Heritage Matters
Heritage Matters is a series of edited and single-authored volumes which addresses the whole range of issues that confront the cultural heritage sector as we face the global challenges of the twenty-first century. The series is a major collaborative undertaking between the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS) at Newcastle University and the publisher, Boydell & Brewer. Issues facing the cultural sector are seen as part of an integrated whole, including both cultural and natural agendas, and thus encompasses challenges faced by all types of museums, art galleries, heritage sites and the organisations and individuals that work with, and are affected by, them.
ICCHS welcomes ideas and suggestions for edited or single author volumes from professionals and academics within the broad field of heritage; these should be addressed to the series administrator, Catherine Dauncey, at catherine.dauncey@newcastle.ac.uk
To purchase any of the following books, please go to the Boydell & Brewer website at www.boydellandbrewer.com
The following volumes have been published to date
The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq
Edited by Peter G Stone and Joanne Farchakh Bajjaly
First published March 2008 (hardback); in softback August 2009
Discussion of the issues surrounding the destruction of cultural property in times of conflict has become a key issue for debate around the world. This book provides an historical statement as of 1st March 2006 concerning the destruction of the cultural heritage in Iraq. In a series of chapters it outlines the personal stories of a number of individuals who were - and in most cases continue to be - involved. These individuals are involved at all levels, and come from various points along the political spectrum, giving a rounded and balanced perspective so easily lost in single authored reports. It also provides the first views written by Iraqis on the situation of archaeology in Iraq under Saddam and an overview and contextualisation of the issues surrounding the looting, theft and destruction of the archaeological sites, the Iraqi National museum and the libraries in Baghdad since the war was launched in 2003. Beyond this, it examines our attitudes towards the preservation of cultural and heritage resources and, in particular, the growing political awareness of their importance. Although related to a single conflict, taking place at a specific time in history, the relevance of this work goes far beyond these self-imposed boundaries.
PETER STONE is Professor of Heritage Studies and Head of School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University; JOANNE FARCHAKH BAJJALY is a Lebanese archaeologist and Middle East correspondent for the French magazine Archéologia.
This book was the winner of the 2011 James R Wiseman Book Award, and regarded by THES as ‘an extraordinary achievement that will stand as the definitive account of the desperate, avoidable cultural tragedy of Iraq for many years to come’.
Reviews
An extraordinary achievement that will stand as the definitive account of the desperate, avoidable cultural tragedy of Iraq for many years to come. THES
This book is mandatory reading for anybody who expresses an opinion about archaeologists and the invasion of Iraq. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY
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Metal Detecting & Archaeology
Edited by Suzie Thomas and Peter G Stone
First published April 2009
The invention of metal detecting technology during the Second World War allowed the development of a hobby that has traditionally been vilified by archaeologists as an uncontrollable threat to the proper study of the past. This book charts the relationship between archaeologists and metal detectors over the past fifty odd years within an international context. It questions whether the great majority of metal detectors need be seen as a threat or, as some argue, enthusiastic members of the public with a valid and legitimate interest in our shared heritage, charting the expansion of metal detecting as a phenomenon and examining its role within traditional archaeology. A particular strength of the book is its detailed case studies, from South Africa, the USA, Poland and Germany, where metal detectors have worked with, and contributed significantly towards, archaeological understanding and research.
With contributions from key individuals in both the metal detecting and archaeological communities, this publication highlights the need for increased understanding and cooperation and asks a number of questions crucial to the development of a long term relationship between archaeologists and metal detectors.
SUZIE THOMAS is Community Archaeology Support Officer with the Council for British Archaeology (CBA). PETER G STONE is Head of the School of Arts and Cultures and formerly Director of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies at the University of Newcastle.
Reviews
This book succeeds, through a wealth of cases and voices, in demonstrating that the key to a fruitful future relationship between metal-detector users and archaeologists lies in the recognition of the importance of mutual communication and co-operation. ANTIQUARIES
Archaeologists and policy makers will certainly have to account for the public's interest in the past and look at ways in which regulation, and even cooperation, can be used to ensure archaeological preservation. As a consequence, many in the heritage field would be well served by seeking out this collection, which aims to bring together the views of archaeologists and metal detectorists. [It] does a fine job of offering context to the current disagreements between archaeologists and metal detectorists. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Both metal detectorists and archaeologists can learn much from the papers in this book. MINERVA
A pioneering engagement of archaeologists with detecting. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY
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Archaeology, Cultural Property, and the Military
Edited by Laurie Rush
First published October 2010
From Lawrence of Arabia to the Monuments Men to the contributors within this volume, academic scholars have found themselves engaged in conflict areas, in topics involving conflict, and in unlikely partnerships with military professionals. Motives and methods have varied dramatically over the years, but the over-riding theme of this volume is stewardship. In each case, an author has encountered a situation where their expertise has offered the potential to help save archaeological properties, historical structures, and sacred places - or has documented the process. Drawing on major contributions from seven armed forces, amongst others, this book aims to set out the obligations to protect cultural heritage under international Conventions; provide a series of case studies of current military practice; and outline the current efforts to enhance this. Overall, it offers examples, anecdotes and lessons learned that can be used for consideration in planning future efforts for global archaeological stewardship.
