After the light
The reuse and replica of Canada's historic lighthouses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5700944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicolás Lynch (0000-0002-2367-1742, Memorial University of Newfoundland, corresponding author), Nicholas Lynch, Bryhanna Greenough (Memorial University of Newfoundland) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1156-1172 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2024.2378488 |
| OpenAlex | W4400486499 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Lighthouses are enduring symbols of maritime heritage, representing the history and identity of coastal communities. Over the last few decades, however, these structures have been increasingly decommissioned and divested especially in response to the rise of navigational technologies and costly maintenance. Remarkably little academic scrutiny has been paid to the present and future challenges of these sites, and even less attention has been given to contexts of lighthouse closure, reuse, and replication. In response, this paper combines lighthouse infrastructure data with media analyses and qualitative interviews to explore the ‘afterlives’ of Canada’s historic lighthouses, examining their transformations and the cultural politics involved in their reuse and replica (or faux lighthouses). We argue that historic lighthouses are not only significant features of maritime heritage but also serve as contemporary sites of coastal change and growth. By studying their afterlives, the paper sheds light on the intricate and complicated lifecycles of lighthouses and the communities that depend on them. Overall, we contribute to a broader understanding of coastal heritage, emphasizing the importance of examining adaptive reuse and the emergence of replica lighthouses as practices that renegotiate established values, meanings, and emotions associated with these iconic structures
Adaptive Reuse · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Environmental ethics · Political science · Politics · Replica · Reuse · Scrutiny · Sociology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Urban Planning and Governance
The Future of Heritage as Climates Change
Curated decay
Lighthouses as traditional coastal landscape heritage and the basis for lighthouse tourism development
Architectural geographies of the airport balcony
Tales from the Riverbank
Architecture/Affect/Inhabitation
Concrete and non-concrete
Remaking the obsolete
Geographies of Architecture
Doing Building Work
Unifying and Decomposing Building Types
Practising architectures
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |