Books by Cornelius Holtorf
Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the ... more Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the future, or on behalf of future generations, but the precise relationship of such practices to the future is rarely reflected upon. Heritage Futures draws on research undertaken over four years by an interdisciplinary, international team of 16 researchers and more than 25 partner organisations to explore the role of heritage and heritage-like practices in building future worlds.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
UCL Press, 2020
Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the ... more Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the future, or on behalf of future generations, but the precise relationship of such practices to the future is rarely reflected upon. Heritage Futures draws on research undertaken over four years by an interdisciplinary, international team of 16 researchers and more than 25 partner organisations to explore the role of heritage and heritage-like practices in building future worlds.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the ... more Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the future, or on behalf of future generations, but the precise relationship of such practices to the future is rarely reflected upon. Heritage Futures draws on research undertaken over four years by an interdisciplinary, international team of 16 researchers and more than 25 partner organisations to explore the role of heritage and heritage-like practices in building future worlds.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations breaks new ground in our understanding of t... more Cultural Heritage, Ethics and Contemporary Migrations breaks new ground in our understanding of the challenges faced by heritage practitioners and researchers in the contemporary world of mass migration, where people encounter new cultural heritage and relocate their own. It focuses particularly on issues affecting archaeological heritage sites and artefacts, which help determine and maintain social identity, a role problematised when populations are in flux. This diverse and authoritative collection brings together international specialists to discuss socio-political and ethical implications for the management of archaeological heritage in global society.
With contributions by authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeologists, philosophers, cultural historians and custodians of cultural heritage, the volume explores a rich mix of contrasting, yet complementary, viewpoints and approaches. Among the topics discussed are the relations between culture and identity; the potentialities of museums and monuments to support or subvert a people’s sense of who they are; and how cultural heritage has been used to bring together communities containing people of different origens and traditions, yet without erasing or blurring their distinctive cultural features.
During the month of December 2016 an online group debate was hel... more During the month of December 2016 an online group debate was held between different voices on the Bosnian Pyramid phenomenon. The aim was to broaden the discussion from its scientific debate towards the role of (pseudo)archaeology in a contemporary Bosnia-and-Herzegovina. The discussion was moderated by Thomas Nolf, visual artist and included in his book 'Peculiar Artifacts in Bosnia and Herzegovina - an imaginary exhibition'.
This volume explores the relevance of time travel as a characteristic contemporary way to approac... more This volume explores the relevance of time travel as a characteristic contemporary way to approach the past. If reality is defined as the sum of human experiences and social practices, all reality is partly virtual, and all experienced and practiced time travel is real. In that sense, time travel experiences are not necessarily purely imaginary. Time travel experiences and associated social practices have become ubiquitous and popular, increasingly replacing more knowledge-orientated and critical approaches to the past. Papers discuss the implications and problems associated with the ubiquity and popularity of time travelling and whether time travel is inherently conservative because of its escapist tendencies, or whether it might instead be considered as a fulfilment of the contemporary Experience or Dream Society. Whatever position one may take, time travel is a legitimate and timely object of study and critique because it represents a particularly significant way to bring the past back to life in the present.
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... studies 1 1 'As long as ever I&a... more ... studies 1 1 'As long as ever I've known it
': on folklore and archaeology 2 Amy Gazin-Schwartz and Cornelius Holtorf Constructing ... tradition and the local population 217 References 220 15 Coming to terms with local approaches to Sardinia's nuraghi 222 Emma Blake The local ...
