Cultural Heritage Site Significance, Management and Interpretation in China and Australia: A Comparative Analysis in a Cross-Cultural Framework. The Nara Document 1994 asserts that East Asians see 'cultural heritage' differently from Westerners and that conservation practice should reflect the culture in which it takes place. Given Australia's growing tourism links with China, and China's growing importance in the Asia-Pacific, it is timely to reflect on the Chinese understanding of cultural her ....Cultural Heritage Site Significance, Management and Interpretation in China and Australia: A Comparative Analysis in a Cross-Cultural Framework. The Nara Document 1994 asserts that East Asians see 'cultural heritage' differently from Westerners and that conservation practice should reflect the culture in which it takes place. Given Australia's growing tourism links with China, and China's growing importance in the Asia-Pacific, it is timely to reflect on the Chinese understanding of cultural heritage. Conversely China's relatively new cultural heritage industry can learn from Australian practice. This project aims at better mutual understanding by researching key issues of site significance, management and interpretation. The research will fill a gap in the literature and provide a model for further cross-cultural heritage analysis.Read moreRead less
Vietnam: heritage of a nation. This project will contribute to our understanding of Vietnam's cultural history and to protection of Vietnamese cultural heritage. The findings will be relevant to the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and national industry bodies and to professional organizations such the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The project may lead to the addition of new items to UNESCO and Vietnamese heritage regi ....Vietnam: heritage of a nation. This project will contribute to our understanding of Vietnam's cultural history and to protection of Vietnamese cultural heritage. The findings will be relevant to the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and national industry bodies and to professional organizations such the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The project may lead to the addition of new items to UNESCO and Vietnamese heritage registers (both tangible and intangible) for the benefit of the global community at large. The project will enhance Australia's reputation in the region as a producer of innovative approaches to heritage conservation and will strengthen the 'Asia literacy' of Australian heritage professionals. The project fits the ARC's research priority goal 'Understanding Our Region'.Read moreRead less
Remembering Places of Pain and Shame: Conservation of the Asia-Pacific Region's 'Difficult' Heritage of Imprisonment Sites. This project will contribute to theoretical and practical discourses relevant to Australia's cultural heritage industry. Its findings will have implications for the work of national and state industry bodies (Australian Heritage Council, Australian Dept of Environment and Heritage, Heritage Victoria) and professional organisations (Australia ICOMOS). The project findings ma ....Remembering Places of Pain and Shame: Conservation of the Asia-Pacific Region's 'Difficult' Heritage of Imprisonment Sites. This project will contribute to theoretical and practical discourses relevant to Australia's cultural heritage industry. Its findings will have implications for the work of national and state industry bodies (Australian Heritage Council, Australian Dept of Environment and Heritage, Heritage Victoria) and professional organisations (Australia ICOMOS). The project findings may lead to concrete results such as the addition of new places to international, national and state heritage registers and their protection for the benefit of the community at large. The project will also provide Early Career Researcher training and enhance possibilities for future research collaboration with heritage and tourism industry partners. Read moreRead less
Australian Heritage Abroad: Managing Australia's Extraterritorial War Heritage. This project is groundbreaking in its focus on the implications of interpreting and managing sites of significance in Australia's experience of war beyond Australian territory. Addressing the problems of extraterritorial heritage in this study will open a new and rich field of inquiry in heritage studies, and help to place Australia at the forefront of debates about international heritage management. In seeking to un ....Australian Heritage Abroad: Managing Australia's Extraterritorial War Heritage. This project is groundbreaking in its focus on the implications of interpreting and managing sites of significance in Australia's experience of war beyond Australian territory. Addressing the problems of extraterritorial heritage in this study will open a new and rich field of inquiry in heritage studies, and help to place Australia at the forefront of debates about international heritage management. In seeking to understand the multiple stories that surround those sites, from Australian, local, and international perspectives, this project exposes the potential for enriched understanding, interpretation and preservation of these crucial sites in Australia's cultural heritage and in the heritage of our neighbours.Read moreRead less
UNESCO - Agency of Cultural Globalisation? Analysis of the Conflict between Universal Values and Local Cultural Identity in the Asia-Pacific Region. Economic globalisation is accompanied by cultural globalisation. Whether to accept or attempt to resist this impact on local cultures is a critical issue for communities and governments throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This project will identify and evaluate those activities of UNESCO and its associated bodies, ICOMOS, ICOM and ICCROM, that tend ....UNESCO - Agency of Cultural Globalisation? Analysis of the Conflict between Universal Values and Local Cultural Identity in the Asia-Pacific Region. Economic globalisation is accompanied by cultural globalisation. Whether to accept or attempt to resist this impact on local cultures is a critical issue for communities and governments throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This project will identify and evaluate those activities of UNESCO and its associated bodies, ICOMOS, ICOM and ICCROM, that tend to impose a common stamp on cultures across the world, as well as the local resistance to those activities. Four fields covering tangible and intangible culture will be investigated: heritage places, museums, folklife and heritage education. Outcomes include improved heritage management; outputs include a book and refereed journal articles.Read moreRead less
