Heritage Theory and Practice

The organisers are PhD students at Leeds Beckett University and Northumbria University as part of the AHRC Heritage Consortium.

Taras Nakonecznyj and Leonie Wieser

This one-day conference will foster dialogue between researchers and professionals about the relationship between heritage research, theory and practical issues in heritage work and planning. We hope to have discussions about how ideas, theories and academic research can be applicable to heritage practice, as well as how heritage practice can benefit academic scholarship. From civic trusts to museums and community-led projects, approaches to heritage are expanding into new exciting areas including festivals, art and performances and intangible experiences. 
We want to explore how practice can enrich theory, and why we need academic research into heritage. What can research add to heritage projects and events? How can grounding in experience change our understanding of theory, if we approach it with ‘applicability’ in mind?
 
Confirmed Keynote: Dr. Bernadette Lynch, Honorary Research Associate at University College, London, and former Deputy Director of Manchester Museum 
 
Conference schedule 
9.30-9.50: Registration and tea/coffee 
9.50-10.00: Welcome 
10.00-11.00: Challenging museum assumptions: Reflections on applying critical theory to museum practice. By Dr Bernadette Lynch 
 
11.00-12.15: Establishing Heritage (chaired by Rosie Lewis, The Angelou Centre)
Not gaps but chasms: Recovering intangible histories of women in protests. By Katarzyna Kosmala (University of the West of Scotland) and t s Beall (University of Glasgow)
The Church Heritage Record: Heritage in an Administered World. By Rob Piggott (University of Huddersfield)
How do we choose what to protect?  The influence of heritage studies on designation practice for listed buildings and scheduled monuments. By Claire Price (University of York)
 
12.15-1.00: Lunch provided
1.00-1.55: Participatory Approaches in Heritage Practice (Chaired by Hengameh Emami)
The BAM! Sistahood heritage project – recovering and archiving BAMER women’s histories in the North East. Presented by project volunteers (The Angelou Centre) 
All the Fun of the Fairground: Challenges Representing the Heritage of Scotland’s Travelling Showpeople, a Practice-led Approach. By t s Beall (University of Glasgow) and Heather Robertson (Glasgow Museums)
 
1.55-3.10: Rethinking Heritage (chaired by Lisa Traynor, Royal Armouries)
Heritage placement in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China: Archaeological engagement in UK and China. By Alice O’Mahoney (University of Bradford)
The Museum as a Deep Map. By Adrian Evans (University of Huddersfield)
Engaging Edinburgh's past: Heritage in action with the Cockburn Association. By Taras Nakonecznyj (Leeds Beckett)
 
3.10-3.30: Tea 
3.30 – 4.45: Immersive Heritage (Chaired by Dr Susan Ashley, Northumbria University)
Ghosts of York Past. By Alison Edwards (University of York)
Uncovering Criminal Experiences: The Role of Historical and Contemporary Emotions in Museums of Crime and Punishment. By Rhiannon Pickin, (Leeds Beckett)
The Bullet-proof Vest and the Archduke: 19th Century Innovation Versus 20th Century Firepower. By Lisa Traynor (Royal Armouries, Leeds)
 
 
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