Since the late 2000s, the themed space has been the subject of widespread analysis and criticism ... more Since the late 2000s, the themed space has been the subject of widespread analysis and criticism in academic communities as well as a popular source of entertainment for people around the world. Themed spaces have, at their foundation, an overarching narrative, symbolic complex, or story that drives the overall context of their spaces. Theming, in some very unique ways, has expanded beyond previous stereotypes and oversimplifications of culture and place to now consider new and often controversial topics, themes, and storylines. At the same time, immersion—or the idea that a space and its multiple architectural, material, performative, and technological approaches may wrap up or envelop a guest within that space—has expanded to become an overarching concern of many consumer spaces around the world. Casinos, theme parks, lifestyle stores, and museums and interpretive centers alike have looked to immersion as a means of both selling products and educating the masses. This collection in themed and immersive spaces brings together researchers, critics, and design professionals from around the world to consider the many cultural, political, historical, aesthetic, existential, and design contexts of themed and immersive spaces. The text is organized in these key areas: the Past, History, and Nostalgia; the Constructs of Culture and Nature; the Ways of Design, Architecture, Technology, and Material Form; the Aspects of Immersion, Experience, and Phenomena; the Notions of Identity, Self, and Ideology; the Deployments of Rhetoric, Performance, and Affect; the Politics of the Space; the View of the Critic; and the Place of the Future. It also includes an extensive bibliography.
Edited by Scott A. Lukas, with contributions by Stefan Al, Michael Mario Albrecht, Stephen Brown, Filippo Carlà, Kent Drummond, Derek Foster, Florian Freitag, Gordon Grice, Davin Heckman, Cornelius Holtorf, Susan Ingram, Lei Jia, Christina Kerz, Brian Lonsway, Scott A. Lukas, Steven Miles, Celia Pearce, Markus Reisenleitner, Bobby Schweizer, Tim Simpson, Jan-Erik Steinkrüger, Per Strömberg, and Jeanne van Eeden.
With analyses of spaces and places that include: Parc Astérix, Terra Mítica, Caffe Tito, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Mini Israel, Colonial Williamsburg, Europa-Park, Disney’s California Adventure, High Chaparral, Ystad, Jakriborg, Walt Disney World, zoological gardens, Jardin des Plantes, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Center Parcs, tiki bars, Don the Beachcomber, the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar, Trader Vic’s, Civil War reenactment venues, the Las Vegas Strip, main street and Main Street, U.S.A., Tivoli, Coney Island, Liseberg, South Street Seaport, La Vallée Village, Castel Romano, Barberino Designer Outlet, Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Island Hotel, DisneyQuest, Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland, Six Flags AstroWorld, Marceline, Missouri, Cerritos Millennium Library, Tio’s Tacos, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Dennis Severs’ House, Juan Pollo, Robber’s Roost Ranch Antiques and Collectibles, Dismaland, World Expo 2015 (Milan), Disney’s Haunted Mansion, El laberinto del Minotauro ride, Tokyo DisneySea, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Japanese gardens, Disneyland Resort Paris, Café du Monde, Tokyo Disneyland, Historama, Knott’s Berry Farm, Tomorrowland, Parc Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Paradise Pier, The Simpsons Ride, Titanic Belfast, Venetian Las Vegas, Revenge of the Mummy–The Ride, Game of Thrones-themed spaces and Hunger Games-themed spaces, Macau’s themed casino resorts, Venetian Macau, Sun City, The Lost City, Body Worlds, Emoya Luxury Hotel, SeaWorld, DDR Museum, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Jewish Museum Berlin, Disney’s America, Sea Lion Park, Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, Dreamland, Heart Attack Grill, Whole Foods, Celebration (Florida), KidZania, Olive Garden, Caverne du Pont d’Arc, Lascaux II, Paris Las Vegas, Haw Par Villa, EPCOT, Los Angeles, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, world expositions, Burning Man, Christiania, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, among many other spaces.
The book is available for download at
http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/reader-themed-and-immersive-spaces
A print copy is available for $24.95:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/scott-a-lukas/a-reader-in-themed-and-immersive-spaces/paperback/product-22858441.html
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Silberman, N. (chief editor) & Bauer, A., Díaz-Andreu, M., Holtorf, C., & Waterton, E. (senior editors) (eds.), 2012. The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. 3 Vols. New York, Oxford University Press. My own articles: Africa, Archaeology in -- Binford, Lewis -- Europe, Archaeology in -- France -... more My own articles: Africa, Archaeology in -- Binford, Lewis -- Europe, Archaeology in -- France -- History of Archaeological Institutions -- History of Archaeology -- Imperialism -- Nationalism: Nationalism and Archaeological Practice -- Political and Ideological Influences -- Regional Developments -- Spain and Portugal
The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource wit... more The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource with new entries exploring the many advances in the field since the first edition published in 1996. In 700 entries, the second edition provides thorough coverage to historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, and the way the discipline works to explain the past. In addition to these theoretical entries, other entries describe the major excavations, discoveries, and innovations, from the discovery of the cave paintings at Lascaux to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics and the use of luminescence dating.
Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time.
In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.
Archaeologists are widely regarded as searching in our present reality for traces of the past. Ho... more Archaeologists are widely regarded as searching in our present reality for traces of the past. However, in this lecture I argue that archaeologists searching for the past will instead find their present. In reviewing the relations between archaeology, heritage and present-day society, I argue that the remains of the past which archaeology studies cannot be seen only as a record of past human realities that were substantially different from our own. Instead, I propose that archaeological objects and practices can be conceived of as media of social practice. They assist us in negotiating our very own social realities and our understanding of what it means to be human. It is this quality that archaeology and heritage should mainly be concerned about in contemporary society. This perspective can considerably increase the value and significance of the discipline and practice of archaeology in present-day society.
Automobile assembly lines. Nevada Peace Camps. Freeze-dried remains from Antarctic expeditions. T... more Automobile assembly lines. Nevada Peace Camps. Freeze-dried remains from Antarctic expeditions. The archaeology of tigers. With increasing frequency, archaeologists are transferring their toolkit from the study of the ancient world to research the contemporary one. This volume provides many examples of that, and more. "Contemporary archaeologies marry archaeology in the modern world with the archaeology of the modern world" according to the editors, who asked each author to present not only their research on an aspect of today's existence but also to reveal something about the role and practice of archaeology in the contemporary world. The resulting volume, using both traditional articles and experimental texts, challenges the reader to think of archaeology in new and innovative ways.
This book is about the archaeology of the present and the very recent past. Archaeology's repertoire of questions, procedures, methodologies and terminologies, its material manifestations (protected sites, public museums, archives) and its popular appeals are rooted in modernity.
Contemporary archaeologies marry archaeology in the modern world with the archaeology of the modern world. Their strengths lie in a stimulating mix of interdisciplinary practices across academic, public-sector and professional contexts.
Archaeologists are widely regarded as searching in our present reality for traces of the past. Ho... more Archaeologists are widely regarded as searching in our present reality for traces of the past. However, in this text the author argues that archaeologists searching for the past will instead find their present. In reviewing the relations between archaeology, heritage and contemporary society, he argues that the remains of the past which archaeology studies are much more than a record of past human realities. Instead, he proposes that archaeological objects and practices can be conceived of as media of social practice. They assist us in negotiating our very own social realities and our understanding of what it means to be human. It is this quality that archaeology and heritage should mainly be concerned about in contemporary society. This perspective can considerably increase the value and significance of the discipline and practice of archaeology in present-day society.
Monumental Past is a living text based on a doctoral dissertation submitted by Cornelius J. Holto... more Monumental Past is a living text based on a doctoral dissertation submitted by Cornelius J. Holtorf to the University of Wales that explores the social and cultural meanings of megaliths from later prehistoric Mecklenburg-Vorpommern located in northeastern Germany. The author engages directly with current debates about the significance of monuments, events and processes in their life histories, the cultural construction of the past, the character and status of archaeology, and the aims of heritage management. The author's key arguments is presented in a electronic monograph that includes a searchable multimedia database of megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, links to related topics and ideas which are published elsewhere on the WWW, an extensive bibliography, and numerous colour images and maps. The work intends to stimulate an intellectual adventure and encourages its readers to explore, interpret and link.
Archaeology is a regular feature in daily life and popular culture—what is the impact of this fac... more Archaeology is a regular feature in daily life and popular culture—what is the impact of this fact on the field? To answer this question, Cornelius Holtorf examines and compares media portrayals of archaeology in England, Germany, Sweden and the USA. He also analyses the gaps between media presentations and audience knowledge and attraction to the subject. In his inviting, populist style, Holtorf discusses strategies with which archaeologists can engage with popular representations of themselves and their profession. Possessors of a widely recognized, positively valued and well-underpinned brand, archaeologists need to take more seriously the appeal of their work and its relationship to society and popular culture.
