Sense matters: aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Sense matters: aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3137 |
3415 | |
Book Title | Museum objects: experiencing the properties of things |
Authors | |
Author | Pocock, Celmara |
Editors | Dudley, Sandra H. |
Page Range | 241-253 |
Series | Leicester Readers in Museum Studies |
Chapter Number | 23 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Taylor & Francis | |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9780425581776 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.routledge.com/Museum-Objects-Experiencing-the-Properties-of-Things/Dudley/p/book/9780415581776 |
Abstract | The issue of aesthetics is barely debated within heritage management, even though decisions about aesthetic value continue to be made on a daily basis by practitioners. It is not the intention of this paper to review or summarise the extensive body of literature on the subject or to provide an overview of philosophical or psychological cognition of aesthetics. Rather, its purpose is to demonstrate that the failure of heritage-management practice to engage with theoretical discourse has produced inadequate methods and processes. Through the consideration of a case study, the paper illustrates how professional use of aesthetics, as a criterion to assess heritage significance, is simplistic and subject to misrepresentation. The example of the Great Barrier Reef is used to demonstrate how a lack of engagement with philosophies and theories can result in naive assessments and the loss of value. |
Keywords | Great Barrier Reef; aesthetics; senses; heritage; sound; auditory; heritage assessment; significance; world heritage; casuarina |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440107. Social and cultural anthropology |
430302. Australian history | |
430205. Heritage and cultural conservation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q19w9/sense-matters-aesthetic-values-of-the-great-barrier-reef
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