Towards a queer heritage: challenges and opportunities

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Pocock, Celmara, Brown, Steve and Mason, Robert. 2024. "Towards a queer heritage: challenges and opportunities." Historic Environment. 35 (1), pp. 12-23.
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Towards a queer heritage: challenges and opportunities

ERA Journal ID7177
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsPocock, Celmara, Brown, Steve and Mason, Robert
Journal TitleHistoric Environment
Journal Citation35 (1), pp. 12-23
Number of Pages12
Year2024
PublisherCouncil for the Historic Environment
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN0726-6715
Web Address (URL)https://australia.icomos.org/publications/historic-environment/historic-environment-vol-35-numbers-1-2023-2024-queer-heritage-guest-editors-steve-brown-celmara-pocock-robert-mason/
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The 2023 ICOMOS General Assembly scientific symposium in Sydney was groundbreaking for including an inaugural session on LGBTQIA+ heritage. This paper outlines the impetus and direction of the session and contextualises the contributions to the special issue of Historic Environment. It discusses queer heritage as both heritage places and heritage practices, and outlines a rationale for why LGBTQIA+ heritage should be recognised, conserved and managed, as well as some of the challenges of doing so. Queer histories are often hidden and neglected due to stigma, shame and persecution and the identification of queer heritage must recognise significant suffering as well as the celebration of freedoms and rights, where they exist. Queer rights are not universal or certain, and the recognition of queer heritage brings inherent risks for queer people and practices.

Keywordsheritage; queer heritage; LGBTQIA+ heritage; ICOMOS ; General Assembly; heritage practice
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020430202. Critical heritage, museum and archive studies
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University of Canberra
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