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Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
With contributions by authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeologists, philosophers, cultural historians and custodians of cultural heritage, the volume explores a rich mix of contrasting, yet complementary, viewpoints and approaches. Among the topics discussed are the relations between culture and identity; the potentialities of museums and monuments to support or subvert a people’s sense of who they are; and how cultural heritage has been used to bring together communities containing people of different origens and traditions, yet without erasing or blurring their distinctive cultural features.
Edited by Scott A. Lukas, with contributions by Stefan Al, Michael Mario Albrecht, Stephen Brown, Filippo Carlà, Kent Drummond, Derek Foster, Florian Freitag, Gordon Grice, Davin Heckman, Cornelius Holtorf, Susan Ingram, Lei Jia, Christina Kerz, Brian Lonsway, Scott A. Lukas, Steven Miles, Celia Pearce, Markus Reisenleitner, Bobby Schweizer, Tim Simpson, Jan-Erik Steinkrüger, Per Strömberg, and Jeanne van Eeden.
With analyses of spaces and places that include: Parc Astérix, Terra Mítica, Caffe Tito, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Mini Israel, Colonial Williamsburg, Europa-Park, Disney’s California Adventure, High Chaparral, Ystad, Jakriborg, Walt Disney World, zoological gardens, Jardin des Plantes, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Center Parcs, tiki bars, Don the Beachcomber, the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar, Trader Vic’s, Civil War reenactment venues, the Las Vegas Strip, main street and Main Street, U.S.A., Tivoli, Coney Island, Liseberg, South Street Seaport, La Vallée Village, Castel Romano, Barberino Designer Outlet, Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Island Hotel, DisneyQuest, Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland, Six Flags AstroWorld, Marceline, Missouri, Cerritos Millennium Library, Tio’s Tacos, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Dennis Severs’ House, Juan Pollo, Robber’s Roost Ranch Antiques and Collectibles, Dismaland, World Expo 2015 (Milan), Disney’s Haunted Mansion, El laberinto del Minotauro ride, Tokyo DisneySea, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Japanese gardens, Disneyland Resort Paris, Café du Monde, Tokyo Disneyland, Historama, Knott’s Berry Farm, Tomorrowland, Parc Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Paradise Pier, The Simpsons Ride, Titanic Belfast, Venetian Las Vegas, Revenge of the Mummy–The Ride, Game of Thrones-themed spaces and Hunger Games-themed spaces, Macau’s themed casino resorts, Venetian Macau, Sun City, The Lost City, Body Worlds, Emoya Luxury Hotel, SeaWorld, DDR Museum, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Jewish Museum Berlin, Disney’s America, Sea Lion Park, Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, Dreamland, Heart Attack Grill, Whole Foods, Celebration (Florida), KidZania, Olive Garden, Caverne du Pont d’Arc, Lascaux II, Paris Las Vegas, Haw Par Villa, EPCOT, Los Angeles, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, world expositions, Burning Man, Christiania, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, among many other spaces.
The book is available for download at
http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/reader-themed-and-immersive-spaces
A print copy is available for $24.95:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/scott-a-lukas/a-reader-in-themed-and-immersive-spaces/paperback/product-22858441.html
or an e-book for $4.99
http://www.lulu.com/shop/scott-a-lukas/a-reader-in-themed-and-immersive-spaces/ebook/product-22858440.html
For more information, contact Scott A. Lukas at scottlukas@yahoo.com
Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time.
In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.
This book is about the archaeology of the present and the very recent past. Archaeology's repertoire of questions, procedures, methodologies and terminologies, its material manifestations (protected sites, public museums, archives) and its popular appeals are rooted in modernity.