LAURIE RUSH is a senior archaeologist with the US Army.
Reviews
Offers a snapshot of recent efforts to educate and train troops to recognize, protect and preserve cultural heritage during both armed deployments and peacetime. [Its] case studies offer good examples. TLS
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Cultural Heritage, Ethics, and the Military
Edited by Peter G Stone
First published May 2011
The world reacted with horror to the images of the looting of the National Museum in Iraq in 2003 - closely followed by other museums and then, largely unchecked, or archaeological sites across the country. This outcome had been predicted by many archaeologists, with some offering to work directly with the military to identify museums and sites to be avoided and protected. However, this work has since been heavily criticised by others working in the field, who claim that such collaboration lent legitimacy to the invasion. It has therefore served to focus on the broader issue of whether archaeologists and other cultural heritage experts should ever work with the military, and, if so, under what guidelines and strictures. The essays in this book, drawn from a series of international conferences and seminars on the debate, provide an historical background to the ethical issues facing cultural heritage experts, and place them in a wider context. How do medical and religious experts justify their close working relationships with the military? Is all contact with those engaged in conflict wrong? Does working with the military really constitute tacit agreement with military and political goals, or can it be seen as contributing to the winning of a peace rather than success in war? Are guidelines required to help define roles and responsibilities? And can conflict situations be seen as simply an extension of protecting cultural property on military training bases? The book opens and addresses these and other questions as matters of crucial debate.
PETER STONE is Head of the School of Arts and Cultures and formerly Director of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies at the University of Newcastle.
Reviews
Raises a host of new and interesting issues. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY
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Pinning Down the Past: Archaeology, Heritage, and Education Today
Mike Corbishley
First published November 2011
In a relatively short period of time the pursuit of archaeology has evolved from an antiquarian interest to a specialised scientific activity. Part of this evolution has always included the interest of the public and archaeologists' efforts to educate them. As each new method and technique is developed, and each new specialism is created, the challenge of making archaeology available as a learning resource grows with it. Today, for example, the issues which surround archaeology and heritage, such as the pressures of tourism on sites, form part of many formal educational curricula.
This book, the first to deal with the subject in such depth, examines the place of education and outreach within the wider archaeological community. Written by one of Britain's leading archaeological educationalists, it charts the sometimes difficult and painful growth and development of "education and archaeology". Packed full of informative and enlightening case studies, from the circus at Colchester to Sutton Hoo and Hadrian's Wall, this work examines exactly how we have reached the point we are at, where that place is and suggests areas for future development. By drawing upon many decades of experience at the front line of archaeological education, the author has produced a key text that will play a major role in the on-going development of the heritage industry.
MIKE CORBISHLEY lectures in heritage education at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Reviews
Shows how participation in archaeology and heritage can be effectively developed. CONTEXT
Stimulates us to compare and contrast, to think critically and explicitly about the various intentions and outcomes of museum or site interpretations, efforts at explaining excavations, or how we deal with hard-to-motivate audiences. There is much to plunder here, and in the sources signposted through the bibliography. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY
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Heritage, Ideology, and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe: Contested Pasts, Contested Presents
Edited by Matthew Rampley
First published March 2012
The preservation of architectural monuments has played a key role in the formation of national identities from the nineteenth century to the present. The task of maintaining the collective memories and ideas of a shared heritage often focused on the historic built environment as the most visible sign of a link with the past. The meaning of such monuments and sites has, however, often been the subject of keen dispute: whose heritage is being commemorated, by whom and for whom?
The answers to such questions are not always straightforward, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, the recent history of which has been characterized by territorial disputes, the large-scale movement of peoples, and cultural dispossession. This volume considers the dilemmas presented by the recent and complex histories of European states such as Germany, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Examining the effect of the destruction of buildings by war, the loss of territories, or the "unwanted" built heritage of the Communist and Nazi regimes, the contributors examine how architectural and urban sites have been created, destroyed, or transformed, in the attempt to make visible a national heritage.
MATTHEW RAMPLEY is Professor of History of Art at the University of Birmingham.
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Making Sense of Place: Multidisciplinary Perspective
Edited by Ian Convery, Gerard Corsane and Peter Davis
First published April 2012
The term "sense of place" is an important multidisciplinary concept, used to understand the complex processes through which individuals and groups define themselves and their relationship to their natural and cultural environments, and which over the last twenty years or so has been increasingly defined, theorized and used across diverse disciplines in different ways. Sense of place mediates our relationship with the world and with each other; it provides a profoundly important foundation for individual and community identity. It can be an intimate, deeply personal experience yet also something which we share with others. It is at once recognizable but never constant; rather it is embodied in the flux between familiarity and difference. Research in this area requires culturally and geographically nuanced analyses, approaches that are sensitive to difference and specificity, event and locale.
