Rodney Harrison Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellowship
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Institute of Archaeology
Abstract
Central to my vision for the leadership of the priority area is the idea that heritage should not be understood as something which is 'stuck in the past', but rather as a series of highly variable practical and discursive fields which employ diverse and contingent strategies for building resilient and sustainable futures. Equally important is a commitment to interdisciplinarity, and the acknowledgement of the need to develop and expand existing and emergent networks which connect scholars, practitioners and publics in new and innovative ways as co-researchers. It is clear that it is not possible to study heritage from a single disciplinary vantage point. In the light of the acknowledgement of the Anthropocene epoch as one in which humans have become the primary geological force of change, it is similarly no longer possible to argue that the divisions between 'nature' and 'culture' are meaningful. My vision for the development of the theme draws on an expanded understanding of heritage which works across traditional boundaries, bringing 'natural' and 'cultural' heritage research and practice into closer conversation with one another, whilst simultaneously troubling and seeking to explore the connections between other conventional dichotomies; 'tangible' and 'intangible' heritage, and 'western' and 'non-western' approaches, for example. It is strongly comparative in approach, and aims to connect heritage with the most important global challenges of our time. The research project element would comprise the writing of one synthetic monograph; further development of a current pilot research project; and a new line of research into the implications of 'posthumanities' thinking for heritage studies. All three of these aim to complement the proposed leadership activity by making an argument for an expansive view of heritage; by showing how heritage intersects with key global challenges (particularly Global Food Security, Global Uncertainties/Security in a Changing World, Living with Environmental Change and Lifelong Health and Wellbeing); by demonstrating the value of comparative approaches to heritage research; by developing connections with key heritage international, national and regional organisations; and by modelling programmes of research in which heritage organisations and publics are engaged actively and creatively as co-researchers.
Planned Impact
My plan for leadership activities has been developed to align with, and extend, AHRC's Heritage Strategic Priority Area Future Strategy (February 2016). Accordingly, it has three broad aims: to further develop heritage research as an innovative and broad cross-disciplinary field; to extend collaborations, partnerships, knowledge exchange and pathways to impact in cultural heritage research; and to enhance research capability for heritage research as a cross-disciplinary and collaborative field of enquiry. These plans should be seen as tentative, and I would aim to work closely and collaboratively with AHRC and other senior research council staff, as well as the other theme and priority area leadership fellows, to identify synergies and draw closely on their advice to develop the most strategic mix of activities and to advise AHRC on planning, funding calls and other activities should I be successful.
Publications
DeSilvey C
(2021)
When Loss is More: From Managed Decline to Adaptive Release
in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice
Morel H
(2017)
Urban Archaeology, Municipal Government and Local Planning
Harrison, R.
(2018)
The New Nomadic Age: Archaeologies of Forced and Undocumented Migration
Harrison, R.
(2021)
Reimagining Museums for Climate Action
Morel H
(2019)
Policy and Practice of London's Historic Environment
in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice
Morel H
(2019)
Pathways to Engagement: The Natural and Historic Environment in England
in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice
Harrison R
(2021)
Pasts otherwise: Some comments on the historiography of concepts of 'colonialism' and 'entanglement' and the critique of the concept of 'contact' in Australasian archaeology
in Australian Archaeology
Harrison, R.
(2018)
On Heritage Ontologies: Rethinking the Material Worlds of Heritage
in Anthropological Quarterly
Sterling C
(2017)
Mundane Myths: Heritage and the Politics of the Photographic Cliché
in Public Archaeology
Sterling Colin
(2019)
Heritage, Photography, and the Affective Past
Harrison R
(2018)
Heritage Research: The AHRC Heritage Priority Area
in Archaeology International
Harrison Rodney
(2020)
Heritage Futures: Comparative Approaches to Natural and Cultural Heritage Practices
Breithoff E
(2018)
From ark to bank: extinction, proxies and biocapitals in ex-situ biodiversity conservation practices
in International Journal of Heritage Studies
Harrison R
(2017)
Freezing Seeds and Making Futures: Endangerment, Hope, Security, and Time in Agrobiodiversity Conservation Practices
in Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment
Acheson Roberts L
(2018)
Entangled Concepts and Participatory Practices across Archaeology, Heritage and Art
in Journal of Contemporary Archaeology
Morel H
(2019)
Engaging with Policy in England - Agency, Interpretation and Implementation
in The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice
Sterling, C. P.
(2020)
Deterritorializing the Future: Heritage in, of and After the Anthropocene
Sterling, C. P
(2020)
Deterritorializing the Future: Heritage in, of and After the Anthropocene
Harrison R
(2020)
Cultural Heritage and the Future
Harrison R
(2018)
Critical heritage studies beyond epistemic popularism
in Antiquity
Sterling C
(2020)
Critical heritage and the posthumanities: problems and prospects
in International Journal of Heritage Studies
Bennett Tony
(2017)
Collecting, Ordering, Governing: Anthropology, Museums, and Liberal Government
Harrison R
(2019)
Arqueologias de futuros e presentes emergentes
in Vestígios - Revista Latino-Americana de Arqueologia Histórica
Harrison R
(2017)
Archaeologies of the Contemporary World
in Annual Review of Anthropology
DeSilvey C
(2019)
Anticipating loss: rethinking endangerment in heritage futures
in International Journal of Heritage Studies
Sterling C
(2017)
"A Thing is its Own Best Mask" Antagonisms of the Architectural Wrap
in Journal of Contemporary Archaeology
| Title | Heritage Futures Exhibition at the Manchester Museum |
| Description | Combining latest academic research with incredible objects, the exhibition looks at heritage as the building blocks of the future, through four themes: Profusion explores what we should we pass on to future generations in an age of mass production and consumption. Diversity reflects on how diversity in nature and in cultural traditions can help people and nature cope with future uncertainty. Transformation looks atheritage as something that is not fixed, but that changes over time. Uncertainty considers what should we pass on to future generations, when we can't be sure what they will want or need. We can't be certain what the future will be like, but through Heritage Futures, we can at least try to ensure that the decisions we make today help provide people with the things they might need and want in the future. In our Heritage Futures Studio we are asking people to help us imagine, design and begin to create the future together. Alongside the exhibition, artist Shelley Castle from Encounter Arts is creating an installation; the Human Bower, taking inspiration from the extraordinary craftwork of the Bowerbird. These amazing birds gather, display, and exhibit the things they appear to hold of high value outside their twig constructions. The work will encourage conversations around what we hope the future would look like, what we could hold onto to make that happen, and what we need to let go of. The exhibition is inspired by work being undertaken by the "Heritage Futures" research programme, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Professor Rodney Harrison (UCL) acted as principal academic consultant on the exhibition, drawing on contributions from its team of academic researchers. It includes a series of films produced for the Heritage Futures research programme, and other creative outputs including a series of tiles produced by Antony Lyons which duplicate a set of tiles now stored in the Memory of Mankind archive in Austria. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Impact | The exhibition will run until Autumn 2021, and forms the centrepiece of the museum's major redevelopment project "Manchester, Hello Future" |
| URL | http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/currentexhibitions/heritagefutures/ |
| Title | Reimagining Museums for Climate Action |
| Description | Exhibition at Glasgow Science Centre held before and during COP26 (June - November 2021). The exhibition displayed eight concepts emerging from an international design competition exploring the future of museums in the climate change era. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Estimated 120,000 visitors, including young people, families, and - as part of COP26 - policy makers from around the world. Also featured on Google Arts & Culture virtual COP26 site, therefore reaching audiences around the world. The competition itself received over 250 submissions from 48 countries. |
| URL | http://www.museumsforclimateaction.org |
| Description | Through the fellowship we have engaged directly with a number of different non-academic heritage organisations-from international organisations such as ICOMOS and UNESCO, to national and regional governmental and non-governmental bodies such as the National Trust, Historic England, Cardiff Council, Rescue, Arts Council England, ICOMOS-UK, Woodland Trust, Birmingham City Council, Bristol Museum, PAN Intercultural Arts, ICOM, CIFA, Arts Catalyst, Arts Cabinet, Heritage Alliance, University Museums Group, DEFRA, to influence policy and practice relating to heritage and the ways in which it is defined and researched. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Environment,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Consultation on Revision of National Planning Policy Framework |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The revised NPPF had significant changes in which the protection of the historic environment was visibly reduced. The national consultation was welcomed and concerns towards the deletion of words and removal of key texts to footnotes was reversed. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-revised-national-planning-policy-framework |
| Description | Contribution to letter responding to the Fisheries Bill Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | DEFRA's Building Resilient Futures closed workshop |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Defra Inquiry: Scrutiny of the Draft Environment Bill |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environment-food-and-rur... |
| Description | Development of Course Materials for Cultural Memory MA Module |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Developed new approaches to cultural memory for Masters levels students, based on questions of environment, ecology, the Anthropocene and posthumanism |
| Description | Engaging w/ Independent Research Organisations: Exploring Research, Policy and Practice Interfaces |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/engaging-iros-exploring-research-policy-practice-interfaces/ |
| Description | Engaging with Policy in the UK event |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The aim of this initiative was to realise links across sectors impacted by seemingly unrelated policies. The event brought together a range of different stakeholders, from civil society organisations, to professional bodies to civil servant organisations and worked across some of the challenges and issues they face directly from changes to policy as well as challenges of working together. The output will be a publication, but has also led to invitations to advisory groups. |
| Description | Heritage and Policy Engagement Workshop: How to influence decision-making |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/heritage-policy-engagement-workshop-influence-decision-making/ |
| Description | Inclusion of a definition to the consultation of Defra's Environment BIll |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Inclusive Thinking, Policy and Practice in Planning and Heritage for Communities |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The intention of this event was to better inform responses developed by the heritage sector. Through verbal communication, we were notified that the event, recorded, fed into some responses (orgs include National Trust, CIfA, Rescue). On Thursday 22 October, we hosted a half day Conference to think about inclusivity and community within policy and practice, with a focus on heritage and planning, as part of our Follow-on-Funding dedicated to Opening New Pathways to Impact across Heritage Research, Policy and Practice. The event is timely as it coincides with the UK Government's launch of the Planning White Paper consultation, Planning for the future, which aims to 'fix' the 'broken' planning system through a series of 24 proposals outlined in the document. The White Paper follows other relevant reports that came out earlier this year, such as the 'Living with beauty' report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, and two reports - Rethinking the Planning System for the 21st Century and Planning Anew' - published by Policy Exchange, also relevant for many of the proposals outlined. The day contributed to the impressive range of discussion and debate seen over the past months which have focused on key concepts underpinned in the planning reform, which include: planning for development, planning for beautiful and sustainable places, and planning for infrastructure and connected places, through three categories identified to simplify planning (Growth, Renewal and Protected Areas). Communities are at the core of this, and heritage studies is well placed to think about the current shift towards politics of rootedness and belongingness, as well as enabling placemaking and inclusivity. The areas we focused on specifically were: How does the understanding, design and governance of placemaking affect wellbeing and social sustainability? What does it mean to put resources into the hands of communities, and how can understanding nature, culture or heritage studies provide people with opportunities for choice and control? What can heritage research and practice offer this new politics of identity, rootedness and belongingness. The full programme can be found here. Confirmed speakers included: Hana Morel, UCL Rachel Fisher, defra Nikoleta Jones, Cambridge University Lucy Natarajan, The Bartlett Helen Fadipe, FPP Associates Ltd Olafiyin Taiwo, Life Brooks International David Bryan, XTend Claire Smith, University of York Helen Graham, University of Leeds Phil Bixby, My Future York Stephanie Evans, National Trust Yves Blais, Creative Land Trust Rob Lennox, CIfA Stephanie Wray, Nature Positive and RSK Wilding The day was recorded and uploaded onto the heritage-research.org website, and widely promoted via our twitter account, with just under 9k followers. Information shared at the event was also used in responses to the Government consultation on planning reforms, evidenced by a range of communication after the event. |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2020/10/23/videos-event-inclusive-thinking-policy-practice-planning-he... |
| Description | MOLA Online Research Seminar 'Engaging with Policy and the Overhaul of UK Planning. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | This event was organised as part of the IRO/charity MOLA's strategy to better inform their employees with research. It is a monthly event, and the purpose of Hana's subject fed into the aims and objectives of the Follow on Funding, which is to bring awareness to the policy process and ensure improved engagement from different sectors. The intended purpose of this event was to communicate that engaging with policy and strengthening democratic principles is accessible to all, and to offer pathways and strategies to do so. |
| Description | Praxis: Heritage and Policy Workshop, 6 Dec 2019, for Global Challenge Research Fund principal investigators/researchers |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://changingthestory.leeds.ac.uk/2019/09/16/praxis-launches-the-first-in-a-series-of-events-on-t... |
| Description | R Harrison - contribution to ICOMOS Resolution 19GA 2017/21 Mobilising ICOMOS and the Cultural Heritage Community to Help Meet the Challenge of Climate Change |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.icomos.org/images/DOCUMENTS/Secretariat/2017/GA19/GA19_DraftResolutions/GA2017_DraftReso... |
| Description | R Harrison - contribution to revision of AHRC Heritage Research Strategy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/innovation/heritage-research/ |
| Description | R Harrison contribution to new AHRC strategic delivery plan |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Report on 'Exploring Heritage in IPCC Documents'. |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2018/07/08/climate-change-report-exploring-heritage-ipcc-documents/ |
| Description | Seminar on 'From Global to Local: Exploring the Concept of Governance and its Impact on Practitioners' |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | AHRC Leadership Fellows (Early Career Route) |
| Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/S00436X/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2019 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Description | Landscape Futures and the Challenge of Change: Towards Integrated Cultural/Natural Heritage Decision Making |
| Amount | £80,620 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/T012196/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2020 |
| End | 01/2022 |
| Description | UCL Centre for Critical Heritage Studies Cluster Leader Funding |
| Amount | £6,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | UCL GCRF QR Faculty allocation |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 07/2019 |
| Description | Arts Catalyst |
| Organisation | The Arts Catalyst |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Colin Sterling and Rodney Harrison have initiated a partnership with Arts Catalyst via meetings and a co-organised 'in conversation' event between archaeologist Denis Byrne and Mongolian artist Tuguldur Yondonjamts. Colin has further attended workshops at Arts Catalyst around survival scenarios. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Arts Catalyst have worked on the above collaborative arts event, and Anna Santomauro and Tuguldur Yondonjamts will be contributing to an edited volume based on the symposium Deterritorialising the Future. |
| Impact | Outputs forthcoming |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Glasgow Science Centre |
| Organisation | Glasgow Science Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Rodney Harrison and Colin Sterling act as co-leads on the initiative and and co-curators with Henry McGhie on the associated exhibition. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators on Reimagining Museums for Climate Action, an international design competition leading to an exhibition to be hosted by Glasgow Science Centre in advance of and during COP26 in the Green Zone, co-curated by Rodney Harrison, Colin Sterling and Henry McGhie (Curating Tomorrow) with Emma Woodham and colleagues at Glasgow Science Centre. |
| Impact | Exhibition, competition (public engagement), workshops, publications |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | ICOMOS Universities Forum |
| Organisation | International Council on Monuments and Sites |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Cornelius Holtorf and Rodney Harrison both contributed to the first seminar of this working group. Holtorf has supported the development of the group, with the intention of pursuing a Heritage Futures research group in the context of ICOMOS. |
| Collaborator Contribution | ICOMOS members have committed to arranging further seminars that bring together ICOMOS practitioners with academics to improve practice |
| Impact | a publication (listed under the Publications tab) |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Kick the Dust Dont Settle BeatFreeks collaboration |
| Organisation | Beatfreeks |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | In kind support running workshops and acting in an advisory capacity to project |
| Collaborator Contribution | n/a |
| Impact | ongoing |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Nesta Future Fest |
