Heritage, Photography, and the Affective Past

List of contents

Introduction: Critical Heritage and Photography 1. Memory 2. Site 3. Archive 4. Performance Conclusion: Uncertain Frames

About the author

Colin Sterling is Assistant Professor in Memory and Museums at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on critical-creative approaches to heritage, memory and museums. He is interested in how artists, designers, architects, writers and other creative practitioners engage with museums and heritage as spaces of critical enquiry. Colin was previously an AHRC Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Archaeology and a Project Curator at the Royal Institute of British Architects. He has worked as a heritage consultant internationally, specialising in curatorial planning and interpretation. He is currently co-editor of the journal Museums & Social Issues.

Summary

Heritage, Photography, and the Affective Past critically examines the production, consumption and interpretation of photography across various heritage domains, from global image archives to the domestic arena of the family album.

Product details

• Authors: Sterling, Colin Sterling
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780367135577
• ISBN: 978-0-367-13557-7
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series; UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Photography & photographs, Sociology, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, PHOTOGRAPHY / History, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Photography and photographs