The Covid-19 pandemic will long be remembered for the lockdowns it imposed and the millions of lives it stole. A recent Unesco report reveals that it has also took a large toll on world heritage sites.
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When buildings with difficult pasts are repurposed, the process often involves navigating between omission and selective remembrance.
Political and social instability in the country, as seen in frequent mass protests and xenophobia, threaten the flow of African tourists.
Rising temperatures and extreme weather pose an existential threat to many UNESCO World Heritage sites, but widespread discussion is needed for meaningful change.
Our urban heritage should be allowed to evolve and adapt to the values and needs of today. It’s the best way to avoid neglect and decay, while enabling this heritage to help make cities sustainable.
Many of the artefacts Ethiopia is famous for are found in Tigray. Their continued destruction could lead to irreversible culture shock and social collapse.
When the British government expelled Chagos Islanders from their homeland, it put a unique culture at risk of erasure.
What the world stands to lose due to Putin’s unprovoked war.
Pubs like the John Curtin Hotel are more than just buildings – the loss of the hotel would also be a loss of our living cultural memory.
An anthropologist of Japanese religion met followers of Shinto religion online and found how they were building a community and sharing instructions on practice.
The A Way Forward report addresses the issues of cultural heritage protection in Australia after Rio Tinto destroyed Juukan Gorge. However, achieving change will be far from straightforward.
Portions of the internet disappear every day. Preservation of this historical record requires a proactive approach by archivists and everyday citizens.
Australians should see the rainforest as a cultural landscape – one that has been managed and maintained by people, rather than just a relic unchanged since the dinosaurs.
NSW is looking to update its heritage laws, as other states have done. But what actually is heritage?
Urban planning and cultural policies often neglect electronic dance music. Now the pandemic is forcing the EDM world to come up with new strategies to survive.
If communities don’t understand and support local heritage protections, perhaps that’s a reflection on how the system works and not just evidence of a need for public education.
The destruction of one ancient rock shelter is devastating. But there’s a greater loss to cultural heritage that is occurring from the ‘cumulative impacts’ of mining operations in WA.
For far too long, mining companies have let their social and cultural heritage commitments slide. The inquiry report should be a wake-up call for the industry.
How museums can reimagine themselves in the context of the climate crisis.
We surveyed 1461 Australians and discovered many are museum regulars — but it’s family history that has broad appeal.
Top contributors
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Historian and heritage Specialist, Deakin University
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Research fellow, University of Hull
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney
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Research Manager, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), The University of Queensland
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Research fellow, University of Brighton
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UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace, Newcastle University
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Associate Research Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
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Honorary Fellow (Philosophy), Durham University
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Principal Lecturer, University of Brighton
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Engaged Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Creative Practice, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer In Music Literature and Research, Griffith University