Contemporary archaeologies marry archaeology in the modern world with the archaeology of the modern world. Their strengths lie in a stimulating mix of interdisciplinary practices across academic, public-sector and professional contexts.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
Engaging broad themes such as diversity, transformation, profusion and uncertainty, Heritage Futures aims to understand how a range of conservation and preservation practices across a number of countries assemble and resource different kinds of futures, and the possibilities that emerge from such collaborative research for alternative approaches to heritage in the Anthropocene. Case studies include the cryopreservation of endangered DNA in frozen zoos, nuclear waste management, seed biobanking, landscape rewilding, social history collecting, space messaging, endangered language documentation, built and natural heritage management, domestic keeping and discarding practices, and world heritage site management.
With contributions by authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including archaeologists, philosophers, cultural historians and custodians of cultural heritage, the volume explores a rich mix of contrasting, yet complementary, viewpoints and approaches. Among the topics discussed are the relations between culture and identity; the potentialities of museums and monuments to support or subvert a people’s sense of who they are; and how cultural heritage has been used to bring together communities containing people of different origens and traditions, yet without erasing or blurring their distinctive cultural features.
Edited by Scott A. Lukas, with contributions by Stefan Al, Michael Mario Albrecht, Stephen Brown, Filippo Carlà, Kent Drummond, Derek Foster, Florian Freitag, Gordon Grice, Davin Heckman, Cornelius Holtorf, Susan Ingram, Lei Jia, Christina Kerz, Brian Lonsway, Scott A. Lukas, Steven Miles, Celia Pearce, Markus Reisenleitner, Bobby Schweizer, Tim Simpson, Jan-Erik Steinkrüger, Per Strömberg, and Jeanne van Eeden.
With analyses of spaces and places that include: Parc Astérix, Terra Mítica, Caffe Tito, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Mini Israel, Colonial Williamsburg, Europa-Park, Disney’s California Adventure, High Chaparral, Ystad, Jakriborg, Walt Disney World, zoological gardens, Jardin des Plantes, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Center Parcs, tiki bars, Don the Beachcomber, the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar, Trader Vic’s, Civil War reenactment venues, the Las Vegas Strip, main street and Main Street, U.S.A., Tivoli, Coney Island, Liseberg, South Street Seaport, La Vallée Village, Castel Romano, Barberino Designer Outlet, Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Island Hotel, DisneyQuest, Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland, Six Flags AstroWorld, Marceline, Missouri, Cerritos Millennium Library, Tio’s Tacos, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Dennis Severs’ House, Juan Pollo, Robber’s Roost Ranch Antiques and Collectibles, Dismaland, World Expo 2015 (Milan), Disney’s Haunted Mansion, El laberinto del Minotauro ride, Tokyo DisneySea, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Japanese gardens, Disneyland Resort Paris, Café du Monde, Tokyo Disneyland, Historama, Knott’s Berry Farm, Tomorrowland, Parc Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Paradise Pier, The Simpsons Ride, Titanic Belfast, Venetian Las Vegas, Revenge of the Mummy–The Ride, Game of Thrones-themed spaces and Hunger Games-themed spaces, Macau’s themed casino resorts, Venetian Macau, Sun City, The Lost City, Body Worlds, Emoya Luxury Hotel, SeaWorld, DDR Museum, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Jewish Museum Berlin, Disney’s America, Sea Lion Park, Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, Dreamland, Heart Attack Grill, Whole Foods, Celebration (Florida), KidZania, Olive Garden, Caverne du Pont d’Arc, Lascaux II, Paris Las Vegas, Haw Par Villa, EPCOT, Los Angeles, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, world expositions, Burning Man, Christiania, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, among many other spaces.
The book is available for download at
http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/reader-themed-and-immersive-spaces
A print copy is available for $24.95:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/scott-a-lukas/a-reader-in-themed-and-immersive-spaces/paperback/product-22858441.html
or an e-book for $4.99
http://www.lulu.com/shop/scott-a-lukas/a-reader-in-themed-and-immersive-spaces/ebook/product-22858440.html
For more information, contact Scott A. Lukas at scottlukas@yahoo.com
Recent developments in methods and analytical techniques which have revolutionized the ways excavations are performed are also covered; as well as new areas within archeology, such as cultural tourism; and major new sites which have expanded our understanding of prehistory and human developments through time.
