Heritage and Museums Seminar Series

The Centre holds a series of regular seminars on current issues in the field.
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Past Events
17
Apr
2019
Travelling Heritage Narratives – China’s Adoption of the ‘Heritage under Threat’ Narrative
Christina Maags
Narratives around heritage are continuously developed and disseminated across the globe. The narrative of ‘heritage under threat’ tells the story of…
03
Apr
2019
Cultural Resilience, Resurgence and Rimix in the Kimberley and Vanuatu
Wayne Barker, Tom Lawford (Putuparri), Richard Shing, Delly Roy Nalo, Marcel Meltherorong
This seminar will bring together a panel of cultural practitioners from the Kimberley and Vanuatu in conversation about their perspectives on, and…
27
Mar
2019
Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies - Seminar on Resilience: ‘Children Drowning’: The Violence and Resilience of a Narrative
Dr Jordy Silverstein - Postdoctoral Research Associate in History, The University of Melbourne
The narrative that asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat should be stopped – and either turned back or imprisoned – in order to ‘prevent…