Understanding Heritage | Rodney Harrison in Bozar

Hij is vandaag een van de meest invloedrijke auteurs in verband met kritische erfgoedstudies en -praktijk. Hij geeft op 13 februari 2017 een lezing in Bozar, waar hij vervolgens in debat gaat met filosofe Isabelle Stengers en de bezieler van Rotor, Lionel Devlieger. U hebt het al geraden: prof. Rodney Harrison, hoogleraar kritische erfgoedstudies aan University College Londen komt naar Brussel. Hij presenteert Understanding Heritage.

Rodney Harrison is a central figure in contemporary debates in critical heritage studies and in the application of archaeological theories and methods to the study of the contemporary world. He is the director of the international collaborative Heritage Futures research program, which is distinctive in its comparative approach and in its exploration of different forms of heritage and heritage-like fields as discrete future-making practices.

Understanding Heritage

Time implies processes of decay, destruction and forgetting. Heritage is often thought to be the preservation of old objects, places and practices that are valuable and at risk, yet we can also think of it as a series of practices situated in present society, engaging with the past to build a common future.