Advancing critical heritage studies: the next 10 years

ABSTRACT

Advancing Critical Heritage Studies: the Next 10 Years, which focuses on the growth of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) since 2012, and the development of and challenges facing critical heritage studies in general. The special issue is a collection of short articles that, rather than present academic debates written in expected academic uses and conventions, offers a glimpse into the discussions that define the growing field of heritage studies today. Minimally referenced but rich in archival information, the contributions are records of past and present motivations, solutions, and oversights that drove the first ten years of work by different members of the ACHS Executive Committee, ACHS Chapters, and other contributors. As the issue’s editors, we offer these discussions as a companion to the growth of critical heritage studies, and to encourage both support and critique for the ways in which an organization navigates the complicated landscapes of heritage expertise.

KEYWORDS:

• Critical heritage studies
• heritage studies

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Notes on contributors

Lucas Lixinski

Lucas Lixinski is a Professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney. He sits on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Heritage Studies sat on the Executive Committee of the ACHS 2014-2022.

Trinidad Rico

Trinidad Rico is former Vice-President for Chapters of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies and associate professor and director of cultural heritage and preservation studies at Rutgers University, NJ, USA.

Michelle L. Stefano

Michelle L. Stefano is a Folklife Specialist with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, and is a lecturer in heritage studies at Johns Hopkins University. She served on the Executive Committee of the ACHS 2014-2022.

Yujie Zhu

Yujie Zhu is Associate Professor at the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies at the Australian National University in Australia. He has conducted extensive field research in China on issues related to heritage tourism, the politics of remembering and forgetting, and the interplay between heritage, conflict, and peacebuilding. He has served on the Executive Committee of the ACHS.