I received the text, below, from the conference organizers, which has been copied verbatim. Inheriting the City: Advancing Understandings of Urban Heritage 31 March – 4 April, 2016 Taipei, Taiwan Call for papers: 30 November 2015 www.inheritingthecity.wordpress.com In the context of rapid cultural and economic globalisation, over half of the World’s population now live in […]
Month: October 2015
Food and drink in Brazil
First, I want to make a disclaimer: my food and beverage preferences are decidedly odd in most cultural contexts, including the dominant food culture in the United States. I am most accurately described as a vegetarian, but I do eat seafood – perhaps a “pescetarian” is a more accurate description. I also have a lifelong […]
Protecting built heritage and cultural landscapes through organic law
Organic law is defined as the fundamental laws of a country, such as a constitution. Theoretically, all laws in a country should therefore be derived from organic laws. The United States has one of the shortest and oldest constitutions in the world, but while short can equate to simple and perhaps easier to administer, it […]
Why the public doesn’t like historic preservation commissions
[O]pponents [of the creation of a new historic district] became increasingly vocal, warning that landmark status would … subject residents to ‘the preservation police.’”–Ellen Barry (2007) Those of us who have worked as staff supporting historic preservation commissions have certainly had the pejorative term of “preservation police” hurled at us by members of the […]
First Horto d’El Rey community workshop meeting on October 8
With much fanfare, I am pleased to announce that the first community workshop meeting on the Horto d’El Rey is finally happening on Thursday, October 8 at the G.R.E.S. Preto Velho in Olinda from 19:00 to 22:00 for residents of the Carmo neighborhood. My students from the Federal University of Pernambuco have been absolutely fantastic […]
EDRA47 conference proposals submission deadline extended
[I received this announcement of the extension on the deadline for submissions to the EDRA47 conference. If you work in the historic environment in some way, consider submitting a proposal under one of the categories, below. There is a separate track in the conference for work that addresses historic preservation/the historic environment.] October 2, 2015 […]
Are heritage conservation practitioners just objects to critique?
The need for respect and inclusivity in critical heritage studies In 2012, the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) was formed at an inaugural meeting on the subject at the University of Gothenburg. For the first time, researchers in heritage studies came together under the same roof to discuss the future of this field. According […]
Call for session papers: Association of Critical Heritage Studies
The Association of Critical Heritage Studies is looking for paper submissions for the following open sessions at their conference in Montreal, Canada, 6-10th of June, 2016: BETWEEN THE GLOBAL AND THE LOCAL I : HERITAGE POLICIES (HERITAGE CHANGES THE POLICIES) BETWEEN THE GLOBAL AND THE LOCAL II : POST-COLONIAL HERITAGE, HERITAGE AND MOBILITY (HERITAGE CHANGES […]