William Rathje and John Schofield. The students carried out practical exercises looking at rubbish and waste around Durham University #ducontemparch
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’ve also been exploring how garbage, refuse and pollution can analysed – seeking inspiration from scholars such as William Rathje and John Schofield. The students carried out practical exercises looking at rubbish and waste around Durham University #ducontemparch
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We have looked at the spatial dimensions of the student experience in Durham – identifying how people’s experiences of landscape can vary according to gender and cultural background. #ducontemparch
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have looked at the spatial dimensions of the student experience in Durham – identifying how people’s experiences of landscape can vary according to gender and cultural background. #ducontemparch
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In our sessions we have looked at ‘deep mapping’ and psychogeography to see how communities and individuals have tried to literally and metaphorically map the landscapes they inhabit #ducontemparch
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In our sessions we have looked at ‘deep mapping’ and psychogeography to see how communities and individuals have tried to literally and metaphorically map the landscapes they inhabit #ducontemparch
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We have been looking at how archaeologist, geographers, sociologists and other scholars have used materiality at a range of scales (from nano-plastics to the megastructures) to explore and understand our modern world.
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We have been looking at how archaeologist, geographers, sociologists and other scholars have used materiality at a range of scales (from nano-plastics to the megastructures) to explore and understand our modern world.
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Over the last term, we have been exploring the relatively young field of ‘contemporary archaeology’, which embraces the range of conceptual and methodological tools that bring an archaeological perspective to the contemporary world and the very recent past.
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Over the last term, we have been exploring the relatively young field of ‘contemporary archaeology’, which embraces the range of conceptual and methodological tools that bring an archaeological perspective to the contemporary world and the very recent past.