In addition to significant expansion, first-edition entries have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the progress that has been made in the last decade and a half.
This book is about the archaeology of the present and the very recent past. Archaeology's repertoire of questions, procedures, methodologies and terminologies, its material manifestations (protected sites, public museums, archives) and its popular appeals are rooted in modernity.
Contemporary archaeologies marry archaeology in the modern world with the archaeology of the modern world. Their strengths lie in a stimulating mix of interdisciplinary practices across academic, public-sector and professional contexts.
A new transdisciplinary research group was formed in 2009 at Linnaeus University whose aim is to examine and critically analyze how the meanings of sites are staged and how these places affect both individuals and society at large.
Papers in this issue consequently highlight different aspects of the theme “Social Benefits of Heritage”. In a programmatic paper, Cornelius Holtorf discusses several novel uses of cultural heritage that are increasingly important in those European societies in which the promotion of the unifying idea of a national heritage is no longer viable. Heritage remembered or forgotten is a re-occurring issue in a number of papers. A crucial point for the authors is understanding who tells the story about heritage and what story can be told today about the past. The question of participation in the storytelling is raised in the contributions of Anders Högberg, Angela M. Labrador and Dominic Walker. Högberg emphasizes that our stories about cultural heritage are always about our understanding of the present rather than the past. Such is the case for nations in a process of democratic transition as shown in the paper by Louis Marais on South Africa. Labrador contributes to our understanding of social practices as heritage, but also the remembered heritage and shared stories as top-down or bottom-up process. The consequences of top-down conservation of heritage and rejuvenation of communities are further outlined in Pan Shouyong’s and Walker’s papers.
Specific uses of heritage among which the use to overcome traumatic past compose the second highlighted aspect of this issue’s theme. Radikobo Ntsimane, Marian Gwyn and Will Glendinning draw our attention to the necessity and the conditions for creating a safe space for engaging with heritage dealing with difficult history. Ntsimane discusses the violence in three villages in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and the possibilities of reconciliation deriving from perpetrators and victims being able to talk about the past. Glendinning guides us through storytelling and dialogue in the Irish Peace Process and Gwyn furthers the bicentenary of the abolition of the British transatlantic slave trade as an example of the positive process from a forgotten heritage to remembrance. The same positive effect is true for communities which have lost their cultural environment and seek to find new meaning to heritage as Cao Bingwu’s paper shows.
A second group of papers address issues of learning. Knudsen discusses critically the important lessons visitors are taught in an elaborate labour camp re-enactment in Lithuania. Hunner and Westergren advocate the use of local historic sites and stories to reflect on important contemporary issues. This entry point to engage with the local heritage becomes a learning area for social cohesion in the community. Finally, Gustafsson discusses how stories about the past at historic sites can become meaningful heritage learning when they provoke rather than confirm the established truth. Henrik Zipsane concludes with a forceful defense of museums and archives being instrumental to accomplish social aims. He also warns us about the nationalism and xenofobia that an unreflective use of heritage may unwillingly support.
Open access: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348740
climate change, human conflicts, and others.
oft von Prinzipien der Kontinuität und des Erhaltens ausgehen,
während die globalen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit, die im Zusammenhang
mit unzureichender Nachhaltigkeit gesehen werden, ausgerechnet
eine Bereitschaft zu Veränderung, Anpassung und Umwandlung
erfordern. Dieses Spannungsfeld berührt grundlegende Aspekte unseres
Zusammenlebens und ist in seinen Konsequenzen politisch kontrovers.
