Submissions are invited to a conference organized by the Conservation and Development Research Network (Institute of Archaeology, University College London) in collaboration with the Heritage Conservation and Human Rights Network (University of Nairobi) and the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (University of Delaware).
16th-17th May 2014 at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London
The conference aims to stimulate lasting discussion (within heritage conservation, the broader field of heritage, and nature conservation) on how the practice of conservation can promote human wellbeing and economic prosperity, support conflict or disaster recovery, and foster social cohesion. We invite papers exploring the impact of conservation ethics and practices on socio-cultural, economic and ecological contexts in need of development, areas of post-conflict recovery and reconstruction due to natural disasters. We are particularly interested in submissions in the following areas:
• The impact of the practice of conservation on people’s wellbeing and quality of life.
• Engagement of local groups in re-construction and/or development through the practice of conservation.
• Cross-disciplinary collaborations between professionals involved in heritage and nature conservation (in both practical and theoretical levels).
• Research on and use of locally produced resources to replace expensive imported treatment materials.
• Practical issues of conservation in the field, focusing on involvement/training of local people.
• Theoretical and practical approaches that make the practice of conservation sustainable.
The conference aims to stimulate lasting discussion (within heritage conservation, the broader field of heritage, and nature conservation) on how the practice of conservation can promote human wellbeing and economic prosperity, support conflict or disaster recovery, and foster social cohesion. We invite papers exploring the impact of conservation ethics and practices on socio-cultural, economic and ecological contexts in need of development, areas of post-conflict recovery and reconstruction due to natural disasters. We are particularly interested in submissions in the following areas:
• The impact of the practice of conservation on people’s wellbeing and quality of life.
• Engagement of local groups in re-construction and/or development through the practice of conservation.
• Cross-disciplinary collaborations between professionals involved in heritage and nature conservation (in both practical and theoretical levels).
• Research on and use of locally produced resources to replace expensive imported treatment materials.
• Practical issues of conservation in the field, focusing on involvement/training of local people.
• Theoretical and practical approaches that make the practice of conservation sustainable.
Abstracts in English (1,000 words) should be submitted to conservationucl@gmail.com by 30th Sept 2013 (note that the deadline has been extended). Abstracts should contain main aims of the paper, methods to achieve these aims, summary of the discussion and main conclusions.
Selected authors will be invited to submit their papers to a special issue of the Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies http://jcms-journal.com/ (an open access and peer-reviewed journal).
Confirmed guest-speakers: Naseer Arafat (Arafat Soap Factory/Cultural Heritage Enrichment Center, Palestine); Miriam Clavir (Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada); Chris Collins (Natural History Museum, UK); Anne-Marie Deisser (University of Nairobi, Department of History and Archaeology, Kenya); Dinah Eastop (National Archives, UK); Dana Goodburn-Brown (CSI: Sittingbourne Project, UK); Jessica Johnson (University of Delaware, Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, Iraq); Renata Peters (University College London, Institute of Archaeology, UK); Elizabeth Pye (University College London, Institute of Archaeology, UK); Ephraim Wahome (University of Nairobi, Department of History and Archaeology, Kenya).
Confirmed guest-speakers: Naseer Arafat (Arafat Soap Factory/Cultural Heritage Enrichment Center, Palestine); Miriam Clavir (Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada); Chris Collins (Natural History Museum, UK); Anne-Marie Deisser (University of Nairobi, Department of History and Archaeology, Kenya); Dinah Eastop (National Archives, UK); Dana Goodburn-Brown (CSI: Sittingbourne Project, UK); Jessica Johnson (University of Delaware, Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, Iraq); Renata Peters (University College London, Institute of Archaeology, UK); Elizabeth Pye (University College London, Institute of Archaeology, UK); Ephraim Wahome (University of Nairobi, Department of History and Archaeology, Kenya).
For more information please contact conservationucl@gmail.com
