Heritage and spatial knowledge in the Second World War: How the ‘Monuments Men’ documented cultural property.
Seminar
The Anglo-US Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Sub-Commission (the ‘Monuments Men’ organisation) was set up within the military government structures of the Allied armed forces in 1943. Part of its remit was ‘to preserve historic buildings, works of art and historical records…. by [furnishing] the…
Affective experiences: the embodied performances of heritage making
Seminar
This seminar will summarise some of the findings of a recently completed project to explore the memory and identity work visitors do at heritage sites and museums in Australia, the United States, and England. Over 4,500 qualitative interviews were undertaken at 45 museums, exhibitions and…
Latent scrutiny: Personal archives as perpetual mementos of the official gaze.
Seminar
This presentations examines the significance, in the lives of those who experienced out-of-home care as children, of the archived records of their institutionalisation. The affective ramifications of accessing the records as adults are discussed, with especial focus on the records’ capacity to…
Novel ecosystems as future heritage: policy and practice in managing landscapes.
Seminar
Novel ecosystems are being increasingly recognised as future reality for many .if not all, of our landscapes. Understanding what novel ecosystems are, and how to manage them, or restore them to historical states is a key debate. Cultural Landscapes, in a nomenclatural sense, are a special sub…
Imprinted on memory: the artistic print collections of the Imperial War Museum and Australian War Memorial
Seminar
The artistic print collections of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, and the Imperial War Museum, London, contain many works that offer a critical interpretation of conflict. My thesis presents unique academic research into the history and significance of these two collections, which have not…
An exploration of ethnographical art -- the Paiwanese case.
Seminar
The objects of my inquiry of this thesis are divided into four categories. Firstly, I explore how Paiwanese social organization and genealogical systems are based on a primogenitary system. Secondly, I examine the representational systems that convey cultural meanings that are in turn encoded in…
Art in the Time of Colony and the Importance of Being Anachronistic
Seminar
In this lecture Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll presents recent cases of restoration claims from European museum collections to Indigenous communities. The complex biographies of key museum objects exemplify, embody, and refract the tensions of nineteenth-century Australian history. She focuses on…