The Object of Conservation
An Ethnography of Heritage Practice
Seiten
2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-65568-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-65568-3 (ISBN)
The Object of Conservation examines how historic buildings, monuments and artefacts are cared for as valued embodiments of the past. It tells the fascinating story of the working lives of those involved in conservation through an ethnographic account of a national heritage agency.
How are conservation objects made? What is the moral purpose of that making and what practical consequences flow from this? Revealing the hidden labour of keeping things as they are, the book highlights the ethical commitments and dilemmas involved in trying to care well. In doing so, it reveals how conservation objects are made literally to matter. Taking debates in the interdisciplinary field of heritage studies forward in important new directions, the book engages with themes of broader interest within the arts, humanities and social sciences, shedding new light on time, authenticity, modernity, materiality, expert knowledge and the politics of care.
The Object of Conservation is a thought-provoking and engaging account that offers original insights for students, scholars, heritage professionals and others interested in the work of caring for the past.
How are conservation objects made? What is the moral purpose of that making and what practical consequences flow from this? Revealing the hidden labour of keeping things as they are, the book highlights the ethical commitments and dilemmas involved in trying to care well. In doing so, it reveals how conservation objects are made literally to matter. Taking debates in the interdisciplinary field of heritage studies forward in important new directions, the book engages with themes of broader interest within the arts, humanities and social sciences, shedding new light on time, authenticity, modernity, materiality, expert knowledge and the politics of care.
The Object of Conservation is a thought-provoking and engaging account that offers original insights for students, scholars, heritage professionals and others interested in the work of caring for the past.
Siân Jones is Professor of Heritage at the University of Stirling, UK. Thomas Yarrow is Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University, UK.
Introduction; Part I: People; 1. Present Pasts; 2. Working from the Past; 3. Organising Knowledge; 4. Subjects as Objects; 5. Life and Work; Part II: Things; 6. (Dis)Ordered Things; 7. Crafting Authenticity through Skilled Practice; 8. Material Transformation and Scientific Conservation; 9. Significance, Faith and Care; Conclusion: Working through the Past.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.04.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-65568-6 / 1138655686 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-65568-3 / 9781138655683 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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