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Hosted in Singapore, Heritage in Asia: Converging Forces and
Conflicting Values examines heritage in relation to the broader
social, environmental and economic changes occurring across Asia
today. Moving beyond sector specific analyses, we define heritage
in holistic terms and include the natural and cultural, the tangible
and intangible. We strongly welcome contributions which consider
the validity of current heritage theory for understanding contemporary
Asia, and where appropriate, offer new conceptual and analytical
directions.
We also encourage submissions from researchers who offer insights
into the connections between heritage and social development, urban
studies, post-conflict reconstruction, migration/diaspora, trans-national
capitalism, human rights, or popular culture. The conference provides
the interdisciplinary platform necessary for making sense of the
broader contexts and forces surrounding heritage in Asia today;
and, in so doing, offers an innovative look at the rapid and complex
socio-cultural changes now occurring across the region.
PROPOSED THEMES:
- Heritage in Cosmopolitan Urban Spaces
- Heritage, Reconstruction and Reconciliation
- Economies of Heritage
- Heritage and Diversity
- Heritage and Modernity
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Prof. William Logan
UNESCO Chair and Director of Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia-Pacific,
Deakin University
Dr Nobuko Inaba
Professor of World Heritage Studies Program , University
of Tsukuba
Dr Johannes Widodo
Professor of Architecture, National University of Singapore
Dr Richard Engelhardt
UNESCO Senior Advisor for Culture
Paper proposals including 250-word abstracts and 5-line biography
should be submitted on the attached form by 1 September
2008 to Ms Valerie Yeo at valerie.yeo@nus.edu.sg.
Successful applicants will be advised by 15 September and will be
required to send in a completed paper by 15 December 2008.
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