Remembering the Wars: Community Significance of Western Australian War Memorials. The project will provide an enriched understanding of war commemoration, community meanings, the design of war memorials and recommendations of practical strategies for their interpretation and conservation. The research from this project will add to the social understanding of our national war commemorative practices, the connections between community meaning and memorial design and the importance of war memorials ....Remembering the Wars: Community Significance of Western Australian War Memorials. The project will provide an enriched understanding of war commemoration, community meanings, the design of war memorials and recommendations of practical strategies for their interpretation and conservation. The research from this project will add to the social understanding of our national war commemorative practices, the connections between community meaning and memorial design and the importance of war memorials as instruments of citizenship. Results will be used to formulate a strategy to raise regional community awareness and regard for local war memorials through publications and through the direct action of local RSL Branches and community interest groups with a view to application on a national scale through the RSL. Read moreRead less
Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354680
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$10,000.00
Summary
Contemporary Australian Identity, Memory and Heritage. This Network brings together key researchers and practitioners interested in the nature and evolution of Australian identity, memory and heritage, including heritage and museum professionals, and scholars in environmental studies, history, geography, cultural studies, Aboriginal studies, architecture, urban policy, archaeology and materials conservation. It comes under two Commonwealth Research Priority Areas: Environmentally Sustainable Au ....Contemporary Australian Identity, Memory and Heritage. This Network brings together key researchers and practitioners interested in the nature and evolution of Australian identity, memory and heritage, including heritage and museum professionals, and scholars in environmental studies, history, geography, cultural studies, Aboriginal studies, architecture, urban policy, archaeology and materials conservation. It comes under two Commonwealth Research Priority Areas: Environmentally Sustainable Australia, and Safeguarding Australia. The Network enables broader understanding of these Priority Areas by examining cultural and historical factors, providing the basis of more far-reaching and effective solutions to current problems. The Network facilitates sharing of information and research including specific collaborative projects in these research areas.Read moreRead less
Australia's role in modern hospital design 1925-1960; developing a heritage framework. The national benefit of this project will be the greater understanding of how the built form - from the micro to the macro level - of Australian hospitals have brought together aspects of social reform, medicine and architecture to become key community buildings. Economic benefit may be derived from: 1) the transfer of this knowledge to current hospital architects and planners through greater understanding of ....Australia's role in modern hospital design 1925-1960; developing a heritage framework. The national benefit of this project will be the greater understanding of how the built form - from the micro to the macro level - of Australian hospitals have brought together aspects of social reform, medicine and architecture to become key community buildings. Economic benefit may be derived from: 1) the transfer of this knowledge to current hospital architects and planners through greater understanding of the past and incorporation of innovative ideas and practices; 2) the creation of robust heritage frameworks for considering preservation and adaptive re-use of hospital buildings; and 3) to demonstrate the benefits of global engagement to Australian architecture and society.Read moreRead less
Making architectural identity: the architecture of John Andrews. The important Australian architect John Andrews had a career unique for its success, first in Canada and the United States and then in Australia. Research into his design work and how it has been understood will develop new knowledge of design practices of the 1970s, how architecture is understood in terms of nationality, and how design has become globalised.
Citizen Heritage: Digital and Community-based Histories of Place. This interdisciplinary project investigates the potential for the citizens of local areas to generate new collective interpretations of their shared heritage and identity. A longitudinal case study will be conducted into the design and deployment of a digital and mobile tool for a particular urban precinct. Findings will reveal the viability of collaborative digital technologies to shape the experience of built places, and their c ....Citizen Heritage: Digital and Community-based Histories of Place. This interdisciplinary project investigates the potential for the citizens of local areas to generate new collective interpretations of their shared heritage and identity. A longitudinal case study will be conducted into the design and deployment of a digital and mobile tool for a particular urban precinct. Findings will reveal the viability of collaborative digital technologies to shape the experience of built places, and their capacity to balance expert and community knowledge. The study is significant for understanding grass-roots forms of history-making, and new forms of architectural heritage interpretation that capture social and intangible aspects of urban history. Read moreRead less