John Ruskin on the moon
What artificial intelligence (AI) thinks of historic preservation Unless you've been sequestered over the past year, you've probably heard about the growing controversy on artificial intelligence (AI). A recent example…
It’s Not So Simple to Make Preservation Policy People-Centered
A Reparative Call to Change the Administrative Procedure Act Historic preservation is fundamentally a policy-based endeavor, driven by governmental laws, regulations, and guidelines. And because of this basis, it’s also…
Why I Chose to Be a Heretical Preservationist
My Story and Why I Started Lived Heritage Studies It's really not that fun being an iconoclast, but we need more people willing to challenge the status quo. When I…
Uncovering Structural Racism in Federal Preservation Policy: Racial/gender/professional purity
What is structural racism in relation to governmental policy? Since the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement, there has been increasing discussion on the role of structural racism in…
Presentations that address diversity/inclusion/relevancy in historic preservation policy
Before I left my position as an associate professor at the University of Maryland in May 2022, I created a curated list of YouTube conference presentations since 2020 that address…
Why I Quit My Tenured Position as an Associate Professor: A Reflection on the State of Preservation Education
Two weeks ago, I quit my tenured position as an associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park to explore consulting opportunities in private practice. I am, in effect,…
Where’s the people-centered research funding? An historic preservation plight.
Are you a researcher, or practitioner who uses applied research, who wants to conduct work related to people-centered historic preservation? Have you tried to find funding to support your research?…
10 Ways Historic Preservation Policy Supports White Supremacy and 10 Ideas to End It
Nearly two decades ago, I became deeply interested in how historic preservation doctrine, represented through orthodox preservation theory and expressed in international and national charters and rules, regulations, and guidelines,…
Natural resource conservation and historic preservation: Never the twain shall meet? A potential solution centered in equity and inclusion
As I was listening to the session on “A New Framework for Blended Conservation of the Built and Natural Environment” from PastForward 2020 (the US National Trust for Historic Preservation’s…
The Last Gasp of Traditional Theory in Preservation?
The International Committee on the Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration (Theophilos) is one of the more active scientific committees in ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites). In…
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