| Organisation | Nesta |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The AHRC Heritage Research team contributed to Nesta's 2018 Future Fest on the theme of 'Occupy Your Future' through talks and co-organised panels. AHRC Heritage Research acted as content partners for the event, working with Nesta over several months to develop two panels for the festival, both of which were chaired by Professor Rodney Harrison. The first panel, Frozen Futures, explored the role of new preservation technologies in securing our present, and how decisions about what to keep and what to lose actively shape our futures. It featured presentations by Mafalda Costa from the Frozen Ark, Asmund Asdal who works for Nordgen at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and Martin Kunze from the Memory of Mankind project. The second panel, Curated Decay, explored the inevitability of change and the notion of embracing decay and destruction through an alternative understanding of heritage value. It featured presentations by Vyki Sparkes, the curator of the London Fatberg at the Museum of London, Marcos Buser, a geologist who works with nuclear waste disposal, and Caitlin DeSilvey, a geographer and author of the book Curated Decay (University of Minnesota Press, 2017) from which the panel took its title. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Nesta organised the event and paid some speaker costs. |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | "From the Ruins of Preservation" A symposium on rethinking heritage through counter-archives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | From the Ruins of Preservation: A Symposium on Rethinking Heritage Through Counter-Archives London, 11-12 July 2019. Venue: German Historical Institute London. Co-organized by Rodney Harrison (AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow/Professor of Heritage Studies at the UCL Institute of Archaeology) and Mirjam Brusius (Research Fellow in Colonial and Global History, German Historical Institute London). Keynote Speakers Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann, Assistant Professor of African Studies, Hampshire College Trinidad Rico, Director of Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies, Rutgers University Karen Salt, Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Rights (C3R), University of Nottingham Colonial legacies in heritage preservation have intersected and clashed with local realities since their inception. Heritage sites have often been created by way of processes which segregate them both temporally and geographically from the contemporary world, and the people who live with and amongst them. This might result in restrictions of habitation and cultivation, religious and ritual practice, and the removal of entire local settlements from inside and around natural and cultural heritage sites. Individuals and communities, however, have always had their own ways of preserving and engaging with material and immaterial significances. Objects, places and landscapes were and are embedded and reactivated in the domains of contemporary life. These realities defy and challenge the disciplinary baggage, canons and categories as well as prevailing methods, discourses, concepts and practices of heritage studies, which in many cases have proved unhelpful in engaging such records outside of "the archive" as it is conventionally understood. The problem of adequately engaging the histories of these intersections has been exacerbated by methodological challenges. Historians have long ignored the gaps and unspoken emotions and bodies in written and visual archival sources. Visual analyses often lack the methods to engage with different iterations of the diverse and heterogenous agencies of both humans and nonhumans outside of the scope of official archives-the locals going about their lives in ancient ruins; the workers who labour on archaeological excavations; those often nameless individuals who serve as human scales next to an excavated building; the local guides who help "open up" landscapes to preservationists; or the agencies and affordances of forms of material culture themselves. Due to a turn against the forms of authority empowered in conventional archival sources, critical heritage studies have largely denied the usefulness and significance of archives for the study of such non-official forms of heritage preservation, which has led to the de-privileging of historical and visual analysis. This frustration has resulted in a general turning away from such sources by researchers within heritage studies to focus on contemporary issues, and their accompanying methods, especially "oral history" and ethnography. However, this move has frustrated historians who have seen heritage studies as a field in which the historical contexts of the contemporary phenomena which such scholars study has been effectively written out of the picture. This conference presents a methodological intervention into reductionist preservation histories by developing a new diachronic, more diverse vocabulary and directions for future research in and on this field. Reconstructing new histories and viewpoints in order to re-examine the "ruins of preservation" it aims to rethink the varied agencies which surround both natural and cultural heritage preservation practices through new conceptual and methodological approaches. Re-engaging such histories is not only important in building a new historical approach to heritage, but will also help researchers to reconceptualise and recontextualise contemporary heritage phenomena. By re-centring the discourse about "heritage" to examine specific non-state practices through such methods we also seek a more nuanced and effective understanding of how preservation has been determined over time and from different perspectives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/ruins-preservation-symposium-rethinking-heritage-counter-archiv... |
| Description | #HeritageCaseStudies Twitter Special |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This initiative is a social media one in which each month we showcase AHRC-funded research on our Twitter account of 7,000 followers, using the #HeritageCaseStudies hashtag. The AHRC Heritage Priority Area website hosts a series of blogs provided by Principal Investigators to update and showcase their work. This has been said to inspire researchers to see what work is being funded, and how the work has progressed, to what sort of outputs are possible. There has been enthusiastic responses from research teams who are excited to showcase their work, and have it promoted via twitter, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/case-studies/ |
| Description | 'Crossing Borders: Heritage and Brexit in the North of England and Scotland' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The workshop focused on the different spatialities of Brexit and Heritage between the north of England and Scotland happened on the 18th of April 2018. We did some 'real' workshopping to start off with, and continued to discuss the various issues the participants experience in their daily practices as well as the possible futures they see. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritagevalue.wordpress.com/crossing-borders-heritage-and-brexit-in-the-north-of-england-and... |
| Description | ACHS Crossing Boundaries: Urban Conservation and Urban: Sharing Responsibilities, Crossing Borders? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The 2018 Association of Critical Heritage Studies conference, held in Hangzhou, China, thus takes 'borders' as a broadly defined, yet key, concept for better understanding how heritage is valued, preserved, politicised, mobilised, financed, planned and destroyed. Thinking through borders raises questions about theories of heritage, its methodologies of research, and where its boundaries lie with tourism, urban development, post-disaster recovery, collective identities, climate change, memory or violent conflict. ACHS 2018 was the largest ever international conference in Asia dedicated to the topic of heritage. It attracted around 500 participants from 43 countries and included 560 presentations around 84 sessions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.criticalheritagestudies.org/hangzhou-conference/ |
| Description | AHRC Advisory Board Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Reporting progress on our PALF work over 2017 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | AHRC Post Graduate and Early Career Heritage Researcher Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Workshop specifically for ECRs working on heritage research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/post-graduate-early-career-heritage-research-workshop/ |
| Description | AHRC/UKRI Heritage Workshop: Develop & Write Successful Grant Applications |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The UKRI and the AHRC Heritage Priority Area team will be running a workshop to support grant applications for Early Career Researchers in heritage and related fields (including archaeology, museum studies, conservation and public history). As well as offering general advice on writing and developing successful grant and fellowship applications, the workshop aims to encourage heritage scholars to apply to the UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships, which has been created to support Early Career Researchers and innovators who have outstanding potential. The Fellowships offer long-term and flexible support for projects between four and seven years, with up to £1.2m available per applicant. AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow Professor Rodney Harrison is leading this workshop to support the heritage research community, and provide practical advice to help understand this opportunity and begin thinking about potential research applications. The workshop will place the UKRI Future Leaders programme in the context of the wider funding landscape, and explore how you might approach different grant and fellowship schemes. On the day there will be opportunities to meet with AHRC and UKRI representatives to ask questions, as well as network with other heritage researchers. The agenda will include a briefing from the AHRC Heritage Leadership Fellow, a hands-on workshop to focus on preparing aspects of your application, a Q&A session, and a working lunch. Who should attend? The workshop is open to researchers in the early stages of developing an application, as well as those who already have a firm idea of their proposals but may benefit from feedback. The UKRI Future Leader Fellowships are for early career academics and innovators who are transitioning to and/or establishing their independence. Senior academics and innovators are not permitted to apply. Eligibility rules do not restrict application based on the number of years since PhD completion nor whether the applicant currently holds a permanent or open-ended academic position. What will you get out of it? Get inspired and learn how to create a grant application with impact. Opportunity to discuss the funding and application process with the AHRC and UKRI teams. Meet and network with potential research partners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/ahrc-ukri-heritage-workshop-develop-write-successful-grant-appl... |