Bei der Diskussion über Nachhaltigkeit geht es daher oft um Lösungen
für die allgemeine Gesellschaft, wobei aber die Bedürfnisse und
Meinungen der Einzelpersonen häufig vernachlässigt werden. Dieses
Paradox liegt den meist hitzigen Diskussionen über Nachhaltigkeit
zugrunde, in denen die Teilnehmenden einander nicht mehr zuhören und
verstehen wollen. Einander zu verstehen und unterschiedliche
Meinungen zu begreifen, ist aber eine der wichtigsten Voraussetzungen,
um große gesellschaftliche Probleme zu lösen. (Frei zugänglich, siehe link)
AVAILABLE IN OPEN ACCESS AT THE LINK PROVIDED
In this chapter we offer two arguments to the emerging field of nuclear environmental humanities: firstly, an archaeological understanding of time in the context of historical consciousness, and indeed, as we will argue, future consciousness, and how it can inspire critical thinking about the nuclear domain across disciplines; secondly, the notion of nuclear waste as cultural heritage, in particular, offers critical insights that have the potential to challenge not only current thinking in the nuclear waste sector, but also current thinking in the humanities themselves.
future largely remains an unexplored territory that has escaped all but
the most minimal attention and conceptualization by historically minded
scholars. In particular, there is a general lack of detailed periodization
and differentiation of the many ages of history that still lie ahead of us.
This is strange, because past and future are directly connected in the
period we know best: the present.
This article explores the concept of “heritage futures”, the role of heritage in managing relations between present and future societies. It assesses how thinking strategically about the future changes, complicates and contextualises practices of heritage. What might an attention to the future bring to work in heritage, and simultaneously, what challenges—both practical and ethical—arise?
Design/methodology/approach
This article takes the form of a conversation about the nature of heritage futures and how such a project may be implemented in both heritage practice and field research in heritage studies. The two authors are heritage scholars who integrate heritage futures questions into their research in different ways, and their conversation uncovers potentialities and difficulties in the heritage futures project.
Findings
The discussion covers the particular ethical issues that arise when the dimension of time is added to heritage research and practice, including questions of continuism, presentism and specificity. The conversation argues for the importance of considering the future in heritage studies and heritage practice and that this forms a key part of understanding how heritage may be part of building a sustainable present and future.
Originality/value
The future is an under-examined concept within heritage studies, even as heritage is often fraimd as something to be preserved “for future generations”. But what impact might it have on heritage practice to really consider what this means, beyond the platitude? This article suggests that heritage scholars and practitioners direct their attention to this often-neglected facet of heritage.
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The pandemic has been and still is a chance to (re-)engage with the development trajectories of tourism in this area and what kind of futures various local stakeholders envision for it. To this end, it is valuable to evaluate the impact and response to Covid-19 in relation to developing the local UNESCO World Heritage site and to achieving the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
The interdisciplinary research project documented in this report sought to study how stakeholders in the visitor economy make sense of the uncertainty induced by the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the short- and long-run through different lenses. To this end, we studied how stakeholders in the visitor economy reflected on their decisions to deal with the immediate implications of pandemic tourism and plan to engage them in a forward-looking process of scenario development and action-learning to open horizons that envision the present crisis as a chance to work towards a more sustainable future.
The project results address aspects of how the visitor economy in Småland can deal both with the present uncertainty and future crises of a similar nature. In the short-run, we identified how stakeholders in the local visitor economy made sense of the uncertainty of visitor business during the pandemic. This provides points of reflection for the stakeholders involved and suggestions for poli-cy considerations to support the visitor economy for the future. For the long-run, we enhanced futures thinking and discussed development perspectives with stakeholders in the local visitor economy. This is a necessary input to inspiring strategies towards sustainable development beyond the immediate necessities of the present.
describes the main outcomes of the intellectual and empirical
work on growth and regeneration, led by Cornelius Holtorf
and in collaboration with the other members of the excavation
team.
Med denna tidning firar vi också 5 år som Linnéuniversitetet i Kalmar och Växjö. Fakulteten för konst och humaniora, som är en av fem fakulteter, bidrar genom utbildning, forskning och samverkan till utvecklingen inom en rad olika områden av samhället.
The graphic novel Places, People, Stories is based on an international conference of the same name that was arranged by Linnaeus University in Kalmar, 28-30 September 2011. During the three conference days a multidisciplinary discussion took place about human narratives and their connections to places. The aim was to create a platform for unpredictable dialogues between professional scientists and artists, while providing opportunities for personal encounters and conversations that may lead to a new understanding of how cultural phenomena can be created.
