The Past in Contemporary Society: Then, Now
The Past in Contemporary Society: Then, Now

Author: Peter Fowler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1134910452

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Changes or innovations which threaten `our heritage' arouse great hostility in those who want to preserve the past in its entirity.`The heritage' has become a commodity, a device to sell everything from biscuits to country houses. Fowler skilfully examines the present relationship between the past and the present, analysing the manner in which we mould and interpret the past to fit our current needs. He assesses the influence of our heritage in the last decade of the 20th century, and with a wide range of examples judges the consequences of the increasing pressures of the heritage industry. As well as a diagnosis of where the past is being misused, he provides prescriptions for responsible development, and a thoughtful interpretation of a common past. As well as addressing the needs of the professional involved in the heritage industry he also considers the consumer - all those who visit museums, enjoy a historic site or an art exhibition, or who simply dislike the hijacking of our common heritage by commercial or vested interests.

The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research
The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research

Author: E. Waterton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-01-28

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 113729356X

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This book explores heritage from a wide range of perspectives and disciplines and in doing so provides a distinctive and deeply relevant survey of the field as it is currently researched, understood and practiced around the world.

The Reenactment in Contemporary Screen Culture
The Reenactment in Contemporary Screen Culture

Author: Megan Carrigy

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2021-06-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1501359363

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During the first decades of the 21st century, a critical re-assessment of the reenactment as a form of historical representation has taken place in the disciplines of history, art history and performance studies. Engagement with the reenactment in film and media studies has come almost entirely from the field of documentary studies and has focused almost exclusively on non-fiction, even though reenactments are being employed across fiction and non-fiction film and television genres. Working with an eclectic collection of case studies from Milk, Monster, Boys Don't Cry, and The Battle of Orgreave to CSI and the video of police assaulting Rodney King, this book examines the relationship between the status of theatricality in the reenactment and the ways in which its relationships to reference are performed. Carrigy shows that while the practice of reenactment predates technically reproducible media, and continues to exist in both live and mediated forms, it has been thoroughly transformed through its incorporation within forms of technical media.

People and their Pasts
People and their Pasts

Author: P. Ashton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-12-11

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0230234461

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In this innovative and original collection, people are seen as active agents in the development of new ways of understanding the past and creating histories for the present. Chapters explore forms of public history in which people's experience and understanding of their personal, national and local pasts are part of their current lives.

The Representation of the Past
The Representation of the Past

Author: Kevin Walsh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1134896670

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The 1980s and early 1990s have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packaging of history which serves only to distance people from their own heritage. A superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past, he feels, separates us from an understanding of our cultural and political present. Here, Walsh suggests a number of ways in which the museum can fulfill its potential - by facilitating our comprehension of cultural identity.

Ethics for Graduate Researchers
Ethics for Graduate Researchers

Author: Maureen Junker-Kenny

Publisher: Newnes

Published: 2012-09-26

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0124160492

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Elsevier Insights provides high quality specialized content across a range of disciplines including life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, engineering, computing, and finance. Through fast-track publication, Elsevier, Insights offers the reader cutting-edge information, available, in eBook or print format. Book jacket.

Heritage and Tourism in The Global Village
Heritage and Tourism in The Global Village

Author: Priscilla Boniface

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-11-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1134908431

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A nation's heritage is one of the most potent forces for generating tourism: the Tower of London is the greatest 'visitor attraction' in Britain. But it is pushed into insignificance by comparison with the visitors travelling to Disneyland, Epcot and the other entertainment complexes in the USA; and it will be dwarfed by Euro-Disneyland east of Paris. So how should heritage attractions respond: should they find their own specific audiences and resources? This book, written by a leading hertage specialist, is essential reading for all those concerned both with heritage and leisure managment. International in scope, it examines successfgul examples of heritage management for tourism, and equally some failures. It aims to lay some useful ground rules which should underpin all heritage developments designed to attract tourism on a major scale.

The Science For Conservators Series
The Science For Conservators Series

Author: The Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-05-20

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1134909551

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For more than ten years, The Science for Conservators Series has provided the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic to the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no scientific training. These introductory volumes provide non-scientists with the essential theoretical background to their work.

Holocaust Consciousness in Contemporary Britain
Holocaust Consciousness in Contemporary Britain

Author: Andy Pearce

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-05

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1135046506

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The Holocaust is a pervasive presence in British culture and society. Schools have been legally required to deliver Holocaust education, the government helps to fund student visits to Auschwitz, the Imperial War Museum's permanent Holocaust Exhibition has attracted millions of visitors, and Britain has an annually commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day. What has prompted this development, how has it unfolded, and why has it happened now? How does it relate to Britain's post-war history, its contemporary concerns, and the wider "globalisation" of Holocaust memory? What are the multiple shapes that British Holocaust consciousness assumes and the consequences of their rapid emergence? Why have the so-called "lessons" of the Holocaust enjoyed such popularity in Britain? Through analysis of changing engagements with the Holocaust in political, cultural and memorial landscapes over the past generation, this book addresses these questions, demonstrating the complexities of Holocaust consciousness and reflecting on the contrasting ways that history is used in Britain today.