| Description | Archaeology and heritage studies in, of, and after the Anthropocene; Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Session at Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference. Session # 46: Archaeology and heritage studies in, of, and after the Anthropocene Organised by Rodney Harrison, UCL Institute of Archaeology (r.harrison@ucl.ac.uk) What does it mean to live in a self-proclaimed "age of humans"? And what is the role of archaeology and heritage studies in the current planetary "crisis" which this age is widely recognised as having heralded? Over the past decade, the "Anthropocene" has stimulated significant comment across archaeology and heritage studies, appearing in a number of different guises-as temporal marker, extinction crisis, human niche, climatological catastrophe, socio-cultural formation, economic and political critique, and posthumanist rallying cry to name but a few. But these debates and discussions have tended to happen in isolation from one another, limiting their usefulness and impeding broader discussion of the significance of the concept for archaeology and heritage studies more generally. The aim of this session is to facilitate interdisciplinary conversations across a broad range of scientific, artistic and humanistic approaches to the Anthropocene (and associated past, present and future environmental and climate related issues) to begin to explore the ways in which archaeology and heritage studies might reorganise themselves to address the new research agendas which such interdisciplinary approaches, and the broader recognition of these associated contemporary planetary crises, urgently demand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2019/06/17/cfp-archaeology-heritage-studies-anthropocene-theoretical-a... |
| Description | Archaeology in the UK: Is Armageddon really around the corner? Or can we continue to be complacent? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The authors, Hana Morel and Daniel Phillips, were informed that the professional body, The Chartered Institute of Archaeology, received dozens of calls asking for more information following the blog. It also led to practitioners requesting more information on policy. Following, a open letter was created and submitted to members of parliament, which was signed by over 3,000 individual interested or involved with the historic and natural environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bajrfed.co.uk/bajrpress/is-armageddon-around-the-corner/ |
| Description | Article in the Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article in the Conversation attracted over 10,000 views and was syndicated in several newspapers including The Independent Newspaper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-how-museums-could-inspire-radical-action-142531 |
| Description | Brexit, Heritage and Archaeology workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In May 2017, Rodney Harrison with UCL Institute of Archaeology colleague Andrew Gardner, held a one day workshop in London which addressed the role of heritage and archaeology in the lead up to the 2016 EU Referendum, as well as the potential impact our separation from the EU will have on the sector. Following the workshop, the Papers from the Institute of Archaeology (PIA) Journal published a forum piece, with the lead article authored by Rodney Harrison and Andrew Gardner. The forum collated responses from Gaygysyz Jorayev, Megan Arnot, and Lorna-Jane Richardson with Tom Booth, and was closed by final reflections from Gardner and Harrison. The workshop and forum contribute towards a series of future activities we will host under our research theme, The UK in Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | COP26 Digital Green Zone |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Reimagining Museums for Climate Action features as part of both the physical and virtual COP26 Green Zone on Google Arts and Culture |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://artsandculture.google.com/story/tAWB_rRlcmpjkQ |
| Description | Chartered Institute for Archaeologists: Archaeology and the Planning System: Evidencing Success, Confronting Change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This workshop was held to discuss how we can nationally evidence success and work together across sectors to explore how to address change in policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Climate Heritage Network Launch, Edinburgh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Network was conceived in 2018 at the Climate Heritage Mobilization at the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit and is being launched in October 2019 at the Climate Heritage Network Global Launch. Interested agencies, organizations and businsses can join by signing or endorsing the Climate Heritage Network MOU (Memorandum of Understanding). The MOU will not introduce new legal constraints on participants but will demonstrate clear commitment to support mobilization of the cultural heritage sector for climate action. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://climateheritage.org/ |
| Description | Colin Sterling ACHS 2018 Presentation: Critical Heritage and the Aesthetics of Posthumanism |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk by Research Associate Colin Sterling as part of the Heritage and Posthumanism session at the 2018 Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference in Hangzhou, China. Audience of c70 people who asked related questions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Curated Decay: Heritage Beyond Saving Panel Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The author proposes rethinking the care of certain vulnerable sites in terms of ecology and entropy, explaining how we must adopt an ethical stance that allows us to collaborate with - rather than defend against - natural processes. Caitlin was joined in conversation by a panel who discussed and debated her contributions to rethinking the conservation of natural and cultural heritage. Panellists included: David Lowenthal (Emeritus Professor of Geography, UCL and author of The Past is a Foreign Country) Haidy Geismar (Department of Anthropology, UCL, author of Treasured Possessions: Indigenous Interventions into Cultural and Intellectual Property), Rodney Harrison (AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow, UCL Institute of Archaeology) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGFRoRdJPtg |
| Description | Deep Time Retreat |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited contribution to workshop on Deep Time with scholars from Stockholm and Edinburgh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Deterritorialising the Future: Heritage in, of and after the Anthropocene |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Symposium with nine invited international speakers looking at the subject of heritage in, of and after the Anthropocene from different disciplinary perspectives. Edited volume based on symposium forthcoming. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/deterritorialising-the-future/ |
| Description | Digital Heritage in a World of Big Data |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Despite growing debate about the qualities of big data and the ways it might be changing knowledge creation and paradigms in the social sciences, opinions on these themes remain rather fragmented and heritage scholars' contribution to the conversation has been very limited so far. This conference was generate focussed discussion on the ontologies, epistemologies and ethics of undertaking heritage research drawing on big data. Our aim was to discuss possible uses of big data to study contemporary interventions on the past. To do so, we reflected on empirical work that has been undertaken on this topic until now, and foster critical thinking and theory development from the ground up. Together, speakers and delegates unpacked the multiple forms of 'technicity' that lie behind digital heritage research, and engaged with the conceptual implications of applying data science in and for heritage studies. As part of this, we considered the heritage we are producing while performing our research - through collecting, deleting, editing, synthesising and rehashing. We were pleased to welcome keynote speakers Richard Rogers (Professor of new Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam) and Ben Marwick (Professor of Archaeology, University of Washington). Speakers at the conference were: Mark Altaweel, Reader in Near Eastern Archaeology, UCL Institute of Archaeology. Chiara Bonacchi, Lecturer in Heritage, University of Stirling. Nicola Bingham and Helena Byrne, Lead curator and Curator of Web Archives, The British Library. Rodney Harrison, Professor of Heritage Studies, UCL Institute of Archaeology. Lorna Hughes, Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Glasgow. Lise Jaillant, Lecturer, University of Loughborough. Marta Krzyzanska, PhD Candidate, Cambridge University. Stuart Lewis, Associate Director of Digital, National Library of Scotland. Shaleph O'Neill, Senior Lecturer and Head of Communication Design, University of Dundee. Daniel Pett, Head of Digital and IT, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University. Andrew Prescott (TBC), Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Glasgow. Melissa Terras, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. Terrie-Lynn Thompson, Lecturer in Digital Media and Professional Education, University of Stirling. This event was organised by Chiara Bonacchi (University of Stirling), Rodney Harrison (UCL Institute of Archaeology) and Daniel Pett (Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge) as part of the AHRC-funded project Ancient Identities in Modern Britain and the AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellowship. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/digital-heritage-world-big-data/ |
| Description | E. Breithoff and R. Harrison Contribution to Conference Session on Heritage and Posthumanism at Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference in China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Questions sparked discussion |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Engaging with Independent Research Organisations: Exploring Research, Policy and Practice Interfaces |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The current UK research capacity and funding programme frameworks encourage cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary research to drive innovation and maximise the impact of investments, realised by creating strong partnerships across sectors, flexible environments and joint successes. Across UK Higher Education, Research Institutes, Independent Research Organisations and other organisations is the potential to tap into new resources, ideas, knowledge, expertise, skills and research. Working in collaboration requires time to build trust, but also to explore the potential interfaces of impact and success. This Conference explores the opportunities and challenges of working across institutions and the interfaces of research, policy and practice. The areas we are focusing specifically on are: The practical aspects of collaborative/partnership research Opportunities and barriers of working across HEIs, IROs and other bodies in partnership Challenges of bringing different forms of expertise into a single research project The interfaces of impact and legacy, recognising different sectors/organisations may have different understandings of impact and legacy We are pleased to welcome Jeremy D Hill as our keynote speaker, who will present a talk titled 'The IROs and the HE Sector" to open the event. Confirmed guest chairs/speakers include: Rebecca Bailey, Head of Exhibitions and Outreach Andrew Bevan, Professor of Spatial and Comparative Archaeology, UCL Tim Boon, Head of Research and Public Engagement, Science Museums Group John Cattell, Lead for National Research Programmes, Historic England James Daybell, Associate Head of School Research, University of Plymouth Edward Harcourt, Director of Research, Strategy and Innovation, AHRC Rodney Harrison, Professor of Heritage Studies, UCL/AHRC Heritage Clive Hayter, Head of the Office of the Science Directorate, Research, Education and Comms, Kew Gardens Jeremy D Hill, Research Manager, British Museum Adam Jackson, Head of Strategy and Policy, Historic Environment Scotland Sara Perry, Director of Research and Engagement, MOLA Emily Pringle, Head of Research, Tate Theano Moussouri, Senior Lecturer of Museum Studies, UCL Allan Sudlow, Head of Research Development, British Library Pip Willcox, Head of Research, National Archives |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/engaging-iros-exploring-research-policy-practice-interfaces/ |
