Hannah Cobb
Hannah Cobb is an archaeologist at the University of Manchester, noted for her work on pedagogy, post-humanist theory, and diversity and equality in archaeology.
Education
Cobb was educated at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Manchester where she was awarded a PhD in 2008.Career and research
Cobb is a Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on the Mesolithic archaeology of north-west Europe, archaeological pedagogy, and equality and diversity in archaeology. Cobb has co-edited several monographs, including Investigating the Role of Fieldwork in Teaching and Learning Archaeology and Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork. Her work on archaeological pedagogy is strongly influenced by Manuel DeLanda and assemblage theory.Cobb was the Founder and chair of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Equality & Diversity Group, and founded the EveryDigSexism Project. She also co-directs the Whitworth Park Community Archaeology and History project.
Selected publications
Cobb's publications include:- Investigating prehistoric hunter-gatherer identities: case studies from Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe
- Straight down the line? A queer consideration of hunter-gatherer studies in north-west Europe
- Croucher, Karina, Hannah L. Cobb, and Ange Brennan. 2008. Investigating the role of fieldwork in teaching and learning archaeology. Higher Education Academy, Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology.
- Reconsidering archaeological fieldwork: exploring on-site relationships between theory and practice
- Assembling archaeological pedagogy. A theoretical framework for valuing pedagogy in archaeological interpretation and practiceArchaeology: An Introduction
- ''Personal, political, pedagogic: challenging the binary bind in archaeological teaching, learning and fieldwork''