“Dark” Heritage? Nudging the Discussion

IF 0.8 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Heritage and Society Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI:10.1080/2159032X.2022.2126232
Suzie Thomas
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ABSTRACT A particular strand within cultural heritage studies has been developing, known as “dark” heritage. However, its usage does not always point to a clear or universal definition, but rather tacit assumptions over what it might mean. The author and colleagues have contributed to perpetuating the continued “dark heritage” referencing through the ongoing research collective “Lapland’s Dark Heritage”. Investigating the ongoing impacts of the legacy of the Second World War in Finnish Lapland, the project has shed light on local sentiments towards both tangible and intangible reminders of conflict. It has critiqued the apparent state-sanctioned silencing of some aspects of that past, and analysed the ruptures caused to traditional Northern lifeways in the continued context of colonial frameworks. Yet scholars are not merely innocent observers. This paper approaches “dark” heritage on three levels. Firstly, it summarizes Lapland’s Dark Heritage and its impact on discussions and actions outside academia, including heritage management policy. Secondly, it problematizes the term and its development through the frameworks of critical heritage – challenging the assumptions inherent in the term concerning what makes its focus either “dark” or “heritage”. Finally, it takes a wider view, questioning whether the analyses that scholars make have relevance or interest to the wider society. By so doing, the paper contributes to the broader debate concerning the future directions of heritage studies, including the apparent disconnect between applied heritage management training and methods, and more theoretical critical heritage discourses.
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“黑暗”遗产?为讨论做铺垫
摘要文化遗产研究中的一个特殊环节正在发展,被称为“黑暗”遗产。然而,它的用法并不总是指向一个明确或普遍的定义,而是对其含义的默认。作者及其同事通过正在进行的研究集体“拉普兰的黑暗遗产”,为延续持续的“黑暗遗产”做出了贡献。该项目调查了芬兰拉普兰第二次世界大战遗留问题的持续影响,揭示了当地人对有形和无形冲突提醒的情感。它批评了国家批准的对过去某些方面的明显沉默,并分析了在殖民框架的持续背景下对传统北方生活方式造成的破裂。然而,学者们不仅仅是天真的观察者。本文从三个层面探讨“黑暗”遗产。首先,它总结了拉普兰的黑暗遗产及其对学术界以外的讨论和行动的影响,包括遗产管理政策。其次,它通过批判性遗产的框架来质疑这个术语及其发展——挑战这个术语中固有的假设,即是什么使它的重点成为“黑暗”或“遗产”。最后,它着眼于更广泛的视野,质疑学者们的分析是否与更广泛的社会相关或感兴趣。通过这样做,本文有助于就遗产研究的未来方向展开更广泛的辩论,包括应用遗产管理培训和方法之间的明显脱节,以及更多的理论批判遗产话语。
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Heritage and Society
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期刊介绍: Heritage & Society is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholarly, professional, and community reflection on the cultural, political, and economic impacts of heritage on contemporary society. We seek to examine the current social roles of collective memory, historic preservation, cultural resource management, public interpretation, cultural preservation and revitalization, sites of conscience, diasporic heritage, education, legal/legislative developments, cultural heritage ethics, and central heritage concepts such as authenticity, significance, and value. The journal provides an engaging forum about tangible and intangible heritage for those who work with international and governmental organizations, academic institutions, private heritage consulting and CRM firms, and local, associated, and indigenous communities. With a special emphasis on social science approaches and an international perspective, the journal will facilitate lively, critical discussion and dissemination of practical data among heritage professionals, planners, policymakers, and community leaders.
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