Hello all,
Really great to meet some of you at the latest MCG event in York. There were trains and a pub, so this was great.
In other news, you may be interested in the following one-day event workshop with Heritage North in an attempt to fuse our understanding of economic development and cultural identity.
The day will be in Durham, and opens with presentations from Dr Ian Lyne (Arts and Humanities Research Council), and close with a session on the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition in Durham http://www.lindisfarnegospels.com/ , with a visit to the exhibition for delegates. There will be provocations and break-out sessions on the topic of ‘How should decisions about heritage be made?’.
This event is free to attend for researchers and practitioners, and will take place at the College of St Hild and Bede, Durham DH1 1SZ, beginning at 9.30. To register, please contact the ever so lovely Simon James [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
The workshop
Addressing the relationship between marketing the past and the development of sustainability in the region. Our activities in through the workshop will tease out open questions of the implications of the double logic of heritage: bringing in new businesses and tourists and supporting local identity and place shaping.
The workshop will do this by asking:
What are the tensions of, and opportunities for, developing heritage co-produced with local communities and attracting tourists?
What are the effects - positive and unintended - of the heritage economy in the North?
How does using 'heritage' for regeneration affect the identities of the communities it claims to present? How might a sustainable heritage economy be developed in the North and beyond?
Who's involved?
We are drawing on substantial research densities within N8 universities (Durham, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Lancaster, Manchester Liverpool), and specifically aim to draw in and build on the emerging understanding of heritage and the digital and heritage in broader debates of cultural participation emerging from large RCUK funded projects led by N8 researchers.
Further themes:
* Connected Communities Co-Design Development
* Performing the Past
* How Musical Heritage is Transmitted
* Community Heritage; Archaeology in the Community
* Running a World Heritage Site; Digital Archives and Cultural Heritage
* Collaboration with Museums and Galleries
About Heritage North
Heritage North is the first in a series of four themed workshops designed to bring together researchers and practitioners in the North for establishing future partnership and collaborative activities. This event will be followed by Digital North (Sheffield, 19th September), Sustainable North (Manchester, 30th October), Imaginative North (Lancaster, 21st November).I
I sincerely hope this has tickled yours or someone you know 'fancy'. Please do come one and all, it's a terrific event with a lot going on and is free.
Hope to see you there
Mariann
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