Heritage, Authority and Power - Understanding Theory Through Practice

Heritage, Authority and Power examines who holds power and authority in heritage, the connection with specialist knowledge, and what the shifting nature of these attributes means for concepts of authenticity.

List of contents

1. Quiet voices; 2. Talked about but rarely talked with: The experience of practice; 3. Why we need to understand heritage; 4. Forms of authority in Heritage 5. Interrogating the operation of authority; 6. The ownership and use of power; 7. Understanding authenticity in heritage; 8. Reflections from practice: The findings of the research programme; 9. Practitioner data and analysis; 10. Two-operations, two-time frames. A new way to think about the heritage sector; 11. Thinking forward and what's next; 12. Steps for change

About the author

Barbara Wood is a long-term curatorial practitioner. She has worked across the heritage sector in museums, archaeology, archives, historic sites and grant funding. Her research interests focus on collections, interpretation and the role and meaning of historical materials in the present.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Wood, Wood Barbara
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032690438
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3269043-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, Cultural Studies, ART / Museum Studies, Humanities, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies