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Olsen, Harper Anita. "Aboriginal self-interpretation in heritage presentation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0004/MQ43319.pdf.
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Li, D. "Computational re-interpretation of heritage architecture." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2016. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3001775/.
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This thesis presents research in which a set of contemporary computational digital techniques have been applied to investigate and interpret traditional Chinese architecture. The techniques involve algorithmic representation, digital modelling and digital fabrication. The research provides a methodology that can be utilised for future research employing the digital techniques in the context of understanding, investigating, interpreting and representing traditional Chinese architecture. The ancient rulebooks that describe the traditional Chinese architectural styles and construction technologies are used as the basis for the algorithms and parametric rules and the application to the modelling and fabrication process. Building on the work of producing systematic analysis on both rulebooks and contributing knowledge from extant buildings, the possibility of modelling traditional Chinese architecture using digital techniques is proposed and tested. This augments research already undertaken by architectural historians (who provide traditional approaches and analysis) by offering a new perspective to understand and recreate the Chinese style, as well as solving difficulties that traditional methods struggle with. The research is significant as it demonstrates how digital techniques can advance knowledge and understanding of significant Chinese architectural styles, especially considering a large number of heritage buildings are lost or damaged, as well as there is a lack of systematic and complete records. Consequently, this enhanced understanding can then be used to rediscover, restore, refurbish and recreate the traditional Chinese architecture. The research is significant as it also illustrates how digital techniques, especially parametrics, can be applied to a novel target, traditional Chinese architecture, which is beyond the common area of complicated shapes of contemporary architecture that they are usually applied to. Consequently, this attempt extends the function of digital techniques and bridges the gap between the traditional Chinese architecture and contemporary parametrics. Three case studies of significant elements in the understanding traditional Chinese architecture are used to present and advance the methodological process provided. These are the parametric recreation of the floor plan, the parametric interpretation of the design principles of the ting tang and dian tang sections, and the study of a typical Chinese joint structure, the dou gong. Each case study offers its own contribution to achieve the two significances. An example of the integrated digitally represented conceptual model is then given based on the three case studies. Three applications are also included to further prove the findings of this research. The findings illustrate how contemporary digital techniques can be used to augment and enhance knowledge of traditional Chinese architecture by turning descriptions and definitions into rules and algorithmic representations through the study of the rulebooks and the process of digital modelling. During this process inferences have to be made as representational source data such as architectural drawings are almost always incomplete and ancient language used in rulebooks is hard to understand accurately. The key here is the systematic and logical advancement that digital techniques bring when compared against design styles of architecture that was established in a pre-digital context. The findings also demonstrate enhanced understanding of using digital techniques to investigate and interpret traditional Chinese architecture. During this process, the cultural aspects, Chinese history, ancient politics, Chinese traditions and styles are all integrated into the consideration and representation of the digital techniques, which add new inspirations to the contemporary computational techniques.
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Olsen, Harper Anita Carleton University Dissertation Canadian Studies. "Aboriginal self-interpretation in heritage presentation." Ottawa, 1999.
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Bedel, Banu. "Revealing Gordion a case of virtual heritage interpretation /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1155841375.
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Thesis (Master of Architecture)--University of Cincinnati, 2006.Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Apr. 3, 2007). Includes abstract. Keywords: Digital reconstruction, Gordion, Cinema History, Cinematography, Virtual Archaeology. Includes bibliographical references.
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BEDEL, BANU. "REVEALING GORDION: A CASE OF VIRTUAL HERITAGE INTERPRETATION." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155841375.
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Tolouashtiany, Shahin. "A Dialogic Approach to Interpretation of Iranian Heritage." Thesis, Curtin University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78545.
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This thesis through Bakhtinian philosophy addresses extensive disagreement with official, monologic and monumentalist discourse of Mirase Farhangui, and widespread anxiety about loss of heritage fabric in Iran. It argues that Iranian heritage is polyphonic and answers the question of what is the best way to conceptualise Iranian heritage that would ensure a stronger conservation? It theorises Yadegar as a dialogic and familiar discourse, entrenched in Iranian culture, which provides better protection for Iranian heritage sites.
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Pemberton, Judith Mary. "Perspectives in the interpretation of New Zealand's cultural heritage." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2060.
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This thesis surveys a number of historic and cultural interpretation programmes. It considers the aims of these programmes and describes the ways they illustrate aspects of biculturalism. It examines the concerns faced by those developing and administering such programmes in contemporary New Zealand society. As well as an extensive literature review, data was collected through interviews with interpretive practitioners involved in both long-standing and recent programmes, museum ethnologists,
Department of Conservation staff, and archaeologists as well as others with specialised skills in this area. Analysis is based on examination of the ways in which interpretation is affected by the policy, values and practices of their context. The effects on interpretation of assimilative practice are contrasted with an emerging bicultural practice. Models of assimilation, market ethos and biculturalism are examined in terms of Freire's analysis of oppressive and liberating societies. Case studies highlight some of the issues raised when pursuing bicultural practice within an increasingly market dominated
society. Findings indicate that such programmes are beneficial as an aspect of bicultural education in heightening the visibility of Maori for the general public, and introducing values, processes and a different way of approaching material from what has been accepted by many as the monocultural
norm. Furthermore and importantly they can represent the return of provenance to material and ownership of material and sites to Maori. However the study indicates there are differing perceptions on the part of Maori and Pakeha interpretive agents in relation to priorities over issues, cultural values, and ways of viewing material.
Furthermore the demands of an increasingly market driven economy places pressures on the development of such interpretive programmes.
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Affleck, Janice. "Memory capsules: discursive interpretation ofcultural heritage through digital media." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38587373.
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Shalaginova, Iryna [Verfasser], and Marie-Theres [Akademischer Betreuer] Albert. "Understanding heritage: a constructivist approach to heritage interpretation as a mechanism for understanding heritage sites / Iryna Shalaginova. Betreuer: Marie-Theres Albert." Cottbus : Universitätsbibliothek der BTU Cottbus, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1023480921/34.
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Shalaginova, Iryna Verfasser], and Marie-Theres [Akademischer Betreuer] [Albert. "Understanding heritage: a constructivist approach to heritage interpretation as a mechanism for understanding heritage sites / Iryna Shalaginova. Betreuer: Marie-Theres Albert." Cottbus : Universitätsbibliothek der BTU Cottbus, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus-25048.
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Batten, Bronwyn. "From prehistory to history shared perspectives in Australian heritage interpretation /." Thesis, Electronic version, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/445.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Macquarie University, Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, Warawara - Dept. of Indigenous Studies, 2005.Bibliography: p. 248-265.
Introduction and method -- General issues in heritage interpretation: Monuments and memorials; Museums; Other issues -- Historic site case studies: Parramatta Park and Old Government House; The Meeting Place Precinct - Botany Bay National Park; Myall Creek -- Discussion and conclusions.
It has long been established that in Australia contemporary (post-contact) Aboriginal history has suffered as a result of the colonisation process. Aboriginal history was seen as belonging in the realm of prehistory, rather than in contemporary historical discourses. Attempts have now been made to reinstate indigenous history into local, regional and national historical narratives. The field of heritage interpretation however, still largely relegates Aboriginal heritage to prehistory. This thesis investigates the ways in which Aborigianl history can be incorporated into the interpetation of contemporary or post-contact history at heritage sites. The thesis uses the principle of 'shared history' as outlined by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, as a starting point in these discussions.
