Media Curiosity and Underwater Cultural Heritage
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Title
Media Curiosity and Underwater Cultural Heritage
Description
Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) faces multiple threats, as stressed by UNESCO through the 2001 Convention on
the Protection of Underwater Cultural heritage and by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network (ODHN), such as treasure
hunting, looting, and commercial exploitation. Therefore, raising awareness about underwater cultural heritage and
engaging the public in its preservation and protection are vital points.
There are many ways of engaging the public with UCH, one of the most obvious ways is through the media.
The goal of media is to convey messages to the audience through the media channels most appropriate for them, which
include printed media, internet media, and broadcast media, which are known as mass media. Different media deliver
different messages in various ways, but the most powerful medium is films.
Films have worldwide reachability. They are the most effective type of mass media to promote cultures and
spread social awareness.
the Protection of Underwater Cultural heritage and by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network (ODHN), such as treasure
hunting, looting, and commercial exploitation. Therefore, raising awareness about underwater cultural heritage and
engaging the public in its preservation and protection are vital points.
There are many ways of engaging the public with UCH, one of the most obvious ways is through the media.
The goal of media is to convey messages to the audience through the media channels most appropriate for them, which
include printed media, internet media, and broadcast media, which are known as mass media. Different media deliver
different messages in various ways, but the most powerful medium is films.
Films have worldwide reachability. They are the most effective type of mass media to promote cultures and
spread social awareness.
Creator
Asmaa Elsayed
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Elsayed, Asmaa. 2023. “Media Curiosity and Underwater Cultural Heritage.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Bill Jeffery. In Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL: https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/1964
Files
Citation
Asmaa Elsayed, “Media Curiosity and Underwater Cultural Heritage,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed February 10, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/1964.