Heritage Is...

By: David Howell
  • Summary

  • The 'Heritage Is...' podcast introduces you to the world of heritage, asking what heritage is? Challenging what 'heritage' means. Probing who owns and creates heritage narratives. 'Heritage Is...' exists to open up discussions for anyone who is interested in, studies, or is working within the heritage sector. I'm your host, Dr Dave. Having worked in archaeology, museums, heritage and as a history lecturer, I bring you a lifetime of experience and ideas on what heritage is.
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Episodes
  • Heritage Is...Tourism.
    Oct 4 2022

    This week 'Heritage Is...' looks at tourism and explores the challenging relationship between heritage and the tourism trade. Is a Tourism Tax the solution? We consider Wales, Rome, Stonehenge and Macchu Picchu while trying to answer that question. 

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    27 mins
  • Heritage is...artificial.
    Sep 13 2022

    This week 'Heritage Is...' explores artificiality in the heritage sector, looking at the role and use of replicas and questioning to what extent we should be making use of these replacement resources. Taking in dinosaur bones, contested human remains from Wales and the Lascaux caves, this episode concludes with an exploration on whether or not Venice could be recreated in the United Arab Emirates...extreme, but it could happen. 

    We also wish a happy Hispanic Heritage Month to our listeners, and include some links below with resources connected to the month-long festival of heritage - National Archives; National Museum of the American Latino.

    As always, please come and have a chat with me about these themes at Kasuutta or Heritage_Is.



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    27 mins
  • Heritage is...a Butchered Bull.
    Sep 2 2022

    In this week's exploring of what Heritage Is...we begin to consider the issue of animal rights within intangible heritage. Focusing on bulls, we will explore traditional cultural practices in Spain, France, South Africa and Indonesia, asking whether or not certain traditions should be brought to a halt because of their exploitative relationships with animals, or whether or not external voices should step aside and allow source communities to reach points of realization on their own terms. 

    As always, please come and have a chat with me about these themes at Kasuutta or Heritage_Is.

    In the news, we have a quick look at the return of Open Doors, and promote the 'The Protection of Heritage in time of Conflict' conference coming up on the 17th of September. 

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    25 mins

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