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Bruce, Shelley. "The Exchange District, a national historic site; heritage interpretation strategy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ45143.pdf.
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Affleck, Janice. "Memory capsules discursive interpretation of cultural heritage through digital media /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38587373.
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Massung, Elaine Morgan. "Visitor reception to location-based interpretation at archaeological and heritage sites." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529913.
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Kazalarska, Svetla Iliaeva. "'Dark Tourism': Reducing Dissonance in the Interpretation of Atrocity at Selected Museums in Washington, D.C." Thesis, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, George Washington University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/117.
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Degree awarded (2003): MA, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, George Washington UniversityThis thesis focuses on the issue of dissonance in the interpretation of atrocity at museums and other cultural heritage sites. The existing debates in the field are outlined in an extensive literature review encompassing general and specific references. The basic conceptual framework of the dark tourism phenomenon is elaborated through case studies in Washington D.C., illustrating the variety of interpretative dilemmas faced by museum directors and curators. The cases include the permanent exhibition at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Enola Gay exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum, and the National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall. The identified controversies are analyzed, and recommendations for mitigating existing conflicts and suggestions for future research are offered.
Advisory Committee: Prof. Donald E. Hawkins (Chair)
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Yuen, Chi Wai. "Competition for interpretation : politics of heritage in Hong Kong's Northern New Territories /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?HUMA%202005%20YUEN.
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Hui, Fung-yi Polly, and 許鳳怡. "Collective interpretation: the public perception of Statue Square as an intangible heritage." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42219607.
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Al-Busaidi, Ya'qoob. "Public interpretation of archaeological heritage and archaeotourism in the Sultanate of Oman." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/849.
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The literature demonstrates that archaeological heritage (AH) has been one of the main resources exploited for tourism since the early days of tourism and the communication of this heritage to different types of tourists through public interpretation (PIN) or presentation has become a vital element in constructing its interrelated myriad values. However, a number of controversial issues and challenges face PIN of AH need to be systematically studied in depth. Although, there is a considerable amount of research in PIN in relation to AH, the literature is general and sketchy in nature and integrated with other types of heritage resources, especially natural and living culture. Also, what is more important for this research is that there are shortcomings in studies relevant to the interpretation industry and professionalism in developing countries, including the case study of this research, the Sultanate of Oman. Although Oman is endowed with rich archaeological heritage, which is one of the major competitive-touristic products for Oman, the general public (i.e. local communities, the visitors, education sector, tour operators, etc) are unable to gain benefits and communicate the values of AH effectively both practically and intellectually. Partially, this is due to the lack of PIN for archaeological resources. Through a case study approach, this research explores the various challenges and issues behind this phenomenon especially that Oman endeavours to develop heritage tourism which represents a competitive source for the development of the tourism sector. Various sources of evidence are utilized, including field visits, governmental documents and interviews. By the end of this research it is hoped that two main aims are accomplished. The first is to identify the main problematic issues facing PIN of AH in Oman, especially in relative to archaeological tourism (archaeotourism). The second aim is to create a practical approach that aims at overcoming or minimizing the impact of these issues. The research findings point out three main influential and interdependent factors that affect the development and quality of PIN at archaeological sites; i.e.: the physical context; the stakeholders and stewardship context; the socio-cultural context. By utilizing previous practical and theoretical studies and based on the research findings, a new integrative approach for PIN, Integrated Contexts Public Interpretation (ICPI), is proposed to activate the role of PIN for AH and its wider context. Herein, it is hoped that the sustainability of this valuable heritage and its role as an attractive and beneficial element will be achieved. The posted recommendations at the end of this research provide insight and assisting guidelines for putting the proposed approach into practice. It is also hoped that this research fills a gap in the literature relative to PIN of AH, specifically in developing countries.
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Hui, Fung-yi Polly. "Collective interpretation the public perception of Statue Square as an intangible heritage /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42219607.
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Loeffler, David. "Contested Landscapes/Contested Heritage : history and heritage in Sweden and their archaeological implications concerning the interpretation of the Norrlandian past." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Department of Archaeology and Sami Studies, University of Umeå, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-423.
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Bakiewicz, Justyna. "Heritage interpretation challenges and management issues at film-induced tourism heritage attractions : case studies of Rosslyn Chapel and Alnwick Castle." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2015. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/9161.
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Although previous research has widely acknowledged the phenomenon of film-induced tourism, there is a paucity of research in relation to management of film-induced tourism at built heritage sites. This research, underpinned by a constructivist paradigm, draws on three distinct fields of study – heritage tourism management, film-induced tourism and heritage interpretation – in order to provide a contribution to the heritage management field and address this particular gap in knowledge. Relying on the method of semi-structured interviews with managers, guides and visitors at Rosslyn Chapel (RC) and Alnwick Castle (AC), this thesis provides a rich understanding of how heritage interpretation can address a range of management challenges at heritage sites where film-induced tourism has occurred. These heritage visitor attractions (HVAs) were specifically selected as case studies as they have played different roles in media products. Rosslyn Chapel (RC) was an actual place named in The Da Vinci Code (TDVC) book and then film, whereas Alnwick Castle (AC) served as a backdrop for the first two Harry Potter (HP) films. Findings of this research include a range of management challenges at both RC and AC such as an increase in visitor numbers; seasonality issues; changes in visitor profile; revenue generation concerns; conservation, access, and visitor experience; and the complex relationship between heritage management and tourism activities. The findings also reveal film-induced tourism's implications for heritage interpretation such as the various visitors' expectations for heritage interpretation, changes to heritage interpretation as a result of film-induced tourism, and issues with commodification. These findings also demonstrate that film-induced tourism to some extent influenced visitors' preferences for heritage interpretation, though visitors' preferences differed from one to another. This thesis argues that, in the context of film-induced tourism at HVAs, as evident from the two case studies considered, heritage interpretation can be a valuable management tool and can also play a significant role in the quality of the visitors' experience.
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Lee, Yoonjoo. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Korean Heritage-Speaking Interpreter." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7333.
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The U.S. is a country of immigrants who are non-native speakers of English (NNS), yet its legal system is not always in the favor of them. One of the issues for the NNSs is not being provided with proficient interpreters in legal settings such as police interrogations or courtrooms. There are times when some NNSs are offered qualified interpreters or translators, but others are provided with heritages speakers of needed languages in the local area. The heritages speakers are often thought to have good proficiency in languages, but unfortunately that<'>s not always the case. To investigate the need for qualified interpreters, I conducted a discourse analysis on the interpreting provided in police interrogations in a legal case involving a Korean immigrant suspect, a heritage speaker of Korean who acted as an interpreter, and English speaking police officers. The result of this research is to help American jurisprudence be more aware of the implications of unverified interpretations to protect both jurisprudence and potential defendants and suspects of NNSs.
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Light, D. F. "Heritage places in Wales and their interpretation : a study in applied recreational geography." Thesis, Swansea University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.637912.
