Heritage Preservation in East Central Europe: Practices, Resources, Communities
This lecture focuses on a distinct component of cultural heritage: industrial heritage. What exactly constitutes this heritage, which encompasses not only the industrial era of the 19th and 20th centuries but also earlier artisanal labor and manufacturing? How did the mid–20th century become a turning point, leading to the recognition of industrial sites amidst restructuring and deindustrialization? Who engages with these spaces, and who ultimately takes responsibility for them? Finally, why is this topic so relevant specifically within the context of Ukraine and the broader region, and what unique insights can we gain from it?
This lecture focuses on a distinct component of cultural heritage: industrial heritage. What exactly constitutes this heritage, which encompasses not only the industrial era of the 19th and 20th centuries but also earlier artisanal labor and manufacturing? How did the mid–20th century become a turning point, leading to the recognition of industrial sites amidst restructuring and deindustrialization? Who engages with these spaces, and who ultimately takes responsibility for them? Finally, why is this topic so relevant specifically within the context of Ukraine and the broader region, and what unique insights can we gain from it?
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- Sklokina, Iryna, and Volodymyr Kulikov. “Industrial heritage and its multiple uses in Donbas, Ukraine.” Region: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia 10.1 (2021): 33-60.
- Роз/архівування пост/індустрії: https://www.lvivcenter.org/researches/unarchiving-post-industry/.