Heritage in Times of Transformation: Public Lecture by Professor Bill Logan

The Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP), in association with the Alfred Deakin Research Institute, is organising a special symposium to honour the achievements of Professor Bill Logan as he approaches his official retirement from Deakin University. Professor Logan was the inaugural Director of CHCAP in 2002 and oversaw its development into one of the most vibrant and highly regarded research centres in the region.  A cultural geographer, he has been recognised nationally and internationally for his contributions to the development of heritage studies, particularly for his contribution to our understanding of heritage issues both in Australia and in Vietnam. In both countries, the relationship of heritage to modernity and its place in contexts of rapid urban transformation have been key issues. His contribution to the disciplines of cultural heritage and geography were recognised by the Australia Academy of Social Sciences last year when he became one of its members.  It is therefore with Bill’s own contribution to understanding the place of heritage in times of transformation that we call for papers around this theme. The Symposium will open with a special keynote address by Professor Logan on the evening of the 19^th of November at the Experimedia Room at the State Library of Victoria. This will be followed by a one day symposium to be held at the Burwood Campus of Deakin University on the 20^th of November featuring two keynote addresses, the first from Dr Tim Winter, a senior Research Fellow from the Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney and the second from Dr Gamini Wijesuriya, project Manager (Sites Unit) at ICCROM in Rome. Both specialise in heritage issues in South East Asia from scholarly and industry perspectives respectively. We invite contributions to the symposium from scholars in heritage and museum studies as well as heritage practitioners engaging with the symposium’s themes in their own practice.

Monday 19 November, 6.00pm for 6.30pm

Experimedia Room
State Libray of Victoria
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Contact Details: Associate Professor Andrea Witcomb at andrea.witcomb@deakin.du.au