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This thesis considers two themes of contemporary relevance within recreational geography - heritage and interpretation. The discussion reviews the origins of the 'heritage industry', and also the development of heritage interpretation in Britain with an emphasis on its new role within the heritage industry. These themes are examined with particular reference to guardianship monuments. An empirical study was designed with the aim of investigating a number of issues regarding the characteristics of visitors at heritage sites, and their reactions to interpretive facilities. Responses were obtained from 1812 visitors at seven historic buildings and monuments in south Wales. The analysis confirms that visitors to monuments are un-representative of the general population in terms of their social class and education. Furthermore, these people tend to consider their visit in positive and favourable terms, but are also suspicious of innovative developments which would alter the nature of the product. The profile of visitors differs among sites reflecting the unique appeal of each monument. Regional location is also important and distinct regional markets for tourism were identified. There is some evidence that visitor profiles at monuments are changing over time. With regard to interpretation the analysis noted that of the principal media, audio interpretation (a stereo-audio tour) is more effective than written interpretation. Of the written media, outdoor panels are more effective than exhibitions. Other media such as guidebooks are of subsidiary importance. The interest and attention paid to interpretation is related to visitors' behavioural and, to a lesser extent, socio-demographic characteristics. The analysis also examines visitors' learning from interpretation. The extent of learning is dependent upon the characteristics of both the visitor (particularly the attention given to interpretation), and also the interpretive medium itself (readability and subject matter). The policy implications raised by these findings are considered.
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Maior-Barron, Denise Cristina Ioana. "Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette : representation, interpretation, perception." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3930.
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This interdisciplinary thesis belongs to Marie Antoinette studies. The contemporary dissonant commodification of the controversial historical character of the last Queen of France, detected at her former home, Petit Trianon, drives the course of the thesis research. Considering the complexity and controversy of the subject, the thesis seeks to make a contribution to extant scholarship by clarifying important modern history issues through a fresh approach: by using art history as an indicator in assessing the historical truth of the narrative of Petit Trianon, the residence identified as home to the last Queen of France. The thesis examines Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette in the context of four major narratives - the historical, cinematic, architectural and heritage narratives - relevant to the contemporary heritage interpretation of Petit Trianon as well as its visitor perceptions. In addition to sourcing evidence for the arguments originating in art history information, the thesis relies on the data collection provided by a tailor-made survey for the topic, placing the results in the wider context of a hermeneutical interpretation of data found in either history or contemporary popular culture. The array of Marie Antoinette’s images detected by the analysis charts the commodification of this historical character at Petit Trianon: its production and consumption. It is through the assessment of this commodification that the present thesis reveals the misconceptions surrounding the historical character best known as Marie Antoinette. The thesis argues that the true role of the last Queen of France was successfully obscured through juxtaposition with her perception by the French collective memory. In other words, the perception of Marie Antoinette had subverted historical truth. Furthermore, the commodification of her historical character is perpetuated in an endless chain of representations fuelled by postmodern consumerism.
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de, Araújo Leonardo [Verfasser], Frieder [Akademischer Betreuer] Nake, Frieder [Gutachter] Nake, and Wolf [Gutachter] Karsten. "Hacking Cultural Heritage : the Hackathon as a Method for Heritage Interpretation / Leonardo de Araújo ; Gutachter: Frieder Nake, Wolf Karsten ; Betreuer: Frieder Nake." Bremen : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1172879354/34.
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Woodward, Margaret. "Overlapping dialogues: the role of interpretation design in communicating Australia’s natural and cultural heritage." Thesis, Curtin University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/982.
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This research investigates the development of interpretation design in Australia during the period 1980 – 2006, and its role in presenting natural and cultural heritage to audiences in visitor settings. It establishes Australian interpretation design at the intersection of two professional fields, interpretation and design. Where heritage interpretation originates from a background of spoken language, through narrative and storytelling, graphic and communication design have origins in visual language, communicated through images and text. This research positions interpretation design as a new field within design and traces its emergence as a hybrid of spoken and visual traditions of communication.The study gives visibility to this previously undocumented and un-theorised hybrid field of design and creates a thematic conceptual framework within which to locate its historical, conceptual and practical origins. In substantiating interpretation design as a new field, three avenues of enquiry were considered; documentation and analysis of the visual artefacts of interpretation design, locating interpretation design in a wider conceptual and professional context through literature reviews, and consultation with designers in order to understand the challenges and problems in this new mode of design. Further, to facilitate designers to continue to work effectively in highly collaborative, complex and cross-disciplinary professional environments a conceptual collaborative tool was developed for use by interpretation design project teams. The conceptual tool integrates the theoretical and practical findings from this research and is based on a pattern language approach first developed by Christopher Alexander et al (1977).The research is conducted from a design perspective, and integrates theoretical and professional knowledge from related fields into interpretation design practice. Through a progressively widening interrogation of the literature, professional contexts, and designed artefacts of interpretation design, this new area of design is examined from a number of perspectives, building up a multi-faceted framework for understanding its historical, conceptual and practical dimensions. A Grounded Theory methodology was adapted to develop the theoretical framework of this study and to gather a wide range of relevant data. The practical outcome of the research was developed using a Pattern Language methodology originating from a problem-based design approach in architecture (Alexander et al 1977) and underpinned the interpretation of data.Conclusions of the research found that despite invisibility within the discourse of Australian design, designers working in this specialised field of practice have, since the early 1980s, contributed to projects which shape ideas, attitudes and visual representations of natural and cultural heritage in Australia’s most widely visited and valued sites. Designer’s practice is identified as part of an ongoing process of both contributing to Australian cultural narrative and being influenced by the legacy of culture. Contemporary interpretation design is highly cross-disciplinary and collaborative, characterised by a differentiated professional practice with dispersed networks of stakeholders. While interpretation design is located within a larger framework of the professional practice of interpretation, there exists many opportunities to enrich and better inform designers by integrating wider pools of knowledge that intersect the activities of interpretation, including education, tourism, visitor studies and psychology.
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Yildirim, Esen Sibel. "Interpretation Of Cultural Heritage Sites The Case: Boston National Historical Park In The U.s.a." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608255/index.pdf.
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This study focuses on how cultural heritage interpretation can effectively be planned and operated as an integral part of preservation process. The ICOMOS Charter for the Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites, which was initiated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), offers professional principles for effectively interpreting cultural heritage sites. This study apply these principles as analysis and evaluation criteria of the case study. The Charter principles include &lsquoaccess and understanding&rsquo
, soundness of &lsquo
information sources&rsquo
, attention to &lsquo
setting and context&rsquo
, preservation of &lsquo
authenticity&rsquo
, planning for &lsquo
sustainability&rsquo
, concern for &lsquo
inclusiveness&rsquo
, and importance of &lsquo
research, evaluation and training&rsquo
. Considering the necessity of correlating these international principles with interpretation practices, this study analyzes and assesses interpretation at the Boston National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service in the US
and at the same time tests the practicality of the Charter principles. This park is composed of eight nationally significant historical sites located separately in an urban context. This study examines certain aspects of the park that affect the effectiveness of its interpretation activities i.e., management policies, organizational model, partnerships with stakeholders, fiscal resources, management planning, and interpretive planning. Besides on-site interpretation at three sites of the park - the Charlestown Navy Yard, Old South Meeting House and Paul Revere House- are analyzed in detail within to the ICOMOS Charter framework. Finally, recommendations have been developed for the ongoing work of the ICOMOS, for the Boston National Historical Park as well as for other cultural heritage sites.