The essays collected here, drawn from a variety of disciplines (including but not limited to sociology, history, geography, outdoor education, museum and heritage studies, health, and English literature), offer an international perspective on the relationship between people and place, via five interlinked sections (Histories, Landscapes and Identities; Rural Sense of Place; Urban Sense of Place; Cultural Landscapes; Conservation, Biodiversity and Tourism).
IAN CONVERY is Reader in Conservation and Forestry, National School of Forestry, University of Cumbria.
GERARD CORSANE is Senior Lecturer in Heritage, Museum and Galley Studies, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University.
PETER DAVIS is Professor of Museology, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University.
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Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
Edited by Michelle Stefano, Peter Davis and Gerard Corsane
First published April 2012
Awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has recently grown, due to the promotional efforts of UNESCO and its Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). However, the increased recognition of intangible heritage has brought to light its undervalued status within the museum and heritage sector, and raised questions about safeguarding efforts, ownership, protective legal frameworks, authenticity and how global initiatives can be implemented at a local level, where most ICH is located.
This book provides a variety of international perspectives on these issues, exploring how holistic and integrated approaches to safeguarding ICH offer an opportunity to move beyond the rhetoric of UNESCO; in particular, the authors demonstrate that the alternative methods and attitudes that frequently exist at a local level can be the most effective way of safeguarding ICH. Perspectives are presented both from "established voices", of scholars and practitioners, and from "new voices", those of indigenous and local communities, where intangible heritage lives. It is an important resource for students of museum and heritage studies, anthropology, folk studies, the performing arts, intellectual property law and politics.
MICHELLE STEFANO is Folklorist-in-Residence, University of Maryland Baltimore County.
PETER DAVIS is Professor of Museology, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University.
GERARD CORSANE is Senior Lecturer in Heritage, Museum and Galley Studies, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University.
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Museums and Biographies: Stories, Objects, Identities
Edited by Kate Hill
First published July 2012
Museums and biographies both tell the stories of lives. This innovative collection examines for the first time biography - of individuals, objects and institutions - in relationship to the museum, casting new light on the many facets of museum history and theory, from the lives of prominent curators, to the context of museums of biography and autobiography. Separate sections cover individual biography and museum history, problematising individual biographies, institutional biographies, object biographies, and museums as biographies/autobiographies.
These articles offer new ways of thinking about museums and museum history, exploring how biography in and of the museum enriches museum stories by stressing the inter-related nature of lives of people, objects and institutions as part of a dense web of relationships. Through their widely ranging research, the contributors demonstrate the value of thinking about the stories told in and by museums, and the relationships which make up museums; and suggest new ways of undertaking and understanding museum biographies.
KATE HILL is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Lincoln.
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Sport, History, and Heritage: Studies in Public Representation
Edited by Jeffrey Hill, Kevin Moore and Jason Wood
First published October 2012
Sport is an integral part of British culture and an important aspect of modern life. Although its importance has been recognised by academic historians, sport has yet to be fully appreciated in the growing and related fields of heritage and museum studies. Sport and heritage have operated as seemingly separate spheres, yet together they can convey powerful messages; convergence between them is seen in the rise and popularity of sports museums, the collecting of sporting art and memorabilia, and popular concern over the demise of historic sports buildings and sport-related sites. These places, exhibitions and activities help to shape our understanding of sport, history and the past.
The essays in this volume explore sports history as manifested in academic enquiry, museum exhibitions and heritage sites. They deal among other things with the public representation of sport and its significance; its impact on public spheres; the direction of sports heritage studies and their aims; the role of museums in public history; and place, memory and meaning in the historic sports landscape.
JEFFREY HILL is Emeritus Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester.
KEVIN MOORE is Director, National Football Museum, Manchester.
JASON WOOD is Director, Heritage Consultancy Services.
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Forthcoming Titles:
Curating Human Remains: Caring for the Dead in the United Kingdom
Edited by Myra Giesen
Due to be published early 2013
Presenting the Romans: Interpreting the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
Edited by Nigel Mills
Due to be published spring/summer 2013
China on Display: Museums and the Politics of Representation after Mao
Edited by Marzia Varutti
Due to be published autumn 2013
Issues in the Conservation and Presentation of Ancient Monuments (Title TBC)
Keith Emerick
Due to be published autumn 2013
Public Participation in Archaeology
Edited by Joanne Lea and Suzie Thomas
Due to be published late 2013
Displaced Heritage: Dealing With Disaster and Suffering
Edited by Ian Convery, Peter Davis and Gerard Corsane
Due to be published 2014