Interpreting Heritage: A Guide to Planning and Practice de Steve Slack

Interpreting Heritage: A Guide to Planning and Practice: Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

Autor Steve Slack

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2020

Notăm cu interes contribuția lui Steve Slack, a cărui vastă experiență în consultanță și managementul patrimoniului fundamentează volumul Interpreting Heritage. Această lucrare nu este doar un tratat teoretic, ci un instrument de lucru riguros, structurat pentru a ghida practicienii din muzee, galerii, arhive și situri istorice în procesul complex de mediere a conținutului către public. Subliniem faptul că autorul reușește să demistifice procesul de planificare, oferind formule clare pentru execuția unor proiecte care pot fi, uneori, provocatoare din punct de vedere etic.

Volumul este organizat logic, debutând cu clarificări conceptuale asupra termenilor de „interpretare” și „patrimoniu”, pentru a trece rapid către nucleul aplicat: planificarea strategică, analiza publicului țintă și definirea rezultatelor scontate. Capitolele dedicate selecției dispozitivelor interpretative și managementului proiectelor transformă cartea într-un manual de referință pentru curriculumul de muzeologie. Interpreting Heritage reprezintă o alternativă pragmatică la Heritage Interpretation de Marion Blockley pentru cursurile de management cultural, având avantajul unei structuri centrate pe „cum să faci”, oferind instrumente de evaluare și mentenanță pe care alte texte le tratează doar tangențial.

Ne-a atras atenția în mod deosebit capitolul opt, care funcționează ca un catalog interpretativ, precum și abordarea onestă a obstacolelor practice. Ilustrațiile și studiile de caz integrate sprijină cititorul în vizualizarea conceptelor abstracte. Într-un peisaj dominat de teorii educaționale, Slack propune un model bazat pe întrebări deschise, facilitând o accesibilitate reală a informației, indiferent de natura sitului patrimonial vizat.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780367429157
ISBN-10: 0367429152
Pagini: 242
Ilustrații: 2 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 29 Halftones, black and white; 31 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Professional

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricărui profesionist din sectorul cultural care dorește să transforme o colecție statică într-o experiență memorabilă pentru vizitatori. Cititorul câștigă o metodologie clară de planificare și un set de instrumente etice esențiale. Este o resursă indispensabilă pentru studenții la masterat în muzeologie și pentru custozii care caută să navigheze între cerințele academice și nevoile publicului modern.

Despre autor

Steve Slack este un specialist recunoscut în interpretarea patrimoniului, activând ca autor și consultant independent cu o vastă experiență în sectorul cultural din Regatul Unit și de la nivel internațional. Expertiza sa este clădită pe numeroase proiecte desfășurate pentru muzee, galerii de artă, biblioteci și situri istorice, unde a coordonat planificarea și livrarea de conținut educațional și expozițional. În Interpreting Heritage, Slack sintetizează ani de practică directă, oferind o perspectivă aplicată care face legătura între rigoarea academică a seriei Routledge Guides to Practice in Museums, Galleries and Heritage și realitățile operaționale ale instituțiilor de patrimoniu contemporane.

Cuprins

Introduction; 1 What is interpretation?; 2 What is heritage?; 3 Interpretation planning; 4 Purposes of interpretation; 5 Audiences; 6 Interpretive outcomes; 7 Selecting interpretive devices; 8 The interpretive catalogue; 9 Delivering interpretive projects; 10 Managing and maintaining interpretation; 11 Evaluating interpretation

Notă biografică

Steve Slack is a heritage interpretation consultant. He began his professional career at the Imperial War Museum and the British Museum and has been an independent interpreter and consultant since 2009, working with museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other heritage sites. www.steveslack.co.uk

Recenzii

"‘Accessibility’ can be a vexed word in heritage interpretation, but this engaging and eminently useful book manifests accessibility at every turn. Steve Slack builds an open-ended, questions-based model which allows both experienced and novice interpreters to conceptualise, plan, and deliver interpretation which is not only effective and appropriate, but also ethical and inclusive. Myriad case studies and concrete examples showcase practical responses to the challenges of interpretation across the sector, be it a major museum or a unique outdoor experiential site. Slack presents thoughtful engagement with the historical origins of interpretation as well as its contemporary realities, and balances useful reflection on theory with practical, but not prescriptive, advice. The book is both a springboard for further research and a resource in and of itself. With the needs of audiences firmly at the centre of his model, Slack demonstrates that interpretation can be a powerful tool for connection and for change." – Louise Ravelli, University of New South Wales, Australia