| Description | Evening Launch/Public Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The AHRC Heritage Priority Area team hosted an Evening Launch and Public Lecture which took place at the British Academy on Wednesday 4 October 2017, to officially mark Heritage Research's launch and kick off a series of events which took place over three days. The Evening had AHRC's Chief Executive Andrew Thompson introduce the AHRC Heritage Priority Area, which was followed by the priority area's inaugural public lecture, Practicing Heritage in an Age of Twilight, delivered by Karen Salt (Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Rights at the University of Nottingham and member of the AHRC Advisory Board). A scholar of race, sovereignty, power and politics, a significant portion of her work investigates how nation-states have claimed independence, demanded political recognition and fought for their continued sovereignty within a highly racialised world. She also provides service to the wider arts, humanities and social research communities, and is an active grant reviewer and a member of the Peer Review colleges for ESRC and AHRC. The intended purpose of the event was to launch the AHRC Heritage Priority Area and to demonstrate the importance of power and politics in how heritage includes and excludes - one of our key themes for the Heritage Strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/evening-launchpublic-lecture/ |
| Description | Future Histories Panel, International Network for the Theory of History Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-organised session on 'Future Histories' at the International Network for the Theory of History conference in Stockholm. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Global Challenges, Sustainability and the Politics of Heritage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This half-day Conference contributed to exploring the relationships between global challenges, specific and far-reaching understandings of sustainability, and their relationships with heritage. The areas we are focusing specifically on are: What are the opportunities and challenges of the sustainability concept and how can heritage research contribute towards understanding it further? How can heritage research help inform evidence-based policies related to sustainable development challenges, such as issues of social justice, instability, and legacies between nations and peoples? Can heritage research help ensure successful implementation towards achieving sustainable development (e.g. through ensuring programmes understand and work within local contexts)? How can heritage research support effective frameworks of government, or support the political will to transform research and innovation into sustainable long-term practices? The aim was to bring together a range of representatives from across sectors and disciplines which engage with the arts and humanities and to inspire them to work across networks and disciplines. This can be seen from the range of speakers, outlined below: Adala Leeson, Head of Social and Economic Analysis and Evaluation, Historic England Alex Sotheran, Defence Infrastructure Organisation/Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Alison Heritage, Project Manager, ICCROM Beth Perry, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Sheffield Gameli Kodzo Tordzro, Research Associate, University of Glasgow Gillian Joanne Foster, Researcher, Vienna University of Economics and Business Hana Morel, Research Associate, UCL Harman Saggar, Head Economists for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, DCMS Jack Philips, Economic Advisor, DCMS Kalliopi Fouseki, Programme Director/Senior Lecturer for Sustainable Heritage, UCL Kelsea 'Delatango' Sellars, Policy Researcher, Partnership for Young London Krystyna Swiderska, Principal Researcher, iied Michael Stubbs, Land Use and Planning Advisor, National Trust Sara Turnbull, Founder/Director, WorkWild The day was recorded and uploaded onto the heritage-research.org website, and widely promoted via our twitter account, with just under 9k followers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2020/09/11/videos-climate-heritage-sustainability-half-day-events-now-... |
| Description | Heritage Research Case Studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | We are currently inviting AHRC-Funded Principal Investigators to contribute a piece on their research projects as part of the 'case studies' section of our website, which we then circulate on our Twitter which has 3000+ followers at present. The aim of this part of our website is to profile current and recently completed AHRC funded research projects and to show the breadth and range of research currently being undertaken on the Heritage Priority Area. We particularly aim to showcase projects which take innovative and creative approaches to heritage and which engage with areas identified as priorities within the AHRC Heritage Research Strategy. We showcase these case studies each month, with either one to two uploaded each month. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/case-studies/ |
| Description | Heritage Research, Policy and Practice Panel Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This public panel discussion brought together academics, practitioners and policy makers from across the sector to discuss and debate the role of Heritage research in future policy and practice. The panel was chaired by AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow Professor Rodney Harrison and included panelists: Tim Boon Head of Research and Public History, Science Museum Ben Cowell Director General, Historic Houses Association Helen Graham Research Fellow in Tangible and Intangible Heritage at the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage Lizzie Glithero-West Chief Executive, The Heritage Alliance Maja Maricevic Head of Higher Education, British Library Rhiannon Mason Head of School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University Ingrid Samuel Historic Environment Direct, National Trust Steve Trow Director of Research, Historic England |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://hr.thedistrict.co.uk/app/uploads/2017/10/Evening-Policy-Discussion-Flier-1.pdf |
| Description | Heritage Section Lunchtime Seminar: Exploring UK Policy and its Impact on Archaeology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Global and national policies have led to critical changes for sectors involved with the historic environment. Changes range from institutional restructuring, to personal dynamics, funding, and professional opportunities. This short talk will provide a brief background to archaeology within the UK planning framework, highlighting some of the relevant recent/ongoing government consultations impacting the historic environment, what they might mean for the historic environment, and the importance of research and hard evidence in influencing policy. The room had approximately 10 audience members, who asked how to be involved with consultations in changes to policy and how academics can be more involved. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Heritage Studies: Critical Approaches and New Directions Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In association with the UK Chapter of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies.The Conference programme held six sessions planned throughout the day, loosely themed around Politics and Policy, Diversity, Brexit & Heritage, the Environment and Heritage Management, Digital Heritage & Museum/Visitor Experience, and Conflict. We had over 40 presentations which showcased current research projects or explore emerging and future research directions in critical heritage studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://storify.com/AHRCHeritage/heritage-studies-critical-approaches-and-new-direc |
| Description | Heritage and Data Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The event held at the British Library on the 23rd June 2017 was envisaged as an initial scoping and investigative research workshop, bringing together key representatives from the UK heritage industry and academic community from humanities and social and computing science to discuss challenges and opportunities that data presents to the Heritage Sector. The workshop was organised as a collaborative event between the AHRC Heritage Priority Area, the AHRC-funded Heritage Futures research programme, the Alan Turing Institute and the British Library with an intention to create an interdisciplinary space for discussion of the role of data in heritage research, bringing together practitioners with members of the academic community to discuss these issues. Key objectives were to: Identify key research question that are arising as heritage industry embraces data; Capture research interests and capability, including similarities and differences, across the sector that would have significant impact on the sector development; Develop a broader understanding of key issues across the sector; Establish next steps to address the issues identified at the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/heritage-data-workshop/ |
