Walters, V (2024) 'Ask the ancestors: reflections on the Avebury Project.' In: Nic Craith, M, Strani, K and Mackie, A, eds. Heimatkunde: explorations of place and belonging. Lit Verlag, Berlin, pp. 144-166. ISBN 9783643914439
Abstract
A chapter on Walter's contribution to The Avebury Project, a site-oriented project supporting creative responses to Avebury Henge in Wiltshire. Walters documents visits to the site with other artists involved and the practice which resulted, considering the way in which rich heritage sites like Avebury might constitute places of enchantment that can spark both "ethical generosity" in Jane Bennett's sense and progressive forms of heritage in action at a time of climate emergency. Walters considers a broader notion of ancestry, neither solely familial nor entirely species specific, as a valuable concept that might inform a more holistic notion of sustainability.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter or Section |
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| Note: | Heimatkunde is a German term which translates into English as local history and geography. This publication celebrates the career of Ullrich Kockel, Professor of Creative Ethnology, whose notion of an integrative Heimatkunde, defined as the holistic study of localities and regions, has been a core strand of his research. |
| Divisions: | Professional Services |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2024 16:25 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2024 11:34 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16055 |
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