Professor Matthew Johnson

Professor Matthew Johnson

Archaeology
University of Southampton
Avenue Campus
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BF

Position: Professor
Primary research group: Classical and Historical Archaeology
Affiliated research groups: Maritime Archaeology; Theory, Representation and Cultural Politics

Location: 65/3025
Extension: 22297
Telephone: (023) 8059 2297
Fax: (023) 8059 3032
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Research projects

He is currently writing a general book on traditional houses in their social context 1400-1800, due for publication with Longmans in 2008.

He has published five books:

Johnson, M.H. 2006
Ideas of Landscape. Oxford, Blackwell. A look at the relationships between Romanticism, the landscape historian WG Hoskins, and the theory and practice of landscape archaeology.

Johnson, M.H. 2002
Behind the Castle Gate: From Medieval to Renaissance. London, Routledge. One of three shortlisted for the biennial 2002 Archaeological Book Prize.

Johnson, M.H. 1999
Archaeological Theory: An Introduction. Oxford, Blackwell. Spanish translation published by Editorial Ariel; Chinese and Serbian translations forthcoming. A second edition of this book is in preparation. I welcome critical comments from students and staff at all levels and from all backgrounds to improve this book – please email me!

Johnson, M.H. 1996
An Archaeology of Capitalism.   Oxford, Blackwell.

Johnson, M.H. 1993
Housing Culture: Traditional Architecture in an English Landscape. London, UCL Press (Washington, Smithsonian).

Biographical notes

Matthew Johnson joined Southampton Archaeology in 2004 from Durham, where he was Lecturer and then Professor. He became Head of Archaeology in 2005. The full text of his inaugural lecture, given on 10 October 2006, can be found here in PDF format.

Ideas of LandscapeMatthew's research interests include:

  • archaeological theory, especially interpretive and interdisciplinary approaches;
  • England and Europe AD1200-1800, particularly landscape castles and houses;
  • world historical archaeology
  • archaeology in its cultural and political context.

Behind the Castle Gate: From Medieval to RenaissanceHe is currently writing a general book on traditional houses in their social context 1400-1800, due for publication with Longmans in 2008.

He has published five books:

Johnson, M.H. 2006

Ideas of Landscape. Oxford, Blackwell. A look at the   relationships between Romanticism, the landscape historian  WG Hoskins, and  the theory and practice of landscape archaeology.  Named Archaeological Theory: An Introduction by  Margaret Drabble in the Times Literary Supplement as one of her books of the year.

Johnson, M.H. 2002

Behind the Castle Gate: From Medieval to Renaissance. London, Routledge. One of three shortlisted for the biennial 2002 Archaeological Book Prize. 

Johnson, M.H. 1999

An Archaeology of CapitalismArchaeological Theory: An Introduction. Oxford, Blackwell. Spanish translation published by Editorial Ariel; Chinese  translation by Minerva; Serbian translation forthcoming. A second edition of this book is due out in 2009; my thoughts on revisions can be found here.

Johnson, M.H. 1996 

An Archaeology of Capitalism.  Oxford,  Blackwell.

Housing Culture: Traditional Architecture in an English LandscapeJohnson, M.H. 1993

Housing Culture: Traditional Architecture in an English Landscape. London, UCL Press (Washington, Smithsonian).

 

Teaching responsibilities for Professor Matthew Johnson
Module title Module code Discipline Role
Aspects of Maritime Culture ARCH6011 Archaeology Tutor
Introduction to Archaeology ARCH1029 Archaeology Tutor
Landscapes and Seascapes ARCH1028 Archaeology Tutor

Publications from e–Prints Soton

Johnson, Matthew (2007) Ideas of landscape, Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA, US, Blackwell, 264pp.
Johnson, Matthew (2006) Houses, power and everyday life in early modern England. In, Maran, Joseph, Juwig, Carsten, Schwengel, Hermann and Thaler, Ulrich (eds.) Constructing Power - Architecture, Ideology and Social Practice. Konstruktion der Macht - Architektur, Ideologie und soziales Handeln. Hamburg, Germany, Verlag, 285-298.
Johnson, Matthew H. (2006) On the nature of theoretical archaeology and archaeological theory. Archaeological Dialogues, 13, (2), 117-132. (doi:10.1017/S138020380621208X)
Johnson, Matthew (2006) Archaeology and theoretical culture. Archaeological Dialogues, 13, (2), 167-182. (doi:10.1017/S1380203806292080)
Johnson, Matthew (2006) The tide reversed: propects and potentials for an historical archaeology of Europe. In, Hall, Martin and Silliman, Stephen (eds.) Historical Archaeology. Oxford, UK; Malden, MA, USA, Blackwell, 313-331. (Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology).
Johnson, Matthew (2005) On the particularism of English landscape archaeology. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 9, (2), 111-122. (doi:10.1007/s10761-005-8142-7)
Johnson, M.H. (2003) Muffling inclusiveness: some notes towards an archaeology of the British. In, Lawrence, Susan (ed.) The Archaeology of the British: Explorations of Identity in Great Britain and its Colonies 1600-1945. London, UK, New York, USA, Routledge, 17-30.
Johnson, Matthew H. (2002) Behind the castle gate: from Medieval to Renaissance, London, UK, Routledge, 228pp.
Email Professor Matthew Johnson