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Farrugia, Glen. "The presentation and interpretation of early Christian heritage in Malta : past, present and future." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/40350.
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This thesis draws on a core component of Maltese cultural heritage, namely the islands’ late Roman and Byzantine catacombs, and explores the methods of their interpretation and presentation via a transdisciplinary approach. The preliminary hypothesis which shapes the arguments in this study acknowledges the important archaeological research conducted on these sites since the early 19th century but questions the approach and core interpretations of many scholars, which has come to hinder our understanding of these catacombs scientifically and through heritage interpretation. To shed light on this hypothesis, this doctoral research investigates how catacombs – which comprise the earliest evidence of early Christianity in Malta – have been presented, interpreted, managed and restored from their (re)discovery to modern times. This thesis considers four sectors, namely Tourism, Heritage Operations, Education and Academia, as the main pillars upon which heritage interpretation should be developed. Therefore, the core arguments offered centre on the evaluation of these four sectors vis-a-vis the main principles of heritage interpretation that are considered key to achieve best practices in this field. The methods of evaluation are based on qualitative and quantitative research (or mixed-method approach); these are employed to cater for the non-homogenous sectors under study. Therefore, semi-structured questionnaires were administered to individuals visiting Maltese catacombs as well as to professional and semi-professional personnel, including: Primary Teachers who accompany school children at these sites, Curators who manage early Christian hypogea, Gallery Site Officers who run the day to day operations of the catacombs and Tourist Guides. The data obtained for these surveys was enriched by non-directive interviews carried out with other key participants, namely, university students reading Archaeology. Primary research questions consist of: to whom and in what ways is the Maltese early Christian archaeological heritage being presented? What can be done to improve the cultural heritage experience sought by different audiences who visit catacombs for touristic, educational, recreational and academic purposes? It is argued that it is essential to understand the perception of both ‘recipients’ and ‘providers’ of heritage interpretation because both are ‘stakeholders’ in this past. From such a multidisciplinary and holistic approach we can more effectively evaluate the present state and quality of Malta’s heritage and offer ways forward for a possible self-sustaining early Christian archaeological heritage.
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Kamel, Ehab. "Decoding cultural landscapes : guiding principles for the management of interpretation in cultural world heritage sites." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11845/.
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Conserving the cultural significance of heritage sites - as the guardians of social unity, place identity, and national pride - plays an essential role in maintaining sustainable social development, as well as preserving the variations identifying cultural groups and enriching the interaction between them. Consequently, and considering the importance of the built environment in communicating, as well as documenting, cultural messages, this research project, started in 2007, develops a set of guiding principles for interpretation management, as a process for conserving cultural World Heritage Sites; by maintaining and communicating their cultural significance through managing newly added architectural, urban, and landscape designs to such heritage sites. This research was mainly conducted to investigate and explain a concern regarding a gap that is increasing between people and the cultural heritage contexts they reside- particularly in Egypt- and to suggest a strategy for professionals to understand such sites from a perspective that reflects the public cognition. Adopting Grounded Theory methodology, the research develops a series of principles, which are intended to guide the process of cultural heritage conservation; through a critical analysis of current heritage conservation practices in World Heritage Sites. The research shows how they [the guiding principles] correspond to the contemporary perception of cultural heritage in literature, for which, a thorough discussion of literature, as well as critical analysis of UNESCO’s heritage conventions and ICOMOS charters are carried out. The research raises, discusses, and answers several key questions concerning heritage conservation, such as: whether UNESCO’s conventions target the right heritage or not; the conflicts appearing between heritage conservation documents (conventions and charters); whether intangible heritage can be communicated through design; and the effect of Western heritage ideology on heritage conservation practices. This is carried out through the use of interpretive discourse analysis of literature and heritage documents, and personal site observations and questionnaire surveys carried out in two main World Heritage Sites: Historic Cairo in Egypt and Liverpool city in the UK. The two case studies contributed to the understanding of the general public’s perception of cultural Heritage Sites, and how such perception is reflected in current heritage conservation practices. The thesis decodes cultural World Heritage Sites into three intersecting levels: the ‘cultural significances’ (or ‘open codes’), which represent different categories under which people perceive historic urban landscapes; the ‘cultural concepts’ (or ‘axial codes’), which are considered as the objectives of heritage conservation practice, and represent the general concepts under which cultural significances influence the heritage interpretation process; and finally, the ‘interpretation strategy tactics’, the UNCAP Strategy (or the ‘selective coding’), which are the five overarching principles guiding the interpretation management process in cultural heritage sites. This strategy, the UNCAP (Understanding people; Narrating the story; Conserving the spirit of place; Architectural engagement; and Preserving the built heritage), developed throughout this research, is intended to help heritage site managers, curators, architects, urban designers, landscape architects, developers, and decision makers to build up a thorough understanding of heritage sites, which should facilitate the establishment of more interpretive management plans for such sites, and enhance the communication of meanings and values of their physical remains, as well as emphasizing the ‘spirit of place’; for achieving socio-cultural sustainability in the development of World Heritage Sites.
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Chan, Fung-lin, and 陳鳳蓮. "Digital Dunhuang: the use of new technology for off-site interpretation of a fragile heritage site." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48344461.
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The group cave-temples in Dunguang, Gansu Province of north-western China offer an unparalleled display of grotto art of over a thousand years from the fourth century to the fourteenth century. They represent a microcosm of ancient and medieval civilizations, providing us with enormous opportunities of heritage experience and understanding. However, these grotto treasures are extremely fragile. Over the centuries they have been suffering from serious deterioration and damage due to human and natural causes, and in recent decades the ever-increasing visitor load has posed even greater threat to the murals. The emerging trend of using advanced technology in the preservation and the interpretation of the grotto art offers new possibilities of remote access and interpretation which shall enhance understanding and enjoyment of the cultural treasures. This dissertation sets out to examine such trend of digital interpretation of heritage in off-site scenarios. The research includes a background of the study, the significance of the Dunhuang Caves, the application of new technology, followed by a case study of re-presenting and interpreting one of the Dunhuang caves in Hong Kong.published_or_final_version
Conservation
Master
Master of Science in Conservation
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Lin, Fengwen, and 林丰雯. "News media interpretation on heritage rehabilitation and public perception : a case study of Wing Lee Street." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208080.
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The conservation approach of “Heritage Rehabilitation,” as a means to give new life to deteriorated heritage buildings, seems to receive criticism from people of Hong Kong in recent years. While the government tries to promote this conservation treatment to strike a balance between sustainable development and heritage conservation, the news media appears to report related stories leaning to one side of public opinion: the side of conservationists, carrying a sense of criticism on government’s work to rehabilitate historic buildings.
Studies in recent years indicated different preference on “what to conserve” among the government, scholars and the public in relation to heritage conservation. In addition, it also showed that the news media has an effect in pushing the conservation movement forward. However, there is limited research comparing the different opinions on “how to conserve” and investigating the news media’s effect on public perception on this conservation approach.
This dissertation uses the rehabilitation of Wing Lee Street as a case study to explore and compare different perspectives on the rehabilitation work has been done on the street, ranging from those of the URA, architectural conservation scholars, those of the public expressed in questionnaires, the internet and via the news media, and news media interpretation. The comparison uses both statistical and text analyses. Findings suggested in the Wing Lee Street rehabilitation that there is no conflict in renovating the rundown Tong Lau and improving the street environments.
