Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 4 of 4

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

'If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Jane Austen': Literary Tourism And The Heritage Industry, Wenche Ommundsen Nov 2011

'If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Jane Austen': Literary Tourism And The Heritage Industry, Wenche Ommundsen

Wenche Ommundsen

No abstract provided.


The Circus Is In Town: Literary Festivals And The Mapping Of Cultural Heritage, Wenche Ommundsen Nov 2011

The Circus Is In Town: Literary Festivals And The Mapping Of Cultural Heritage, Wenche Ommundsen

Wenche Ommundsen

No abstract provided.


Vistas In Common: Sharing Stories About Heritage Landscapes, Angela Labrador Dec 2010

Vistas In Common: Sharing Stories About Heritage Landscapes, Angela Labrador

Angela M Labrador

Rural communities in the United States have faced mounting pressure to develop their local economies in ways that threaten their historic agrarian landscapes and cultural practices. However, these communities are often wary of, if not hostile to, top–down approaches to historic preservation and landscape conservation. Community-engaged heritage protection strategies shift the focus from managing cultural and natural heritage as discrete resources to envisioning heritage and its protection as a form of community development. This paper presents a case study from rural New England in which the intergenerational sharing of narratives about heritage landscapes moves beyond simply commemorating the past, to …


Farming Williamsburg: A Collaborative Oral History Project Of Williamsburg's Agrarian Past, Angela Labrador Dec 2010

Farming Williamsburg: A Collaborative Oral History Project Of Williamsburg's Agrarian Past, Angela Labrador

Angela M Labrador

No abstract provided.