22nd Cambridge Heritage Symposium
Confronting Uncertainty: Heritage Pasts and Presents in Flux
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Heritage is used as an anchor – a generator of certainty that keeps our senses of self and identity secure, reaffirming our feelings of place and belonging through turbulent times. Heritage is turned to as a constant in times of change. Increasingly, however, this security we search for in heritage has been thwarted. While the future has always been uncertain, now the seemingly firm foundations of the past have been unsettled. We have seen more recently how previously accepted national narratives are being reckoned with, particularly in the contexts of empire, slavery and colonialism. The perceived stability of heritage has thus been shaken to its core, unsettled by challenges about its origin, ownership, purpose, and manifestations.
This conference seeks to explore the links between heritage and uncertainty in our pasts and presents. We invite proposals addressing heritage issues from across these two timeframes.
For more information visit the CHS22 webpage here
Organiser: heritage@arch.cam.ac.uk