| Description | Heritage and Global Challenges Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The GCRF Delivery Partners have recently launched the UK Strategy for the Global Challenges Research Fund, which outlines the Delivery Partners' vision for GCRF over the lifetime of the fund (2016-2021). It focusses specifically on how GCRF will contribute to realising the ambitions of the UK aid strategy and to making progress on the global effort to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Culture and Heritage are now understood to play an integral role in both enabling and driving international development and to be central to meeting the SDGs. However, there is unequal knowledge across the UK Heritage Research community regarding GCRF, the SDGs and how heritage research might contribute to them. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is a £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government to support cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries. GCRF forms part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment over the period, which is monitored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ODA-funded activity focuses on outcomes that promote the long-term sustainable growth of countries on the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list. GCRF funding must be awarded in a manner that fits with Official ODA guidelines. The GCRF Delivery Partners have recently launched the UK Strategy for the Global Challenges Research Fund, which outlines the Delivery Partners' vision for GCRF over the lifetime of the fund (2016-2021). It focusses specifically on how GCRF will contribute to realising the ambitions of the UK aid strategy and to making progress on the global effort to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Culture and Heritage are now understood to play an integral role in both enabling and driving international development and to be central to meeting the SDGs. However, there is unequal knowledge across the UK Heritage Research community regarding GCRF, the SDGs and how heritage research might contribute to them. This workshop aimed to explore the intersections and relevance of heritage research to the GCRF research agenda, supported by case study presentations by GCRF-funded heritage researchers and relevant RCUK representatives. The day was split into three sections, which focused specifically on: Designing challenge-led and interdisciplinary heritage research; Strengthening capacity for challenge-led heritage research in the UK and developing countries; Addressing development needs: embedding ODA compliance within heritage research. For more detail on the speakers and their projects, please see the programme for the day. We also had the fantastic Somang Lee from Scriberia join us for the Workshop, who created this amazing illustration of the event. Speakers included: Mark Claydon-Smith, RCUK's GCRF Programme Manager Dr Neelam Raina, Middlesex University The Value of Culture in Conflict - Investigating the Sustainable Livelihood Generation for Craftswomen in Azad Kashmir Professor Christopher Whitehead, Gonul Bozoglu, and Tom Schofield, University of Newcastle The Katip-Celebi Newton fund project Plural Heritages of Istanbul: the case of the Land Walls Professor Helen Chatterjee, University College London Co-developing a method for assessing the psychosocial impact of cultural interventions with displaced people: Towards an integrated care framework Professor Eleanor Robson, University College London The Nahrein Network: Fostering the Sustainable Development of Middle Eastern Antiquity and Heritage Professor Rodney Harrison, University College London Restricted Access Pilot Project: Interdisciplinary perspectives on clean energy production and landscape conservation in North Patagonia Dr Nicola Dempsey, University of Sheffield Reflecting on the river: rapid urbanisation and representations of Indian cultural heritage Professor Nicholas Thomas and Lucie Hazelgrove-Planel, University of Cambridge Heritage matters: Culture and Development in the Pacific Professor Robin Coningham, Durham University Promoting the Promotion of Heritage Sites in Nepal's Western Terai in the Face of Accelerated Development & Can We Rebuild Kasthamandap? Promoting Post-Disaster Rescue Excavations, Salvage and Subsurface Heritage Protection Protocols in Kathmandu Dr Jelke Boesten, King's College London Debating, Performing & Curating Symbolic Reparations and Transformative Gender Justice in post conflict Societies The workshop provided participants with the opportunity to: Learn more about GCRF's strategy and the OECD ODA guidelines; Engage with GCRF themes; Share their research alongside other researchers involved with GCRF projects and address some of the opportunities and challenges of GCRF funding; Form new networks and partnerships between and across institutions and the heritage sector; Develop research agendas in line with GCRF aims; Contribute to discussions which will shape future funding calls in this area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/heritage-global-challenges-workshop/ |
| Description | Heritage and Policy Engagement Workshop: How to influence decision-making |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Engaging with policy is often understood to be an obligation of social impact of research, rather than a significant area of research and engagement in its own right. As such, "How to engage with policy" has taken precedence over the question of "why engage with policy." Navigating the complex landscape of policy production can often be discouraging. As a researcher, it is difficult to keep on top of emerging issues, identify calls for evidence or consultations, translate complex research into easily digestible elevator-pitches, or even find in government the stakeholders who would welcome knowing more about an individual researcher's work. Nonetheless, there are significant opportunities to influence the development of policy through robust evidence-based research. The 'Heritage and Policy Engagement Workshop will focus on: introducing the policy process and stages of advocacy understanding who policymakers are exploring ways to engage with policy addressing challenges for researchers in doing policy engagement with key takeaways. We will be engaging in a range of exercises throughout the day, with hands-on opportunities for participants to understand ways of engaging with policymakers. Guest speakers include Rosie Weetch (DCMS), and Joanna Dunster (AHRC). This workshop will be of interest to PIs, Co-Is and PDRAs involved with heritage research. Limited spaces are available so please register your interest in attending by sending Hana Morel (hana.morel@ucl.ac.uk) a short email with your name, position, affiliation and why you would like to attend. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/heritage-policy-engagement-workshop-influence-decision-making/ |
| Description | Heritage and Posthumanism Session at ACHS China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Session on Heritage and Posthumanism at the 2018 conference of the Association of Critical Heritages in Hangzhou, China. 12 speakers from around the world, initiated new dialogue around heritage in more-than-human worlds. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Heritage as Critical Anthropocene Method |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk at Art in the Anthropocene conference, Trinity College Dublin. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Heritage, Decolonisation and the Field: A Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 80 people signed up for this event, and those who could not attend requested a recording of the event, which is uploaded to our website. Due to the sensitivity of the topic, discussions after the talks stimulated a lot of discussion. Summary: Keynote Speakers Sudeshna Guha (Shiv Nadar University, India) and Daniel J. Sherman (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). The development of heritage as a distinctive, international field of governance regulated through institutions like UNESCO, ICOMOS, ICCROM and the IUCN is closely linked to practices of decolonisation and fieldwork. Taking cultural heritage alone, anthropologists, archaeologists, architects and engineers worked across the decolonising world in countries like Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan making the development of this new form of governance a reality; so too did experts from area studies, government survey agencies and philanthropic organisations. This work helped to (re-)constitute the fields that these practitioners were connected to, creating new disciplinary assemblages, new forms of knowledge, and rearranging the relationship of fieldworkers to the places where they laboured. At the same time, this process was not simply a product of decolonisation; in fact, it had its origins in knowledge practices which were often closely connected to practices of colonial governance and the complex administrative relationship between colonies and metropoles. These older, colonial practices were simultaneously reconstituted and entangled within these newly emergent disciplinary assemblages and knowledge practices as decolonisation gathered pace. Yet despite increased interest in the histories and practice of cultural and natural heritage, there is little understanding of how their interconnection with decolonisation and the field actually took place. How did these three things work together to make heritage governance a reality? How did decolonisation shape the form of that governance and the sorts of fieldwork that took place? How, vice versa, did these forms of fieldwork and governance shape decolonisation, and how also did colonial practices play a role? Moreover, how (if at all) do the answers to such questions vary across time and space? If we are to understand the relationship between heritage, decolonisation and the field-and, by extension, the development of heritage governance itself-providing answers to these questions is a necessity, as is considering the methodologies which we might use to make these answers effective. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/heritage-decolonisation-field-conference/ |
| Description | Historic England's Climate Friday Series. Presentation 'Thinking about interrelationships between the climate crisis and heritage. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Historic England description of these events are as follows: Join and view Climate Friday webinars. These free weekly webinars, hosted by Historic England's Environmental Strategy team in collaboration with the Climate Heritage Network, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of topics related to climate change and cultural heritage presented by international experts in heritage and climate change research, policy and practice. Hana Morel was contacted by two of the viewers, and referenced in the webinar the following week. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/training-skills/online-training/webinars/climate-frid... |
| Description | IROs Heads of Research Group Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to speak on PALF's aspirations as heritage leadership fellow, and first thoughts about how IROs might work with the Heritage Priority Area plus any sense of any strategic funding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Institute of Archaeology Research Lecture Series: Global Challenges, Governance and Heritage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The lecture was part of an evening series to showcase new research to researchers and students. Approximately 15 audience members attended. Hana Morel has recently been contacted by one of the audience members who is from Historic England who would like to collaborate further on research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Marcy Rockman - Heritage and Climate Change: The Power of Archaeological Thinking for addressing Modern Problems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was an event that took place at one of UCL's Lecture theatres and was open to the wider public. A range of audience members attended including those from Historic England. Marcy Rockman is an archaeologist turned international climate change policy wonk. Her research focus is how humans gather, share, remember, and transmit environmental information, particularly during colonization, and she's used this to address situations as diverse as cultural resource management in the American Southwest and homeland security risk communication in Washington, DC. Currently she serves as the US National Park Service (NPS) Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator for Cultural Resources and will be speaking in the capacity of her role in the newly formed International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Climate Change and Heritage Working Group as team lead for coordination with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Mobilising Global Voices |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The AHRC International Development Summit- 'Mobilising Global Voices' being held at the British Library, London on Wednesday 7th June 2017. The day consisted of three sessions for breakout workshops. We organised a session called 'Mobilising Heritage and Voices from the Past in the Present for the Future' in which four case studies were presented. 60 people signed up for the session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/funding/internationalfunding/the-global-challenges-research-fund/mobilising-gl... |
| Description | National Heritage Science Forum Trustee Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The AHRC Heritage Priority Area were invited to hear of the progress made with the implementation of the AHRC Heritage Strategy and to hear of the opportunities available for contribution. Our slideshow presentation was circulated to the group afterwards. A response from the administrator wrote 'The trustees really appreciated hearing of your work and the opportunities that it presents for taking forward some of the areas that NHSF is currently engaged in (.e.g Brexit and industrial strategy). I hope that many of them will be able to attend some of the October events and will re-circulate the information (and interim website) to them.' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Nesta Future Fest Panels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Two panels organised as part of Nesta Future Fest 2018: Frozen Futures and Curated Decay. See Partnerships for further details. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Paper Presented at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference, December 2017: "A Veritable Collection of Erotomaniacs": Archaeology, Memory and the Post-Apocalyptic Museum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The museum has long provided an uncanny and even diabolical environment for science fiction and fantasy imaginaries. Objects come to life and wreak havoc on unsuspecting visitors, cursed artefacts lead to horrific murder, ancient horrors lie hidden in the dark recesses of the store room. The otherworldly atmosphere of the museum provides space for exotic encounters and unsettling narratives, always circling back to the ultimate unknowability of the world. Time and space are compressed in such settings, which seem to vibrate with an untapped potentiality. But what happens when the museum contains us, when the things dug up and put on display are from a world we claim to understand? This paper takes Chris Marker's seminal science-fiction short film La Jetée (1962) and Nicolas de Crécy's graphic novel Glacial Period (2007) as starting points for a wider discussion of the post-apocalyptic rediscovery of the present. In these startling works we are projected into futures where the natural, artistic and archaeological collections of today act as powerful anchors for re-awakening what have become long forgotten pasts. This has consequences horrifying and absurd: stuffed animals lead inadvertently to the saviour of humanity; sculptures debate their own worth; paintings devour arrogant archaeologists. As characters piece together a fractured memory of our present they find comfort in the museum, but they are also stalked by its contents, which assume a perverted power in defiance of their supposedly musealised state. Exploring themes of time travel, ruination, memory and the terror of discovery, this paper will contribute to debates around the speculative nature of archaeology, and the implications of posthumanist thinking for the heritage field. Following the presentation further collaborative events and a publication on these themes have been discussed with colleagues in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Paper presented at the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory Conference in Amsterdam, December 2017: Speculative Archaeologies: Brief Histories of Future Misinterpretation. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk at Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory Conference November 2017. Paper by Colin Sterling on a proposed research programme around the theme of 'speculative archaeologies' - defined here as the varied ways in which artists, writers and others have imagined future historians, archaeologists or their equivalents confronting 'the now' as an archaeological object. Tracing a hitherto unexplored thread across different artistic practices, the paper sought to show how the hypothetical (mis)interpretation of the present can help us to rethink various ethical and political concerns, from the articulation of new cosmopolitan memories to the shifting emphases of 'progress' away from economic development. Linking together creative works as diverse as Joseph Gandy's fantastical drawings, Umberto Eco's satirical short-stories, Azra Aksamija's Future Heritage Collection, and the music of indie-rock band Low, the paper responded to and built upon a broader 'speculative turn' in the humanities (Bryant, Srnicek & Harman 2011), connecting this new philosophical trend with the increasingly widespread projection of the archaeological imagination into the posthuman future. As a result of this talk further research on this theme has been discussed with colleagues in the UK, Sweden, and Austria. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Pathways and Barriers to Climate Action through Heritage Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This half-day Conference contributed to exploring the role of heritage research within the climate action movement, and what some of the opportunities and challenges are. Heritage studies itself is a critical aspect to tackling the climate crisis, but is often merely an add on to research. The areas we are focusing specifically on are: What can heritage research contribute towards characterising and qualifying climate-related risks? How can heritage research help build resilience to climate variability and change without exacerbating existing inequalities? What can heritage research offer climate services to help individuals and communities make climate-smart decisions? The aim was to bring together a range of representatives from across sectors and disciplines which engage with the arts and humanities and to inspire them to work across networks and disciplines. This can be seen from the range of speakers, outlined below: Albino Jopela, Head of Programmes, African World Heritage Fund Caitlin de Silvey, Professor of Cultural Geography, University of Exeter Carl Carrington, Head of Planning and Conservation, Blackpool Council Emma Woodham, Climate Change Programme Manager, Glasgow Science Centre Ewan Hyslop, Head of Technical Research and Science, Historic Environment Scotland Hannah Fluck, Head of Environmental Research, Historic England Kate Lonsdale, AHRC UK Climate Resilience Programme Champion, Leeds University Mariella de Soissons, Policy Advisor, Climate Change and Adaptation, Defra Navin Piplani, Principal Director, INTACH Heritage Academy, New Delhi Sandra Henry, Lead Research Archaeologist, CHERISH (Discovery Programme) Sanjay Johal, Community Flood Resilience Project Officer, National Flood Forum Victoria Bankes Price, Planning Advisor, Forestry Commission Yann Grandgirard, Project Manager, Edinburgh World Heritage The day was recorded and uploaded onto the heritage-research.org website, and widely promoted via our twitter account, with just under 9k followers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2020/09/11/videos-climate-heritage-sustainability-half-day-events-now-... |
| Description | R Harrison Observing, Knowing and Governing the mood of Englands Natives, then and now: Rethinking Mass-Observation in the post-truth, Brexit era. Invited paper to Knowing through Collecting conference organised to discuss the implications of my co-authored book "Collecting, Ordering, Governing" to museum studies and the history of anthropology at the Centre for Research on Museums and Heritage (CARMAH), Institut für Europäische Ethnologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Observing, Knowing and Governing the mood of "England's Natives", then and now: Rethinking Mass-Observation in the post-truth, Brexit era. Invited paper to "Knowing through Collecting" conference organised to discuss the implications of my co-authored book "Collecting, Ordering, Governing" to museum studies and the history of anthropology at the Centre for Research on Museums and Heritage (CARMAH), Institut für Europäische Ethnologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | R Harrison and S May From the Lakes to Hebron: a history of UNESCO's heritage sites blog post for AHRC Website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Contribution of blog to AHRC website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/research/readwatchlisten/features/from-the-lakes-to-hebron-a-history-of-unesco... |
