I wrote this book review in 2007 when I was a doctoral student, but due to pressing issues with my dissertation, it was never published. Monumental Ambivalence deserves more attention, as it foreshadowed many of the contemporary debates in critical heritage studies. MONUMENTAL AMBIVALENCE: THE POLITICS OF HERITAGE by Lisa Breglia. Austin: University of Texas […]
Month: January 2017
Leadership in “people-centered preservation” — who seems to get it and who does not
Those of you who read my blog know that I have a strong interest in balancing the practice of the conservation of the built environment and cultural landscapes between what we objectively know (e.g., historic facts; things we can photograph, measure) and meanings (e.g., intangible heritage). All of this relates to making heritage conservation more […]
Call for abstracts: International Conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice
I came across this conference announcement and have posted the text, below, unedited from the conference organizers. International Conference on Heritage Management Education and Practice: Exploring Connections across Disciplines and Stakeholders 29 – 31 July 2017 The discourses and practices on ‘heritage’ are significantly broadened in recent decades, leading towards the holistic understanding of heritage […]
The Heritage After Trump Award ($1,000 if your idea wins — Jan 10 deadline)
Thomas King, a well-known author and critic of the cultural resource management system in the United States, has created a contest in which the best idea to replace the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) will win $1,000. I (along with other historic preservation/CRM experts) am on the judging […]