"‘Accessibility’ can be a vexed word in heritage interpretation, but this engaging and eminently useful book manifests accessibility at every turn. Steve Slack builds an open-ended, questions-based model which allows both experienced and novice interpreters to conceptualise, plan, and deliver interpretation which is not only effective and appropriate, but also ethical and inclusive. Myriad case studies and concrete examples showcase practical responses to the challenges of interpretation across the sector, be it a major museum or a unique outdoor experiential site. Slack presents thoughtful engagement with the historical origins of interpretation as well as its contemporary realities, and balances useful reflection on theory with practical, but not prescriptive, advice. The book is both a springboard for further research and a resource in and of itself. With the needs of audiences firmly at the centre of his model, Slack demonstrates that interpretation can be a powerful tool for connection and for change."
~Louise Ravelli, University of New South Wales, Australia

"I applaud Steve Slack who says in his introduction "if you do find any rules in the pages of this book, you have my permission to break them". But thankfully Interpreting Heritage isn’t actually a rule book, as Steve offers many case studies, ideas, questions and options for interpretation. But still, I like the sentiment that this book will give you a great grounding in interpretation best-practice in order to give you the confidence to "break" the rules. One of my bugbears in interpretation is that while we happily aim for engaging and interesting text for our audiences, we write jargon-filled gibberish to ourselves. Not so with Steve’s book: it is beautifully written in an informal chatty tone. It is great for students and folks new to interpretation and also those of us who have been at this for decades but need some new ideas, a bit of structure or a refresher.
My heart sings when I read Steve’s recommendations like: "think through important questions first, before rushing to the interpretive toy box." Or "success lies in the reminder to think about what a visitor might ‘learn’ in the widest possible sense, going well beyond the facts a heritage organisation may want visitors to take in". Too true! While the book is aimed at heritage interpreters it would be handy if colleagues, funders – nay even visitors – would read this book too. I will never forget the parent who wrote into one of my museums complaining that their child hadn’t learnt anything on a museum school trip as they had come back full of questions.
As well as in-depth descriptions about key interpretation principles Steve’s book is also very practical with handy checklists and notes about documents one should have to hand at discussions. It is a great resource and I will pop it in a few of my colleagues’ Christmas stockings this year."
~ Alexandra Gaffikin, Australian National Maritime Museum, Australia

"Steve Slack’s Interpreting Heritage is one of those rare books you come across that manages to combine sensible and understandable advice with a deep and obviously well researched, scholarly foundation. His love of the subject and humorous style make it an enjoyable read. The numerous case studies and easy-to-remember guiding principles provide inspiration that you can put straight into practice. I am sure this book will become a staple for those already working in the sector looking to refine their own methods and for students wishing broaden their knowledge of the slippery discipline of interpretation."
~Rhiannon Goddard, Historic Royal Palaces, UK

"At a time when representation of our history is under close scrutiny and misrepresentation of facts is commonplace, a new text on interpretive practice is to be welcomed. When that text comes from a highly experienced interpreter, then it is doubly welcome."
~Interpretation Journal (Vol 25, no 2, Winter 2020), Association for Heritage Interpretation

‘Interpreting Heritagecontains more than 200 examples from the author’s extensive experience in the field to illustrate in-practice positives and negatives, easy wins, and the pitfalls of the potentially endless ways in which information on history, art, science, landscape, culture and the environment can be successfully communicated to audiences. […] Interpreting Heritageseems to be a progressive, strong, and forward-thinking foundation to a relationship between the heritage sector and its audiences based on dialogue, accessibility and inclusivity. I am hoping for a follow-up already.'
~Sara Riccardi, Northern Soul
‘Steve’s book is a guide to interpreting heritage written from his 20 years’ experience working as an interpreter. The stated audiences are people working at the museums, historic buildings, heritage sites, etc. who interpret as part of their role as well as people who know interpretive principles and are interested in practical examples. I also suggest that the book is a must for students on heritage courses and for experienced interpreters - there is a lot to learn and be inspired by withing the pages of Interpreting Heritage whether you’re studying or you’ve been around the block a while.’
~Bill Bevan, Heritage Interpreter and AHI Trustee, United Kingdom

Descriere

Interpreting Heritage is a practical book about the planning and delivery of interpretation that will give anyone working in the heritage sector the confidence and tools they need to undertake interpretation.