Dr Sophia Labadi, from the Department of Classical & Archaeological Studies, together with colleagues Laia Colomer and Professor Cornelius Holtorf (both from Linnaeus University, Sweden) are launching an open call for papers for a session entitled: ‘Are Contemporary Processes of Migration Changing the Authorised Heritage Discourse?’ This session will be part of the Third Biennial Conference of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies, entitled ‘What does Heritage Change?’ to be held in Montréal, Canada from the 7-10 June, 2016.
The Association of Critical Heritage Studies aims to promote heritage as an area of critical enquiry by promoting dialogue and networking between researchers from different fields and disciplinary backgrounds and between researchers, practitioners and activists.
The session at this conference will explore issues on the following:
- Specific museum programmes developed for migrant communities, such as language learning programmes, well-being sessions, employment schemes for migrants, etc.
- Migrants’ critical views of museum’s programmes and collections.
- Definition of new heritage places and museums from a migrant perspective and approach (i.e. multivocality and participatory policies).
- Redefining the significances and the uses of mainstream heritage places in the context of globalised, dynamic and fluid cultures (e.g., the heritage of emotions applied to migration).
Abstracts are invited of no more than 600 words, presenting the topic and main argument in relation to this session, together with a brief resume, including biographical notice and main publications, of no more than 300 words, to Sophia Labadi (sophialabadi@gmail.com) and Laia Colomer (laia.colomer@lnu.se). The deadline for submissions is 20 October 2015.
Further information on the call for papers can be found here:
http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/secl-news-events/files/2015/09/ACHS-2016-call-for-papers.pdf
Further information on the conference can be found here:
http://achs2016.uqam.ca/en/