Public History and Contested Heritage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4167615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Hughes (0000-0001-6437-2653, University of Lincoln), Greta Fedele (0000-0003-0515-110X), Zeno Gaiaschi (0000-0002-3667-0546), Alessandro Pesaro (0000-0002-0367-0099, University of Lincoln) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public history review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-9851 • E-ISSN: 1833-4989 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/phrj.v27i0.7088 |
| OpenAlex | W3033515661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article presents a case study of a collaborative public history project between participants in two countries, the United Kingdom and Italy. Its subject matter is the bombing war in Europe, 1939-1945, which is remembered and commemorated in very different ways in these two countries: the sensitivities involved thus constitute not only a case of public history conducted at the national level but also one involving contested heritage. An account of the ways in which public history has developed in the UK and Italy is presented. This is followed by an explanation of how the bombing war has been remembered in each country. In the UK, veterans of RAF Bomber Command have long felt a sense of neglect, largely because the deliberate targeting of civilians has not fitted comfortably into the dominant victor narrative. In Italy, recollections of being bombed have remained profoundly dissonant within the received liberation discourse. The International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive (or Archive) is then described as a case study that employs a public history approach, focusing on various aspects of its inclusive ethos, intended to preserve multiple perspectives. The Italian component of the project is highlighted, problematising the digitisation of contested heritage within the broader context of twentieth-century history. Reflections on the use of digital archiving practices and working in partnership are offered, as well as a brief account of user analytics of the Archive through its first eighteen months online
Archaeology · Art · Ethos · General partnership · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Public history · Sociology · Digital and Traditional Archives Management · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
Public History as a Social Form of Knowledge
Internationalizing Public History
Under Pressure
War, memory, and the public mediation of affect
Harnessing crowdsourcing for scholarly and GLAM purposes
The Rise of Public History
Italian Society Under Anglo-American Bombs
Europe at the End of the Chunnel
Pope Pius XII
Endangerment-driven heritage volunteering
Inclusive archives and recordkeeping
Though This be Madness
Going Public, Going Global
Identity, Difference and Social Cohesion in Contemporary Britain
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |