If you could save one thing for posterity, what would it be? Your answer is likely to depend on the things you value. But the things that society values are changing all the time. The tracks on this album explore four different heritage stories. In the feature on the Lake District, we hear how the v…
Dr Rodney Harrison of The Open University explores what is meant by world heritage and introduces the Lake District case study.
Illustrates some of the conflicting sets of heritage values competing for prominence in the Lake District.
Explores the Lake District’s bid for World Heritage Site status.
Examines the decisions that go into interpreting the Lake District for the public with signposts, public sculptures and information boards.
Explores some parallels in the development of these two separate disciplines.
Describes a contemporary archaeology project where archaeologists “excavated” a Ford Transit van.
Follows the process of designing a memorial to mark the 7th July bombings in London.
Dr Rodney Harrison talks about studying The Open University's Course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
Dr Rodney Harrison talks about the audio and video case studies that are integral to the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
Dr Rodney Harrison, course chair of the course AD281 Understanding global heritage, explains the concept of critical heritage studies.
A sample of some of the ideas and case studies covered in the course AD281 Understanding global heritage.
Activities relating to the Lake District's World Heritage bid.
Activities relating to changing approaches to archaeology and archaeological heritage management.
Activities relating to The relationship between heritage and public memory.