However, concerning the degree of renovation, the use and maintaining the original community, there is a clear difference between the Urban Renewal Authority’s and other groups. While the Urban Renewal Authority put “Regulation” as its major reference for intervention, the scholars and public showed more concerns for the “Sense of Place” and the “Continuity of Life” on the street.
The dissertation contributes to better understanding the different rationales and priorities for heritage rehabilitation from those expressed by the Urban Renewal Authority and architectural conservation professionals. In addition, it also illustrates public’s expectation on heritage rehabilitation, which will hopefully be a useful reference for a better outcome in future heritage rehabilitation projects.published_or_final_version
Conservation
Master
Master of Science in Conservation
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Sikora, Justin Peter. ""This deathless field" : the role of on-site interpretation in negotiating heritage values of historic battlefields." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/2299.
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The focus of this research deals with on-site interpretation at historic battlefields and how it contributes to the heritage values of these sites. This research comes at a time of increased debate about what values historic battlefields possess in the United Kingdom, predominantly as they are expressed through non-statutory legislation in England and Scotland. However, apart from cursory mention of their cultural value in these documents, the potential for archaeological discoveries and the military importance of these sites have been the exclusive factors given to justify their significance. This research has sought to verify if this is the case with visitors to historic battlefields, and if not, which elements they value. In contrast to more recent conflicts, historic battlefields rarely leave any physical traces in the landscape, or ‘heritagescape’. Whilst there are occasionally markers from after the event, such as memorials or plaques, the importance of their placement and meaning is not always sufficiently presented to modern visitors. Without other forms of on-site interpretation – such as interpretative panels, live interpretation or visitor centres – it is difficult, or impossible, to locate where a battle occurred, and communicate what is known about the event. Interpreting battlefields through these media allows visitors the opportunity to connect with and understand the actions which transpired within a bounded area. As this research has found, the methods in which information about battlefields have been presented, and the narrative of interpreting events, are crucial in how visitors perceive these sites; providing the performative space for negotiating heritage values. These are key themes for this thesis, and form the basis of the research aims and objectives. The data which was collected and analysed came from three battlefield case studies in the United Kingdom with distinctive, but comparable circumstances: Culloden, Bosworth and Flodden. At the heart of these sites were the issues of how interpretation narrates the known historical facts of the battles, and at Bosworth, how this is done at a distance from the actual site. In order to ascertain how visitors interact and react to the interpretation, semi-structured interviews and participant observations were employed to engage with visitors and staff in determining how interpretation influences understanding of those spaces as ‘heritagescapes’. The key theoretical basis of the data analysis was through semiotics and communication theories. These theories were essential in establishing how recognised ‘signs’, conveyed through on-site interpretation, create meaning which visitors are capable of decoding. iii Through these investigations it is concluded that the heritage values of historic battlefields are more nuanced and less tangible than has been identified previously by academics in archaeology, history and tourism, as well as by regional and national authorities. In contrast to present paradigms, it is contended in this thesis that the value of historic battlefields for visitors, and why some have been interpreted, has little to do with the event itself or remaining tangible artefacts, nor the minutiae of exact historic reality. Instead the most significant factors were what occurred in the aftermath of the event, and the political ramifications resulting from it, and their perceived importance to the individual visitor today; regardless of their historical veracity. Despite numerous previous studies into battlefield archaeology, history and tourism, what constitutes ‘battlefield heritage’ has been explicitly under-researched. The objective of this thesis has been to rectify that gap and provide a basis for further research. This intention has not only included what heritage values visitors place on these fields today, but also why certain sites have been interpreted over others. These investigations provide a unique contribution to heritage and interpretation studies on historic battlefields and analogous ‘heritagescapes’.
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Malcolm-Davies, Jane. "Why do you dress me in borrowed robes? (Macbeth, act 1, scene 3, line 109) : an investigation into the value of costumed interpretation at historic sites." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.248032.
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Ozcakir, Ozgun. "Interpretation And Presentation Of Natural And Cultural Heritage Sites: Environmental Design Project For Goreme Open Air Museum." Master's thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12614750/index.pdf.
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The main subject of the thesis is &ldquointerpretation&rdquo
and &ldquo
presentation&rdquo
of cultural and natural heritage sites which is an important phenomenon providing sustainability and protection of the heritage sites. Interpretation and conservation are tightly associated to each other. Individuals will learn more about the heritage site by the help of interpretation and as a result of understanding
they will have an intention to protect the historic site more
and protection will ensure continuity of the site. Interpretation and presentation of heritage sites is put into the words in Turkish Legislation by the definition of &ldquo
Environmental Design Project&rdquo
in `Amendment Act No. 5226 Concerning to Revision of Legislation Called as Law Concerning to Conservation of Natural and Cultural Entities` in 2004. In the legislation, it is stated that Environmental Design Projects which propose strategies for effective presentation, control visitor use, provide promotion and advertisement, solve problems emerged as a result of current use and circulation and answer the needs of historic sites by contemporary tools and methods must be prepared for each heritage site in Turkey. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to define principles for effective interpretation and presentation on the selected case according to analysis and evaluations and then propose brand new comprehensive and complementary Environmental Design Project. The case selected in the thesis for the proposition of Environmental Design Project is Gö
reme Open Air Museum &ndash
GOAM in Cappadocia which is Turkey&rsquo
s third most visited open air museum after Ephesus in Izmir and Hierapolis in Denizli. The two main reasons for the selection of GOAM are absence of comprehensive and complementary Environmental Design Project in GOAM and insufficiency of current interpretive facilities and visitor services presented in the museum as indicated in the decisions of Nevsehir Regional Council for Conservation of Cultural Entities. Focusing on the aim, thesis is structured in three parts which are interconnected to each other as the theoretical background of the interpretation and presentation in the world and in Turkish legislations, analysis and evaluation of the selected case and finally preliminary decisions and project proposal. To conclude, &ldquo
Environmental Design Project&rdquo
is an important tool for understanding the significance of the museum and providing easygoing and enjoyable visit for the museum visitors according to the values, problems and potentials of GOAM. In that respect, proposing environmental design project is critical in order to satisfy visitor needs during their museum visit and provide safeguarding of GOAM.
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Chatel-Messer, Anna [Verfasser], and Rainer [Akademischer Betreuer] Glawion. "Heritage Interpretation als Element eines nachhaltigen Tourismus im Pilotprojekt Interpretationsraum Kandel, Südschwarzwald - eine Evaluation mittels GPS-Tracking." Freiburg : Universität, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1122742487/34.
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Jenkinson, Penelope Anne. "Heritage and the public library : the influence and interpretation of heritage in the English public library from 1850 to the present, with particular attention to provision for local studies." Thesis, Leeds Beckett University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267448.
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Zambri, Emilia Eva. "Heritage and reconciliation within a post-colonial society, Cockatoo Island a case study." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78339.
