Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160101344
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$330,757.00
Summary
The Presence of the Past: Historic places & community identity in Australia. This project will examine the explosive growth of interest in, and efforts to protect, historic sites in Australia between the mid-1960s and 2010. During this period, the number of recognised historic sites and buildings in Australia grew from less than 200 to almost 35 000. Focusing on the perceived social-political value of historic sites, the project seeks to explore how historic places have been understood and value ....The Presence of the Past: Historic places & community identity in Australia. This project will examine the explosive growth of interest in, and efforts to protect, historic sites in Australia between the mid-1960s and 2010. During this period, the number of recognised historic sites and buildings in Australia grew from less than 200 to almost 35 000. Focusing on the perceived social-political value of historic sites, the project seeks to explore how historic places have been understood and valued by different sections of society, and how government has responded to this growing public interest in heritage. It also seeks to further our understanding of how cultural values and identities are mediated, and how heritage landscapes and the historic fabric affect cultural wellbeing and belonging.Read moreRead less
After Islamic State: Local-State-Global Heritage Dynamics in Syria and Iraq. This project aims to investigate the complexities of local-state-global dynamics in the destruction and reconstruction of Syrian and Iraqi heritage. This project expects to generate conceptual and methodological innovation via an interdisciplinary approach that involves conducting and analysing surveys, interviews and archival research. Expected outcomes include unprecedented empirical insights into how the people of Sy ....After Islamic State: Local-State-Global Heritage Dynamics in Syria and Iraq. This project aims to investigate the complexities of local-state-global dynamics in the destruction and reconstruction of Syrian and Iraqi heritage. This project expects to generate conceptual and methodological innovation via an interdisciplinary approach that involves conducting and analysing surveys, interviews and archival research. Expected outcomes include unprecedented empirical insights into how the people of Syria and Iraq perceive their heritage, and the extent to which it aligns with the attitudes of key state and global actors. This should provide significant benefits, including shaping further intellectual inquiry, as well as the policies and responses of key state and global actors to heritage issues in the Middle East.Read moreRead less