Track 11: Critical heritage studies

Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies.


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Tracks in this podcast:

Track   Title Description
1 Changing approaches to heritage    An introduction to this album. Play now Changing approaches to heritage
2 What is world heritage?    Dr Rodney Harrison of The Open University explores what is meant by world heritage and introduces the Lake District case study. Play now What is world heritage?
3 Lake District: conflicting values    Illustrates some of the conflicting sets of heritage values competing for prominence in the Lake District. Play now Lake District: conflicting values
4 Lake District: world heritage bid    Explores the Lake District’s bid for World Heritage Site status. Play now Lake District: world heritage bid
5 Lake District: telling the world    Examines the decisions that go into interpreting the Lake District for the public with signposts, public sculptures and information boards. Play now Lake District: telling the world
6 Archaeology: parallels with heritage    Explores some parallels in the development of these two separate disciplines. Play now Archaeology: parallels with heritage
7 Archaeology: Ford transit van    Describes a contemporary archaeology project where archaeologists “excavated” a Ford Transit van. Play now Archaeology: Ford transit van
8 7th July bombings memorial    Follows the process of designing a memorial to mark the 7th July bombings in London. Play now 7th July bombings memorial
9 Studying global heritage    Dr Rodney Harrison talks about studying The Open University's Course AD281 Understanding global heritage. Play now Studying global heritage
10 Global heritage: case studies    Dr Rodney Harrison talks about the audio and video case studies that are integral to the course AD281 Understanding global heritage. Play now Global heritage: case studies
11 Critical heritage studies    Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies. Play now Critical heritage studies
12 Global heritage: course taster    A sample of some of the ideas and case studies covered in the course AD281 Understanding global heritage. Play now Global heritage: course taster
13 Activity -- Making the most of this album    Introducing the activities. Play now Activity -- Making the most of this album
14 Activity -- The Lake District as World Heritage    Activities relating to the Lake District's World Heritage bid. Play now Activity -- The Lake District as World Heritage
15 Activity -- Archaeology and new approaches to heritage    Activities relating to changing approaches to archaeology and archaeological heritage management. Play now Activity -- Archaeology and new approaches to heritage
16 Activity -- The monument to the 7th July 2005 bombings    Activities relating to The relationship between heritage and public memory. Play now Activity -- The monument to the 7th July 2005 bombings