
Sarah Harvey Richardson is a third year PhD candidate in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds. Her current research is concerned with the concept of ‘audiences’ and audience engagement and development practices in art galleries; in particular an exploration of the juncture between the theoretical and the practical, influenced by her work in gallery education. Other areas of interest include: cultural value, policy (and its relationship to practice), the politics and power of the institution, identity/identification, and, ways of knowing.
Sarah is a member of the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage, Leeds, and is part of the postgraduate committee working to promote the Cultural Value Research Theme at the University of Leeds. She also has a background in gallery education, with a particular focus on adult learning, and is passionate about the provision of engaging arts experiences for all. She completed her MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies with Distinction (University of Leeds, 2012), and holds a BA with First Class Honors in Fine Art (Leeds Beckett University, 2008).
Sarah is a member of the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage, Leeds, and is part of the postgraduate committee working to promote the Cultural Value Research Theme at the University of Leeds. She also has a background in gallery education, with a particular focus on adult learning, and is passionate about the provision of engaging arts experiences for all. She completed her MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies with Distinction (University of Leeds, 2012), and holds a BA with First Class Honors in Fine Art (Leeds Beckett University, 2008).
Sessions in which Sarah Harvey Richardson participates
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- 12.00 Understanding "Audience": Exploring Knowledge Production in the Art Gallery
- Participant Sarah Harvey Richardson (University of Leeds) |
- 11:00 - 11:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Le musée complice : action locale, initiative d’engagement, production en commun
- Paper
Sessions in which Sarah Harvey Richardson attends
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- What is Critical Heritage Studies: Open Forum
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520
- 13:00 - 15:00 | 2 hours
- Workshop
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17:00
- Opening Ceremony and Cocktail
- Signup required Concordia, Grey Nuns Motherhouse (GN) - Former Chapel
- 17:00 - 19:30 | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Cocktail
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9:00
- Keynote : What does heritage change? Le patrimoine, ça change quoi? (Lucie K. Morisset)
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon Judith-Jasmin (J) - Salle Alfred-Laliberté
- 9:00 - 10:00 | 1 hour
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

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11:00
- 13.50 Interventions in a Shrine: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of the Brontes
- Participant Dr Nick Cass (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) |
- 11:00 - 11:30 | 30 minutes Part of: The Artistry of Heritage
- Paper
- Le musée complice : action locale, initiative d’engagement, production en commun UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-M340
- 11:00 - 12:30 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Heritage Futures / Utopian Currents I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R515
- 11:00 - 17:00 | 6 hours
- Regular session
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12:30
- Lunchboxes | Boîtes à lunch UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Ground Floor Hall
- 12:30 - 13:30 | 1 hour
- Repas
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18:30
- Keynote: Is Tangible to Intangible as Formal is to Informal ? (Michael Herzfeld)
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon Judith-Jasmin (J) - Salle Alfred-Laliberté
- 18:30 - 20:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

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9:00
- 10.00 The "War to End War": Utopian Dreams and Lost Opportunities of First World War Heritage
- Participant Professor David Harvey (University of Exeter, UK) |
- 9:00 - 9:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Heritage Futures / Utopian Currents II
- Paper
- 11.20 The Rhetoric of Looking: The Case of the National Gallery in London after WWII
- Participant Ana Baeza-Ruiz (University of Leeds) |
- 9:00 - 9:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Reflection, Selection, Deflection: Rhetoric in the Global Pursuit of Heritage
- Paper
- Re-Writing History in the Time of Late Capitalism : Uses and Abuses of Built Heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525
- 9:00 - 12:30 | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Regular session
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9:00
- 11.30 Acting on the Body: Heritage as a Governing Strategy for Disciplining the Female Body in Twentieth-Century Iceland
- Participant Ólafur Rastrick (University of Iceland) |
- 9:00 - 9:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Critical Heritage Theory: Foundational Cores and Innovative Edges
- Paper
- 14.30 The Role of the Critical Heritage Theorist
- Participant Prof. Melissa F. Baird (Michigan Technological University, Department of Social Sciences, United States) |
- 9:00 - 9:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Critical Heritage Theory: Foundational Cores and Innovative Edges
- Paper
- 09.20 All and Each: The Dynamics of Scale in Digital Heritage Cultures
- Participant Ms Elizabeth Stainforth (University of Leeds, History of Art and Cultural Studies, United Kingdom ) | Participant Dr. Rhiannon Bettivia (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) |
- 9:00 - 9:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Politics of Scale: A New Approach to Heritage Studies II
- Paper
- 14.00 Keeping Critical Heritage Studies Critical: Why "Post-Humanism" and the "New Materialism" Are Not So Critical
- Participant Mr Gary Campbell (ANU) | Participant Prof. Laurajane Smith (Australian National University) |
- 9:00 - 9:30 | 30 minutes Part of: Critical Heritage Theory: Foundational Cores and Innovative Edges
- Paper
- Critical Heritage Theory: Foundational Cores and Innovative Edges Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 3.435
- 9:00 - 15:00 | 6 hours
- Regular session
- Flexible Scales and Relational Territoriality in the Meaning-Making of Cultural Heritage Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 3.445
- 9:00 - 15:00 | 6 hours
- Regular session
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15:30
- Keynote: Il n'est de patrimoine qu'au futur...| Only in the future will it be heritage... (Xavier Greffe)
- Signup required Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 1.210
- 15:30 - 17:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote with simultaneous translation / Conférence avec traduction simultanée

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9:00
- Co-Production in Heritage: Towards New Imaginaries. Part II. Co-Production, Conservation and Memory; Co-Production and the Professional Imaginary Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.401
- 9:00 - 15:00 | 6 hours
- Regular session
15:30
15:30
- Critical Heritage Studies in the UK: Future Directions Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 5.215
- 15:30 - 17:00 | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Roundtable