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Heritage conservation and management has its own challenges and opportunities. If done correctly, it has the potential to re-establish the thread of continuity with a previous time. Most prominently, heritage conservation and management has the ability to facilitate legislative change, promote reconciliation and social reconstruction in a sustainable manner. It is this research papers intention to re-imagine the conservation and management process at a postcolonial heritage site with a shared history and meaning. Keeping this objective in mind, Cockatoo Island is discussed as a suitable heritage site and case study for the paper. The investigation into the case study will be undertaken by taking inspiration from Roha W. Khalaf’s publication of Cultural Heritage Reconstruction after Armed Conflict: Continuity, Change, and Sustainability. The study will reframe Khalaf’s concepts of cultural continuity, change and sustainability, by investigating its application to the discussed heritage site’s conservation and management processes. The synergies between Khalaf’s conceptual ideas could strengthen the connections between indigenous communities and their heritage sites. Further, these synergies could also facilitate for the social reconciliation of post-colonial communities, especially in the context of shared history and meaning.Mini Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
Andrew Mellon Foundation
Tangible Heritage Conservation
MSocSci (Tangible Heritage Conservation)
Unrestricted
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Wong, Tak-yee Debbie. "How to tell a good story the interpretation and presentation of heritage houses in Bangkok, Macau and Hong Kong /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31464038.
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黃德怡 and Tak-yee Debbie Wong. "How to tell a good story: the interpretation and presentation of heritage houses in Bangkok, Macau and Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31464038.
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Guimarães, Adriana Meinking. "Aproveitamento turístico do patrimônio arqueológico do município de Iranduba, Amazonas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/71/71131/tde-27112012-110410/.
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A arqueologia brasileira, bem como o próprio patrimônio arqueológico, ainda é pouco conhecida de grande parte da sociedade nacional. Esta tese defende o Turismo Arqueológico como uma atividade capaz de difundir essa ciência e, principalmente, capaz de proteger o patrimônio arqueológico. Essa defesa baseia-se (i) em discussões sobre a vulnerabilidade desse patrimônio devido, em parte, aos próprios estudos arqueológicos que estão sendo realizados no país por conta de grandes obras (gasodutos, polidutos, estradas, hidrelétricas etc.); (ii) no detalhamento conceitual de aspectos teóricos e práticos do turismo; (iii) na síntese de princípios de melhores práticas que podem auxiliar na implantação e desenvolvimento de projetos de Turismo Arqueológico dentro dos preceitos de sustentabilidade; (iv) na ênfase da importância da Interpretação Patrimonial para o planejamento da comunicação com os visitantes de locais com patrimônio culturais. A tese apresenta uma gama de atrativos arqueoturísticos diferentes entre si, mas pensados em complementariedade, destinados ao município de Iranduba, estado do Amazonas (Amazônia central brasileira). As propostas apresentadas mostram que é viável aproveitar turisticamente o patrimônio arqueológico local, embora lhe falte monumentalidade, e podem auxiliar no desenvolvimento de propostas similares país a foraBrazilian archeology, along with its archeological heritage, is still little known to the great majority of the Brazilian society. This thesis maintains that Archeological Tourism is an activity not only able to disseminate the knowledge of archeological science but also and mainly to protect the archeological heritage. It is based on (i) discussions about this heritage\'s vulnerability partly due to archeological studies being carried out in Brazil as a result of the construction of great infrastructure projects (e.g. oil and gas pipelines, roads, hydroelectric dams and so forth); the conceptual exposition of theoretical and practical aspects of Tourism; (iii) the summary of Best Practice principles that might help to develop and implement projects in Archeological Tourism following the rules of sustainability. (iv) the emphasis on the importance of Heritage Interpretation for planning the communication with visitors to cultural heritage sites. This thesis proposes a series of attractive archeological tourism products for the municipality of Iranduba, in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian Central Amazon), that although diverse, are meant to complement each other in their purposes and uses. The presented proposals show the feasibility of using the local archeological heritage touristically, even if this lacks monumentality, helping with the development of similar proposals around the country
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Scheidhauer, R. "A historiography of cultural heritage interpretation and policy in Kaesŏng, DPR Korea and their possible impact on inter-Korean rapprochement." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2011. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1336212/.
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Korea’s dividing ideologies of the past century, and the dominant efforts to legitimise the respective political agendas of the two States, have had an impact on the interpretation of, and the choice of focus within, cultural heritage and history. Cultural heritage policies are part of this particular historical narrative, reflected in heritage interpretations and activities. Whereas the socio-political studies of unification focus on a territorial unification, an approach coming from cultural heritage has the potential advantage of being able to focus on congruence through common roots, views of history and cultural values. Through an analysis of historical events and cultural heritage in the North Korean border town Kaesŏng, the research highlights the contribution of cultural heritage to past, present and future national perceptions. It also explores the impact that current socio-political developments have in turn on cultural heritage interpretations. Cultural heritage has not been, and will not to be, the major player in rapprochement politics practiced in South or North Korea. However, as a medium for collective memory and reflection, it can be a useful tool of rapprochement. Although heavily regulated by political agendas, recent joint Korean excavations in Kaesŏng, and one-day tourism tours for South Koreans to the site, provided an unique chance to observe the beginning of historical reflection on contested, compromised and shared cultural interpretations. For a time, the convergence of diverse and shared interpretations provided for the first steps towards mutual recognition and acknowledgement: that activities need to be continued.
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Simsek, Gokce. "Interventions On Immovable Archaeological Heritage As A Tool For New Formation Process." Phd thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12610570/index.pdf.
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In the preservation discourse, interventions are generally viewed as technical issues. Considering that interventions cause variety of changes in the characteristics of archaeological edifices starting from the excavation, these changes constructs and shapes the archaeological edifices in terms of its appearance and meaning. In that respect, interventions act as tools for making changes in archaeological edifices by causing transformation of existing characteristics, loss of some others and adding new ones.
Based on this, the study aims to evaluate interventions by putting change at the center in order to understand how interventions affect archaeological edifice in constructing its appearance and meaning. The study is based on evaluation of intervention through a ‘
new formation process&
#8217
, which is based on two phases. The first phase deals with evaluation of changes in values through the &
#8216
value formation process&
#8217
. The second phase is related with the assessment of changes in the characteristics of archaeological edifice as a whole, in terms of its physical, functional and semantic characteristics. This approach enables the examination of the process of change starting from prior to excavation and the assessment of interventions through the principles of change (reliability, consistency, legibility) and the &
#8216
value formation process&
#8217
. The evaluation method is sampled on certain intervened archaeological edifices on the Curetes Street in Ephesus. The study concludes that the interventions are significant tools for making changes in archaeological edifices throughout its new lifecycle. The &
#8216
value formation process&
#8217
and the &
#8216
new formation process&
#8217
approach can make it possible to predict changes in archaeological edifices, prevent value conflicts caused by interventions and improve the quality of change shaped by interventions. Approaching the intervention process as a change management problem necessitates to develop appropriate change strategies and to define this process as a &
#8216
new formation process&
#8217
.
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Châtelet, Valentine. "Nouvelles technologies et valorisations d'un patrimoine : les marbres, des Pyrénées à Versailles." Thesis, Toulouse 2, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOU20081/document.
