What's in a word? Reflections on, challenges to, and possibilities with the ACHS

TY - JOUR

T1 - What's in a word? Reflections on, challenges to, and possibilities with the ACHS

AU - Harvey, David

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - According to an email I received in December 2022, I was ‘part of the history of ACHS at one point over the last 10 years’. I am not entirely sure what that means, but it has given me a licence to write a short reflective piece on the Association of Critical Heritage Studies – its development, practice and experiences over the last decade. You could call this a ‘pub conversation’, but by thinking through each of the words that make up the name – Association; Critical; Heritage; and Studies – I reflect on the successes, challenges and opportunities that come with this institutional moniker.

AB - According to an email I received in December 2022, I was ‘part of the history of ACHS at one point over the last 10 years’. I am not entirely sure what that means, but it has given me a licence to write a short reflective piece on the Association of Critical Heritage Studies – its development, practice and experiences over the last decade. You could call this a ‘pub conversation’, but by thinking through each of the words that make up the name – Association; Critical; Heritage; and Studies – I reflect on the successes, challenges and opportunities that come with this institutional moniker.

KW - Association of critical heritage studies (ACHS)

KW - institutional biographies

KW - definitions of heritage

KW - heritage and practice

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85190443256&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/13527258.2024.2334226

DO - 10.1080/13527258.2024.2334226

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1352-7258

JO - International Journal of Heritage Studies

JF - International Journal of Heritage Studies

ER -