Heritage as Community Research explores the nature of contemporary heritage research involving university and community partners. Putting forward a new view of heritage as a process of research and involvement with the past, undertaken with or by the communities for whom it is relevant, the book uses a diverse range of case studies, with many chapters co-written between academics and community partners. Through this extensive work, the Editors show that the process of research itself can be an empowering force by which communities stake a claim in the places they live.

About the Author
David Forrest University of York University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen De Montfort University University of Sheffield Helen Graham is Associate Professor in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds. Jo Vergunst is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen Kate Pahl is Professor of Arts and Literacy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Helen Graham is Associate Professor in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds. Jo Vergunst is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen

Reviews
"This work is a needed stimulus for collaborative research between academics and communities and for critical interdisciplinary heritage studies." Celeste Ray, Sewanee: The University of the South



Book Information
ISBN 9781447345299
Author Helen Graham
Format Hardback
Page Count 236
Imprint Policy Press
Publisher Bristol University Press