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Cette thèse porte sur la valorisation du patrimoine marbrier des Pyrénées grâce aux technologies mobiles et se propose d’interroger le rôle de l’historien de l’art dans le développement de ces activités sur les territoires. Les marbres des Pyrénées sont abordés comme ressource géologique dont l’exploitation a façonné les paysages de la montagne et composé les architectures de palais royaux ; ces marbres intègrent le patrimoine sous toutes ses formes, du matériel à l’immatériel. Leur valorisation est multiforme, convoque les notions de paysage et de développement durable et interroge celle du terroir. D’un point de vue patrimonial, les technologies mobiles offrent de nouveaux moyens de médiation. Elles ouvrent ainsi de nouvelles perspectives, dont peuvent se saisir les acteurs impliqués dans la valorisation. Grâce au soutien de la société Camineo, spécialiste de médiation multimédia mobile, deux projets ont été déployés en regard l’un de l’autre : dans les Pyrénées et au domaine de Trianon à Versailles. Ils permettent de questionner l’apport de l’histoire de l’art à la production de récits de médiation patrimoniale et, plus généralement, au regard porté sur l’environnementThis thesis focuses on the enhanced promotion of the the French Pyrenees’ marble heritage through the use of mobile technologies. It aims to question the role of the art historian in the development of these activities on such territories. The quarrying of these Pyrenean marbles, a valued geological resource, dramatically transformed the makeup of mountainous landscapes and shaped the architecture of royal palaces; these marbles are an integral part of our heritage, in both tangible and intangible forms. Their promotion is multifaceted, invoking our perception of the landscape, of sustainable development, and of the concept of terroir itself. From a heritage point of view, mobile technologies offer new channels for cultural mediation. They therefore open up new avenues which can be seized upon by those involved in the promotion of this patrimony. Thanks to the support of Camineo, a company specialising in the interpretation of the marble heritage through mobile technologies, two projects were led in conjunction: one in the Pyrenees and the other on the Domaine du Trianon in Versailles. This has enabled us to question the contribution of history of art in the production of outreach material about this heritage, and more generally, on our perception of the environment
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Lin, Sheng-Hsin. "Background, Compositional Style, and Performance Considerations in the Clarinet Works of David Baker: Clarinet Sonata and Heritage: A Tribute to Great Clarinetists." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849742/.
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David Baker (b. 1931) is an educator, composer, and jazz legend. He has composed at least fifteen works that include the clarinet. Baker’s Clarinet Sonata (1989) has become a standard of clarinet repertoire and a popular recital inclusion. His chamber work Heritage: A Tribute to Great Clarinetists (1996) interweaves solo transcriptions of five jazz clarinetists. The compositional style of Baker’s clarinet works frequently links jazz and classical idioms. The two works discussed in this document are excellent examples for classically trained musicians who would like to increase their ability and experience in interpreting jazz styles.
The purpose of this document is: (1) to provide background, style, and performance considerations for Baker’s Clarinet Sonata and Heritage: A Tribute for Great Clarinetists, for Clarinet, Violin, Piano and Double Bass; (2) based on these style elements, to provide suggestions for interpreting jazz-style works for classically trained clarinetists; and (3) to archive Baker’s published and unpublished clarinet compositions. Appendices include transcripts of interviews with David Baker and other experts in this field (James Campbell, Rosana Eckert, Mike Steinel and Steven Harlos).
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Cervantes-Kelly, Maria Dolores. "Translation and Interpretation as a Means to Improve Bilingual High School Students' English and Spanish Academic Language Proficiency." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195428.
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This mixed-method study investigated how and to what extent direct instruction in Spanish-English translation and interpretation affects the acquisition of academic language proficiency in both English and Spanish by Heritage Language Learners of Spanish (HLLS). The subjects of the quantitative part of the study were 24 participants who were from six high schools with a large number of minority students. These high schools were located in Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. The participants in the qualitative part of the study were six case study students, chosen from the whole group. The participants were enrolled in the 2006 annual 3-week Professional Language Development Program (PLDP), held in July at the University of Arizona. The PLDP's additive teaching translation and interpretation model engaged the participants in learning by not only the novelty of practicing real-life, challenging exercises in class, using their unique cultural and linguistic skills, but also by the dynamic collaborative learning environment. The improvement in the participants' academic language proficiency was assessed through individual interviews of six case study participants, their high school teachers, and the two PLDP instructors.The use of translation and interpretation to improve the HLLS's academic English (and Spanish) stands in stark contrast to the subtractive teaching English-as-a-Second-Language model that promotes English fluency at the expense of the heritage language. The study, therefore, expands research on minority HLL's cultural capital that is not utilized in American education, where limiting the use of bilingual education for English language learners is the norm. The success of the program was demonstrated by the students' newfound appreciation for their heritage language and culture, academic learning, motivation for higher education, and statistically significant gains in Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP; Cummins, 2000).
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Menozzi, Sunny. "Preserving the ethos of industry at the Carrie furnaces: the redevelopment of an industrial heritage site and the interpretation of manufacturing culture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99093.
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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2015.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-110).
This thesis proposes design principles and a program for site of the Carrie Blast Furnace Plant, a National Historic Landmark in Pittsburgh's Monongahela Valley. The Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County intends to redevelop this 168-acre former industrial site in the near future. In anticipation of this regionally important redevelopment project, this thesis considers the philosophical commitments of historic preservation, weighs economic growth imperatives, explores how the Carrie Furnaces could be made to cultivate public memory of industrialism, and examines competing visions of significance, authenticity, and interpretation of heritage sites, particularly in the context of deindustrialization. Four cases studies of internationally renowned projects demonstrate best practices in the redevelopment of historic blast furnace plants, ironworks, steelworks, and collieries. The Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park and Zollverein Park in Germany, the Belval City of Science project in Luxembourg, and the Parque Fundidora in Mexico all provide lessons in the preservation and adaptive reuse of derelict industrial infrastructure. Though their contexts differ, these four cases offer a common set of best practices to guide the Carrie Furnaces project. First, through designs and programs, these projects interpret the stories of industrial heritage sites for contemporary audiences, thereby cultivating public memory. Second, these projects' adaptive reuse of historic structures and spaces creates new, contemporary relationships between the sites and their various public audiences. This, as well as the fact that the designs are inspired by site-specific characteristics and are decidedly of their places and times, imparts authenticity. Third, these projects promote local economic revitalization through mixed-use development that engages broad constituencies. Finally, the projects use elements that pay homage to the industrial forms, materials, and culture that characterize their places. This paper's proposed development program and design for the Carrie Furnaces site preserves the site's "ethos of industry" through a 21st century manufacturing and tourism program that interprets the Carrie Blast Furnace Plant as a site of historic, vertically-integrated iron and steel production for the contemporary public consciousness. This program also promotes multi-sectoral economic growth, reconnects ailing nearby communities to the site, and conserves the material and cultural aesthetics of steel production, labor, thrift, and enterprise that made industrial Pittsburgh the center of American heavy manufacturing.
by Sunny Menozzi.
M.C.P.
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Donovan, N. "Display, interpellation and interpretation : on the development of an artistic gossip practice, in the context of audience interactivity with Nottingham's lace heritage." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2013. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/331/.
