World Heritage as authentic fake: paradisic Reef and wild Tasmania
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Article Title | World Heritage as authentic fake: paradisic Reef and wild Tasmania |
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ERA Journal ID | 20898 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pocock, Celmara (Author), Collett, David (Author) and Knowles, Joan (Author) |
Journal Title | Landscape Research |
Journal Citation | 47 (8), pp. 1024-1038 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0142-6397 |
1469-9710 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2022.2115990 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01426397.2022.2115990 |
Abstract | This paper explores how the imagined landscapes that act as a catalyst for World Heritage listing, are unable to be reconciled with formal heritage assessments. We explore this tension through two Australian World Heritage landscapes: the Great Barrier Reef and the Tasmanian Wilderness. The history of these listings suggests a teleological process driven by a desire to create authentic utopias. While utopias are imagined spaces, Paradise at the Reef and the Tasmanian Wilderness are realised through hyperreal landscapes (fakes). However, these wholistic landscapes dissolve into a series of inventories of species and numbers in official listing. We suggest the failure to recognise the hyperreal is a form of false consciousness that creates a tension between managing for formally recognised values and managing the unmanageable utopia, and that a broader use of cultural landscapes might be useful in addressing this divide. |
Keywords | World heritage; authenticity; utopia; environmental campaigns; conservation; landscape |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410404. Environmental management |
430203. Cultural heritage management (incl. world heritage) | |
430202. Critical heritage, museum and archive studies | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Heritage and Culture |
Department of Education, Australian Capital Territory | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7v00/world-heritage-as-authentic-fake-paradisic-reef-and-wild-tasmania
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