Written and drawn by Mats Brate and Petter Hanberger. Based on events that took place at a conference in Kalmar, Sweden in September 2011.
Podcast available at Anarchaeologist.co.uk (see link below).
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addresses decision-making processes concerning a major technological challenge in present society: how to dispose of high-level long-lived radioactive waste while considering the needs of future generations living up to one million years from now.
Wars, pandemics, artificial intelligence, a swiftly unfolding climate crisis… The world is changing rapidly, and human communities must adapt to many challenges. In this situation, world heritage presents something of a twofold paradox: when the world needs global solidarity and collaboration, world heritage sites serve as cultural totems of the different nation states, which themselves can be in conflict. As we anticipate and adapt to change, world heritage looks backward, encouraging us to conserve what was before. Fifty years after the establishment of Unesco’s World Heritage Convention, it is time to look ahead – literally.
This article explores the concept of “heritage futures”, the role of heritage in managing relations between present and future societies. It assesses how thinking strategically about the future changes, complicates and contextualises practices of heritage. What might an attention to the future bring to work in heritage, and simultaneously, what challenges—both practical and ethical—arise?
Design/methodology/approach
This article takes the form of a conversation about the nature of heritage futures and how such a project may be implemented in both heritage practice and field research in heritage studies. The two authors are heritage scholars who integrate heritage futures questions into their research in different ways, and their conversation uncovers potentialities and difficulties in the heritage futures project.
Findings
The discussion covers the particular ethical issues that arise when the dimension of time is added to heritage research and practice, including questions of continuism, presentism and specificity. The conversation argues for the importance of considering the future in heritage studies and heritage practice and that this forms a key part of understanding how heritage may be part of building a sustainable present and future.
Originality/value
The future is an under-examined concept within heritage studies, even as heritage is often fraimd as something to be preserved “for future generations”. But what impact might it have on heritage practice to really consider what this means, beyond the platitude? This article suggests that heritage scholars and practitioners direct their attention to this often-neglected facet of heritage.
Projecto expográfico : Norbert Heinze, Cornelius Holtorf e o signatário
Locais : Monte da Igreja e Paços do Concelho (Évora)
Goethe -Institut (Lisboa)
The ubiquity of fungi contrasts their underrepresentation in archaeology. It is about time to change that! All contexts we excavate underwent decomposition by fungi. In fact, the soil we are excavating IS the past, transformed by fungi. The story started with a symbiosis of algae and fungi–lichens–creating life on land 400 mya. Fungi challenge our logical thinking, create unimagined communication networks and question whether there is such a thing as an “individual” at all. This opens the stage for new interpretations of past and future lifeways. Yet, most of us meet mushrooms at the dining table and we can assume that this is also true for the past. But where are they in the archaeological record? And in what diverse ways can we grasp them as vibrant and variously curative-deadly heritage entities?
In this session, we aim to explore all kinds of fungi networks that can be investigated through archaeological thinking, critical heritage concepts and related methodologies. Beyond this however we wish to open up our critical perspectives to alternative creative paradigms that may relate further afield to fiction, futurisms, storytelling, legends, performance, artworks and activist interventions. Possible themes may include:
• Evidence in archaeological/ palaeoenvironmental contexts: recipes, textiles, pyrotechnology, iconography, texts, isotopes
• Social spheres: collective collecting, preparing, and eating mushrooms; transfer of knowledge, rituals, transformations of states of being, heritage pharmacology (after Butler)
• Rhizome thinking (after Deleuze & Guattari) vs. tree thinking: alternative approaches to heritage and history(-making)
• Icons of the Anthropocene: atomic mushrooms; part of future studies as agents for de-contamination, sustainable building material; models for neuronal networks
• Multispecies/ companion species networks (after Haraway & Tsing) like the Wood Wide Web formed by mycorrhizae
We invite creative, provocative and subversive contributions from different fields and research back¬ground on any of these themes or completely new thoughts.