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This thesis raises concerns about current heritage practice regarding notions of inclusivity, the agency of audiences and the authority of heritage institutions, such as museums. Experts including Tony Bennet (1998), Graham Black (2005), and Eileen Hooper-Greenhill (1994) claim that recent developments in heritage practice have directed museums towards offering experiences that invite active, participatory viewing, rather than that which is passive, or merely receptive. Similarly, in the field of contemporary art practice Grant Kester and Claire Bishop argue the importance of audiences’ participation, inclusivity and agency to current approaches. Evidently, certain standpoints within the literature concerned with each of these fields, state an attitude of sensitivity to imbalances of power between audiences and either artistic or heritage practices. However, this thesis recognizes and demonstrates that authoritative, or hierarchical approaches to audiences exist within each field, and guided by poststructurally informed theoretical perspectives, it confronts these approaches. Moreover, this thesis claims to establish a unique, interactive and practical autoethnographic approach to artistic research, which supported by its theoretical perspectives, generates non-authoritative and democratic methods. In particular, this thesis establishes that, dialogical engagement prompted by audiences’ responses to artistic situations and aesthetic objects, results in non-authoritative, or democratic encounters with heritage and contemporary art. Consequently, the contributions to knowledge that this thesis makes foreground a new dialogical art practice identified as ‘gossip practice’, whereby interactive co-authorship of new oral artifacts is generated through informal and empathic relating. Additionally, through the thesis’ theoretical framing of this study’s newly identified ‘gossip practice’ within the concepts of performativity and everyday social acting, it makes a new contribution to the established literature on ‘heritage performance’ (see Jackson & Kidd 2011) and ‘intangible heritage’ (see Smith 2006, 2008). This thesis also contributes a new model for approaches to Nottingham’s lace heritage, whereby audiences’ encounters with combined material objects and sensory experience facilitate open ended, participant directed interactivity. As well, the thesis contributes a new model for exhibition preview events that, through consultation with diverse communities, offers a democratic and inclusive approach to audiences. Finally, with regard to Nottingham lace in particular, this thesis contributes new models for the public display of heritage artifacts, and in doing so presents alternatives to conventional, authoritative approaches that, conceptually and physically separate audiences from artifacts.
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Friedrich, Mona. "Heritage interpretation of the dead as a tool for peace and reconciliation : the case of visitor development at Rwanda's post-conflict memorialscape." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2016. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/16577/.
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Since the end of the 1994 Genocide, Rwanda has been carrying out an experiment of reconciliation; an enduring process both enabled and complicated by the arrival and increase of local and international tourism to the national genocide memorials. Focusing on a less Western-centric approach towards memory, peace, heritage and (dark) tourism theory this study seeks to establish how the production and consumption of Rwanda’s memorialscape is negotiated and contested. The aim of the research is to reveal wider impacts of such visits by exploring tourists’ motivations, their site encounters and personal contemplations. In addition, memorial location, design and structure will be critically examined. The study embraces a qualitative research approach with complementing methods of participant observation, semi-structured interviews and the distribution of diversity surveys, as well as a diarist account. Fieldwork was carried out over a period of nine months and incorporates elements of ethnographic methodology conducted during Rwanda's 20th annual commemoration period. The latter puts focus on local remembrance culture presented by Rwandans living in the country today, as those directly affected by present-day memorialisation practices. In essence, the thesis demonstrates that the development of national and international tourism at difficult heritage sites can potentially serve as a positive contributor to the symbolic reparations needed by societies recovering from conflict. However, in order for these spaces to fulfil wider educational purposes, graphic sites in particular need to enhance visitor experiences by reassessing site features in terms of contextual change, self-reflexivity, awareness raising and civic engagement.
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Vouffo, Bergenie Epiphanie. "Projet de creation d´un centre d´interpretation du cafe a l´ouest Cameroun." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25798.
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La région de l’Ouest Cameroun s’est vue complètement transformée dès les années
1920 par l’introduction et le développement de la caféiculture. En effet, pendant près de 70
ans de règne sans partage, le “Dieu café” a marqué de manière profonde et durable les
paysages agro-industriels de la région. En tant que culture de rente et plante identitaire, il a été à l’origine d’un important patrimoine industriel et historique. L’industrie du café a donné lieu
à l’apparition de nouveaux modèles économiques, sociaux, politiques et culturels. Elle a
conditionné l'aménagement du territoire, la création des usines, l’utilisation des machines, des
objets aratoires et a rassemblé des gens autour des institutions fédératrices. La déprise caféière
qui commence à partir des années 1980 et qui va mettre fin à l’hégémonie de la caféiculture
fut un bouleversement pour toute la région. Ce travail envisage sauvegarder et valoriser grâce
à la mise sur pied d’un centre d’interprétation, les traces du passé caféicole de l’Ouest
Cameroun; RESUMO:
Projeto de criação de um Centro d’Interpretação do Café no Oeste dos Camarões
A região oeste dos Camarões foi completamente transformada, na década de 1920, pela
introdução e desenvolvimento do cultivo de café. Com efeito, durante quase 70 anos de
reinado indiviso, o "Deus Café" marcou de forma profunda e duradoura as paisagens
agroindustriais da região. Como cultura de rendimento e identidade, tem estado na origem de
um importante património industrial e histórico. O setor do café deu origem a novos modelos
económicos, sociais, políticos e culturais. Este condicionou o desenvolvimento do território, a
criação de fábricas, o uso de maquinaria, objetos agrícolas e pessoas reunidas em torno das
instituições federais. O declínio da produção de café, que começou nos anos 80 e encerrou a
hegemonia da cafeicultura, levou à rutura de toda a região. Este trabalho prevê salvaguardar e
melhorar, graças à criação de um centro de interpretação, os vestígios do passado do café no
oeste dos Camarões; ABSTRACT:
The West Cameroon region was completely transformed in the 1920s by the
introduction and development of coffee growing. Indeed, for nearly 70 years of unchallenged
reign, the "God Coffee" has marked in a deep and lasting way the agro-industrial landscapes
of the region. As a cash crop and identity plant, it has been at the origin of an important industrial and historical heritage. The coffee industry has given rise to new economic, social,
political and cultural models. It has conditioned the development of the territory, the creation
of factories, the use of machines and tools, agricultural objects and and has brought people
together around federating institutions. The abandonment of coffee that began in the 1980s
and will end the hegemony of coffee growing was a disruption for the entire region. This
work envisages safeguarding and enhancing thanks to the setting up of an interpretation
center, the traces of the coffee past of in the West region of Cameroon
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MacLean, Terrence D. "Research and development at the fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, 1961-1981 : a Canadian model for heritage preservation, interpretation and public history." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/35296.
Full textAbstract:
The thesis outlines both the history and the historiography of the fortress and town of Louisbourg during and since the eighteenth-century, and explains the basis for its designation as a Canadian National Historic site in 1928. Emphasis has been placed on the process of research and development after the 1961 decision by the Cabinet of the Government of Canada to reconstruct a significant segment of the original fortress and town as a historical monument, outdoor museum and tourist attraction. Historical and museological research has been conducted with a view to placing the Louisbourg project into the broader context of historic site preservation and commemoration in Canada and then explaining its presentation to the public. Research, reconstruction and interpretation methodologies and their outcomes have been studied within an interdisciplinary perspective and the research philosophy and its applications have been described and analyzed in detail to document the process of research and development. The Louisbourg project has also been critically examined within the framework of policies and objectives set by Parks Canada and in terms of its contribution to the Canadian heritage field in general. With the aid of comparisons to other outdoor museums and historic sites in North America and Europe, the lessons of the Louisbourg reconstruction project as a public history model have been analyzed and highlighted.