HERITAGE INTERSECTIONS: PEOPLE AND PLACEMAKING
The goal of the 2019 Symposium is to share original research, case studies, design projects and other forms of creative production of and reflection upon tangible and intangible heritage, which examine cross disciplinary and alternative approaches and give a “richer and more comprehensive meaning to heirtiage as a whole.” We are looking for submissions that help explore fruitful areas of intersection. Throughout the one-day symposium, participants will gain insight into diverse coneptualizations of heitage, and distinct ways of understanding historic places, and discover proceses for intervening on and preserving the built environment and cultural landscapes. Building upon the questions of “participation, process and praxis” examined at last year’s symposium, this year’s edition wishes to interrogate how heritage and conservation practices facilitate, and respond to, processes of placemaking.
Sub-themes to be explored include:
- The roles of theorists, practitioners, and communities within placemaking initiatives and understanding spirit of place
- Sharing narratives, authority, and expanding understandings of place
- Applying different disciplinary lenses to add nuance to narratives and present new solutions to conservation questions
- How adapting cross disciplinary approaches addresses intersections of tangible and intangible heritage
- Methods and processes of stakeholder engagement which bridge the gaps between intangible and tangible heritage
Drawing from its interdisciplinary context, the Heritage Conservation stream in Carleton’s School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies is uniquely positioned to facilitate this discussion.The symposium seeks perspectives from related scholars and practitioners of rchitecture, Curatorial Studies, Engineering, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Planning, and Public History, from universities and communities across the Kitchissippi/Ottawa River/Rivière des Outaouais and farther afield.