| Description | R Harrison and S Penrose-co-organisation of National Heritage and Data workshop with Alan Turing Institute and British Library 23 June 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was organised as a collaborative event between the AHRC Heritage Priority Area, the AHRC-funded Heritage Futures research programme, the Alan Turing Institute and the British Library with an intention to create an interdisciplinary space for discussion of the role of data in heritage research, bringing together practitioners with members of the academic community to discuss these issues. Key objectives were to: Identify key research question that are arising as heritage industry embraces data; Capture research interests and capability, including similarities and differences, across the sector that would have significant impact on the sector development; Develop a broader understanding of key issues across the sector; Establish next steps to address the issues identified at the workshop. A report of the workshop is available here |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://hr.thedistrict.co.uk/app/uploads/2017/11/Heritage-Data-Challenges-Opportunities-Report.pdf |
| Description | R. Harrison "What is Critical Heritage Studies?" presentation at Capital Normal University Beijing China 10th September 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | R. Harrison "What is Critical Heritage Studies?" presentation at Capital Normal University Beijing China 10th September 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2018/08/28/ahrc-heritage-research-team-visit-china-association-critica... |
| Description | R. Harrison Contribution to Thematic Panel on the Future of Critical Heritage Studies at UK Chapter Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference 4th July 2018 Newcastle University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | R. Harrison Contribution to Thematic Panel on the Future of Critical Heritage Studies at UK Chapter Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference 4th July 2018 Newcastle University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/heritage-newcastle/2018/05/03/save-the-date-uk-chapter-achs-annual-event-03-... |
| Description | R. Harrison Keynote Lecture at UK Chapter Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference Newcastle University 4th July 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | R. Harrison Keynote Lecture at UK Chapter Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference Newcastle University 4th July 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/heritage-newcastle/2018/05/03/save-the-date-uk-chapter-achs-annual-event-03-... |
| Description | R. Harrison organisation and contributions to Unsustainable Heritage Session at Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference in China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | R. Harrison organisation and contributions to Unsustainable Heritage Session at Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference in China |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritage-futures.org/hf-at-achs18/ |
| Description | R. Harrison research paper presentation to School for Archaeology and Museology at Peking University, China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Paper presentation to School for Archaeology and Museology at Peking University, China, 7th Sept 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/2018/08/28/ahrc-heritage-research-team-visit-china-association-critica... |
| Description | Reimagining Museums for Climate Action International Design Competition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In the lead-up to COP26, we launched an international design and ideas competition (on 18th May 2020 for International Museums Day) to reimagine museums as a radical form of climate action. The competition aimed to explore how rethinking the design, purpose and experience of museums can help society make the deep, transformative changes needed to achieve a net-zero or zero-carbon world. The competition attracted over 500 expressions of interest and 264 entries from 48 countries. Eight competition winners will developing their ideas for an exhibition to be hosted at Glasgow Science Centre ahead of and during the UN Climate Change Conference. The competition received significant media interest and myself and members of my team participated in a number of interviews relating to the competition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.museumsforclimateaction.org/ |
| Description | Restricted Access Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The concept and content for the Los Ecos del Proyecto Huemul exhibition was co-developed at an international, interdisciplinary design charrette involving representatives from the Balseiro Institute, historians, architects and archaeologists from Chile, Argentina, the US and UK. The charrette was hosted by Dr Jorge Muñoz Sougarret at the Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo Local y Regional (CEDER) of the University of Los Lagos in Osorno, Chile, 20-21 May 2017. A key outcome of the charrette has been the establishment of the Restricted Access Research Network, an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars concerned with exploring the nexus between arts and humanities based and science based approaches to the interconnected histories of conservation and energy production in Chile and Argentina. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://heritage-futures.org/los-ecos-del-proyecto-huemul-exhibition-opens-in-argentina/ |
| Description | Seminar Series: Global Challenges, Heritage and Archaeology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Over a series of Mondays, ten talks aimed to highlight research which engages with global challenges seen through the UCL Grand Challenges or the UN Sustainable Development Goals will be presented at UCL's Institute of Archaeology. As an entity, the Global Challenges agenda is a complex and multifaceted development that is interpreted and understood in different ways. Issues of sustainability outlined in the UN SDGs address a number of environmental issues which are aligned closely with cultural and social issues, such as social inclusion and rights to social resources. In some instances, it is difficult for the social and archaeological sciences to raise their profile in contributing to the global challenges agenda particularly with STEM subjects receiving more support and funding. Yet, we have seen a wealth of heritage and archaeological research and knowledge applied theoretically as well as in practice, which addresses many of the goals understood through the global challenges discussion. These ten presentations highlight ways in which heritage and archaeological research, skills and practice contribute towards sustainable development, and how in many instances have always been addressing sustainable issues through its connection and understanding of past landscapes in the present, past narratives in the present, and past cultures in the present. The presentations are seen below, and will commence at 4pm at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, London. January 13, Planning, Values and Engagement in the Historic Environment Hannah Fluck, Head of Environmental Research, Historic England January 20, Another Dead Lady: Looking at Women Looking at Women in Archaeology Brenna Hassett January 27, Co-Creating Sustainable Food Future with Communities Theano Moussouri and George Alexopoulos February 3, The Forging of Anthropocene? Metals, Fires and Fuels in prehistoric Eurasia Dorian Fuller and Miljana Radivojevic February 10, The Memorialising Ancestral Amazonian Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities Manuel Arroyo-Kalin February 24, The Climate Crisis and a Call for Action: A View to the Future of Heritage Management Sarah Forgesson and Louise Cooke March 2 , Archaeologies Against Inequality? Power, Social Structure and the aDNA Revolution Elisa Perego March 9, Transformative Technologies, GIS and Central Asia Gai Jorayev and Marco Nebbia March 16, Heritage and Engagement in a Post-Democracy Hana Morel March 23, Energy Efficiency and Heritage values in Historic Cities Kalliopi Fouseki All welcome. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://heritage-research.org/events/seminar-series-global-challenges-heritage-archaeology/ |
| Description | Speaker at ACHS Futures 2020, Session 'Investigating the resilience and adaptation potential of heritage in response to climate change'. Title: The role of heritage studies in addressing the entanglements of the climate crisis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This session was part of the ACHS 2020 Futures conference, which hosted over 1000 participants from all over the world. The session included two other participants from Libya and Turkey, with an online discussion with a medium-sized audience. The videos of each presenter were uploaded online for a month for maximum outreach. Hana Morel received communication from two audience members after the event, who wished to discuss climate action and heritage further. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://achs2020london.com |
| Description | The Archaeological Forum: a group of independent bodies concerned with the natural/historic environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ongoing meeting on setting out the operational principles of The Archaeological Forum (TAF) to provide guidelines for heritage-related organisations, describing function, purpose and policy priorities of the forum. The group of independent bodies is attended by a range of civil servants and key heritage organisations within the UK, including - of course, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | The Society of Antiquaries Future of Archaeology Working Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is a working group organised by the London Society of Antiquaries to explore alternative models for the practice of archaeology and heritage in the UK. Its aim, to develop an alternative model to be proposed to the wider Archaeology Forum and various civil servants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | The Theoretical Archaeology Group 2019 Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | What counts as knowledge in the museum and heritage sector, and how can this influence the quality of decision-making using diverse sources of knowledge and evidence? | Tue Dec 17 14:00:00 | Room 828 This session will examine different types of knowledge, how they are produced, exchanged, used, interact with each other, but also how they are used to inform policy and decision-making in the heritage and museum sector. The papers will examine everyday or vernacular knowledge as well as epistemic knowledge; how different types of knowledge are represented and given a voice in heritage and museum organisations; and the mechanisms through which we do that (e.g. Responsible Research and Innovation, co-creation and other participatory approaches to developing knowledge). The event brought in a crowd that were interested in following up on policy, some of who attended workshops on Policy the following month on. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/news-events/conferences/tag-2019/tagucl-ioa-conference-sessions/se... |