Dear Jonathan Kemp,

Thank you for the invitation to publish in the special issue of  
Journal of the Institute of Conservation.

I would like to propose a contribution about the authenticity and its   
approaches to heritage interventions, in particular:


"The dimension of Authenticity: theoretical and practical perspectives  
in the heritage conservation"

I hope this topic could be interesting for your Journal and your aims

Looking forward to your reply

Kind regards

Bianca Gioia Marino




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DiARC_Department of Architecture
University of Studies Federico II
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Quoting Dr Jonathan Kemp <[log in to unmask]>:

> Call for Papers: the Future of Conservation
>
> The Journal of the Institute of Conservation is seeking Full  
> Articles and Shorter Notices for a special issue of the Journal to  
> celebrate the 40th anniversary of Icon, the UK's professional body  
> for the conservation of cultural heritage.
>
> As the notion of the preservation of cultural heritage appears beset  
> by renewed onslaught from economic, technical and ideological  
> challenges, the Journal wishes to mark its 40th year of publication  
> with speculative insights into the future of conservation.
>
> Themes for articles could include but are not limited to:
>
> - in the face of contemporary economic, cultural and environmental  
> concerns, is it time for conservation to become more ideological?
>
> - should access to cultural heritage be a legally enshrined human  
> right, with preservation at its core?
>
> - has conservation practice lost sight of its core skills and function?
>
> - what are the skills and practices that conservation should embrace  
> to be relevant for the future?
>
> - is advocacy based on the mandate of saving cultural heritage for  
> future generations bankrupt if sections of the current generation  
> hold heritage in disdain?
>
> - given the opportunities for preservation using digital  
> technologies is it now possible to recuperate any loss of cultural  
> heritage?
>
> - should conservation be more partisan, declaring why at this moment  
> preserving this part of cultural heritage is of value to this  
> particular culture?
>
> - if manifestos are needed, what would a manifesto for the aims of  
> conservation be for the next 40 years?
>
> - are codes of ethics redundant because they are always contingent  
> upon greater factors, including politics and economics?
>
> - as computation underwrites contemporary culture and the artefact  
> becomes evanescent, should the future of conservation be the  
> preservation of 0s and 1s?
>
>
> All those directly and indirectly involved in the preservation of  
> cultural heritage and at any stage of their career, including  
> emerging professionals, are encouraged to contribute to this special  
> issue of the Journal.
>
> The Journal seeks to represent the diversity of views of those  
> involved in the practice, theory, and politics of conservation and  
> thus welcomes scholarly treatments, research and case studies that  
> encompass the theme.
>
> Authors are invited to submit article outlines for consideration by  
> the Editor at [log in to unmask] with all final article submissions  
> completed by December 31st, 2017.
>
>
> Sample the Journal: http://tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/current
>
> For free access and downloads of this issue, printed copies, and all  
> the back catalogues of
> the Journal, The Conservator and The Paper Conservator, and much  
> more, you can join Icon:
> http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2366&Itemid=5
>
>
>
> Dr Jonathan Kemp
> Editor, Journal of the Institute of Conservation
>
>