Brown to host International Symposium on Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice
A Discussion of International Approaches
Heritage professionals from around the world converge on Brown’s campus for a day of conversation.
Cape Town – Dublin – Hong Kong – Istanbul – Providence – York
What is heritage, and what forms does it take in an urban environment? How are creative practices affected by, and how do they form the urban contexts in which they take place? How do we look at these issues in Providence, and how are people dealing with them in cities around the world?
On Friday, January 27, 2012 Brown University will host a symposium to discuss issues of Urban Cultural Heritage and Creative Practice. All events will be held at the John Nicholas Brown Center (357 Benefit Street). The morning session, held from 9:00 am to 12:00, will include presentations from our international partners:
- Cape Town: Nick Shepherd (University of Cape Town, Center for African Studies)
- Dublin: Pat Cooke (University College Dublin, School of Art History and Cultural Policy and Director, Arts Management and Cultural Policy)
- Hong Kong: Oscar Ho (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Cultural and Religious Studies and Director, Arts and Heritage)
- Istanbul: Lucienne Thys-Senocak (Koç University, Department of Archaeology and History of Art)
- York: John Schofield (University of York, Department of Archaeology and Director, Cultural Heritage Management)
The afternoon session will provide an opportunity for students and faculty to engage in conversation about these issues through a series of small, break-out meetings organized around participant interests. These will take place from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, with lunch provided.
The Urban Cultural Heritage and Creative Practice international research collaborative is organized by Ian Alden Russell, Curator, David Winton Bell Gallery in collaboration with Prof. Sue Alcock, the Joukowsky Institute of Archaeology; Prof. Steven Lubar, the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage; Prof. Rebecca Schneider, the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies.
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