HERITAGES 2027 Strand Call – UNESCO Perspectives: Cultural Pasts – Urban Futures
- Region: East of England
- Type: Conference
- Cost: Free
HERITAGES 2027 Strand Call
UNESCO Perspectives: Cultural Pasts – Urban Futures
6-8th July, 2027
University of Porto, AMPS, Intellect Books
Abstracts: 10th Dec, 2026 (Round One) | 20th April, 2027 (Round Two)
https://amps-research.com/conference/porto-heritages/
CALL:
This conference marks the fifty fifth anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Taking the Convention as its starting point, it picks up on the continually evolving definition of heritage UNESCO has offered throughout this time: artistic, natural, cultural and, more recently, through the lens of communities, tourism, technologies, medias, cultural industries and local economies. It now includes what some define as traditional forms of art, architectural and social history, as well as emerging practices in cultural studies and digital humanities. The result is that our current reading of heritage demands interdisciplinary knowledge, approaches and collaborations: artistic, architectural, social, technological and more.
Responding to this evolving notion of heritage, this conference opens itself to critiques, research projects and examinations of questions across the sector. Whether they reflect the emergence of digital heritage or the longevity of established art history methods; whether they examine the historical establishment of museums or explore the decolonizing of collections and archives; or whether they analyse the social impacts of tourism or the financial underpinnings of the art world.
The aim of the event is to better grasp the diversity of practices, ideas and concerns running through the heritage sector today. In doing this from the city of Porto, it does so from a place that characterizes by the complexity UNESCO outlines.
PLACE: Porto, Portugal
ORGANISERS: University of Porto, AMPS, Intellect Books, UCL Press
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