Industrial Heritage: Regeneration or Preservation
This blog is part of my university assignment about global and cyber heritage, I have decided to look at the issue of industrial heritage and its preservation and if this can be combined with regeneration.
Industrial heritage gives us connection to our past and future in a way that more traditional forms of heritage cannot. Industrial heritage is the story of the people who made nations.
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Don't know what the 'Western view' of heritage is. I guess it varies from buildings, structures and machinery to printed materials, ephemera (e.g. bills of lading, invoices etc) photographic and film records. Again, interpretation and presentation is crucial whether on site or in a museum.
Sorry, I don't understand this question very well. Do you mean the bias towards victorian and 'industrial revolution' overshadowing later stuff?
I'm not sure that all people are just passive learners who take what they are told as gospel. In fact, the everyday man on the street positively champions making up his own mind "thank-you very much". I agree that interpretation is key.
I think 'Heritage' is a broad concept, and that when you say 'western' you need to tie down more clearly what is meant, i.e. is it the doilies and country houses interpretation that gets in the way?
The fact that these sites are not conventionally beautiful (in a western sense) may stand in the way of their utilisation as tourist attractions.
I am unsure what is meant by a 'Western view'. As already stated, heritage is such a broad concept and it could refer to many different eras and trades, from Sheffield Steel to the Detroit car industry. I know nothing about the latter but i dont think it would put me off if i chose to visit a heritage site dedicated to it.
Difficult to say - I have been to heritage sites in South America and North Africa and I could not say they were any different to others in Europe and North America. "Western" industrial heritage is usually much younger but the public view is arguably the same - there may be vast cultural differences, however.
Yes, I fear it does. Sadly, Industrial Heritage will never have the glamour of say a an Airfield with a couple of static WW2 planes on it. Industry is often viewed as dangerous, dirty, noisy and a consumer of the cheap, ill educated workers, living a miserable existence.
If the western view is the view of a post industrial society, then probably not. It may be that only a post industrial society can (or wants to) appreciate IH!
What is a western view ? Surely the view portrayed is limited to a considerable number of factors which may inherently be western whilst being in the UK but would these be western if the site was in China ? I think not, yet the factors would be mirrored.
Don't know what the 'Western view' of heritage is.
ReplyDeleteI guess it varies from buildings, structures and machinery to printed materials, ephemera (e.g. bills of lading, invoices etc) photographic and film records. Again, interpretation and presentation is crucial whether on site or in a museum.
Not sure about this question. My appreciation of Industrial heritage would come from the interpretation at the site.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't understand this question very well. Do you mean the bias towards victorian and 'industrial revolution' overshadowing later stuff?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that all people are just passive learners who take what they are told as gospel. In fact, the everyday man on the street positively champions making up his own mind "thank-you very much". I agree that interpretation is key.
I think 'Heritage' is a broad concept, and that when you say 'western' you need to tie down more clearly what is meant, i.e. is it the doilies and country houses interpretation that gets in the way?
ReplyDeleteThe fact that these sites are not conventionally beautiful (in a western sense) may stand in the way of their utilisation as tourist attractions.
I am unsure what is meant by a 'Western view'. As already stated, heritage is such a broad concept and it could refer to many different eras and trades, from Sheffield Steel to the Detroit car industry. I know nothing about the latter but i dont think it would put me off if i chose to visit a heritage site dedicated to it.
ReplyDeleteDifficult to say - I have been to heritage sites in South America and North Africa and I could not say they were any different to others in Europe and North America. "Western" industrial heritage is usually much younger but the public view is arguably the same - there may be vast cultural differences, however.
ReplyDeleteYes, I fear it does. Sadly, Industrial Heritage will never have the glamour of say a an Airfield with a couple of static WW2 planes on it. Industry is often viewed as dangerous, dirty, noisy and a consumer of the cheap, ill educated workers, living a miserable existence.
ReplyDeleteIf the western view is the view of a post industrial society, then probably not. It may be that only a post industrial society can (or wants to) appreciate IH!
ReplyDeleteNot sure what the western view of heritage is. Do you mean the 'stately home' type view of England?
ReplyDeleteWhat is a western view ? Surely the view portrayed is limited to a considerable number of factors which may inherently be western whilst being in the UK but would these be western if the site was in China ? I think not, yet the factors would be mirrored.
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