Heritage Fair: Cultural (heritage) canon
Event in Swedish. Every year, the Heritage Academy(Kulturarvsakademin) organizes the Heritage Fair, which focuses on current themes around cultural heritage and showcases collaborative projects within cultural heritage. This year, the theme of the event is "cultural (heritage) canon".
Welcome to an interdisciplinary conference focusing on the idea of a cultural (heritage) canon.
In a political and cultural landscape where questions of identity, belonging and representation are at the center, the concept of the canon arouses strong emotions – from defense to rejection.
Canons are created all the time, both consciously and unconsciously, and thus affect our collective memory and future stories. We invite you to an in-depth conversation about how culture and cultural heritage are defined, selected and institutionalized. Who do we include as professional cultural heritage workers through our choices – and who do we exclude? How does canon formation affect collective memory and future stories?
Together we examine the possibilities and dilemmas of the cultural heritage canon in a time of rapid change. We discuss power, representation and processes that shape what is considered valuable and relevant for the future. Welcome to the conversation about the future of cultural heritage!
Speakers
- Lars Trägårdh, professor of history and chairman of the committee appointed by the government to develop a Swedish cultural canon.
- Cornelius Holtorf, UNESCO Professor of Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University.
- Ã…sa Arping, Professor of Literary Studies, University 91̽»¨.
Moderator: Lena Ulrika Rudeke, Operations and Programme Manager for the University 91̽»¨'s programme operations at Jonsered Manor and Coordinator, UNESCO City of Literature Gothenburg, member of the CCHS advisory board.
Organizer
The conference is organized by the Heritage Academy in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities, UGOT.
The Heritage Academy is a platform for collaboration between the University 91̽»¨ and various cultural heritage and memory institutions in the Västra Götaland region. The Heritage Fair is one of the Heritage Academy's annual events.
WELCOME!
