No Time to Defend the Pre-Post-Truth World

As much as the post-truth needs to be challenged and countered, the humanities can play a crucial role in keeping alive the understanding that the pre-post-truth world ought not to be conserved, but transformed positively. After all, this was a world marked by accelerating anthropogenic climate change, by ongoing and transforming colonialism, by racism as a structural pillar, by misogyny and sexism. The environmental humanities must retain their historic radical mission, and they will founder if they surrender such a potential

Transforming youth work

"This report sets out the Learning and Skills Development Agency’s response to the Transforming youth work consultation published by Connexions and the DfEE in March 2001. The original consultation document is available on the Connexions website at www.connexions.gov.uk" -- page 1

A comparative review of policy for the protection of the architectural heritage of Europe

This paper investigates the use of aesthetic value as a criterion by which the significance of heritage places is assessed. It is argued that current heritage management practice has not engaged with the extensive discourse relating to aesthetics, and therefore confines aesthetics to a particular class and culture, and an inert view of only one of our sensory experiences. Historical records relating to the Great Barrier Reef are used to show how aesthetic appreciation of the area has changed over time.The data suggest that the failure to recognise an aesthetic that is primarily non-visual can lead to changes in landscape and loss of associated value. It also suggests that aesthetic values change rapidly and are influenced by social and technological factors

The evaluation challenge

For years writers concerned with information literacy (IL) – essentially the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to find and use information effectively – have stressed the importance of learners evaluating the material with which they come into contact whilst searching. As many commentators explain, the need to make sound judgements has become especially important today, since so much information searching now involves the World Wide Web. The evaluative framework proposed in this article was designed with the aim of helping to narrow the gap between discoveries emerging from research and the teaching of IL

“Flight” and “Time of Light”: The Impact of Poetry Sequences on Author and Audience

Undergraduate Creative and Artisti

A review of fiscal measures to benefit heritage conservation

This research paper reports an international review of the use of fiscal incentives (such as property tax incentives, income tax deductions and VAT) for heritage conservation. The research examines countries across Europe and North America. The paper has been presented at RICS headquarters