Laura Crossley

University of Leicester

Participates in 1 Session

Laura Crossley is undertaking AHRC-funded PhD research in the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. Her research explores what community engagement practices in museums in England look like during the current economic climate. Her thesis puts forward a theoretical model – influenced by Jung’s ecological model of museums - that illustrates community engagement practices within the current economic climate. The research is informed by 19 semi-structured interviews undertaken with museum professionals working in a variety of roles in diverse museums. Laura holds a Masters in Heritage Studies (Distinction) from the University of Salford and a BA in History (First Class Honours) from Lancaster University. Laura has a wealth of experience in the heritage sector, and has largely worked on projects that seek to encourage under-represented audiences to become long-term museum visitors.

Sessions in which Laura Crossley participates

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

13:30

14.30 Heritage Changes Lives: How Partnerships between Museums and Community Organizations are Making Positive Differences to People’s Lives

30 minutes, 13:30 - 14:00

Part of: History Museums, Heritage and Visitors

Paper

Laura Crossley, University of Leicester (Participant)

Research has painted an often-gloomy picture of the impact of the financial cuts on museums. A 2014 Museums Association (MA) survey found that 4...

Sessions in which Laura Crossley attends

Monday 6 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

Heritage as contributor to policymaking

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 - 10:30

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.115

Regular session

Prof. Rhodri Windsor Liscombe, University of British Columbia (Moderator)

The Manifesto of the Association for Critical Heritage Studies (2011) argues for a more critical approach to heritage: heritage from below, writ la...

13:30

Co-Production in Heritage: Towards New Imaginaries. Part I: Co-Production in the Digital Environment

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 3.265

Regular session

Involving communities, visitors or the public is frequently presented as one of the major tasks of museums and heritage sites in current global mov...

Tuesday 7 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

Empathy and Indifference – Emotional/Affective Routes To and Away from Compassion II

3 hours 30 minutes, 9:00 - 12:30

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 3.435

Regular session

Mr Gary Campbell, ANU (Moderator)

Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University (Moderator)

We would like to propose a session, building on the one we ran at the 2014 CHS conference in Canberra, on how emotion and affect feature in the fie...

Co-Production in Heritage: Towards New Imaginaries. Part II. Co-Production, Conservation and Memory; Co-Production and the Professional Imaginary

6 hours, 9:00 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.401

Regular session

Bethany Rex, Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Moderator)

Dr Nuala Morse, University of Manchester / University College London (Moderator)

Dr Katherine Lloyd, Heriot-Watt University (Moderator)

Involving communities, visitors or the public is frequently presented as one of the major tasks of museums and heritage sites in current global mov...

15:30

Critical Heritage Studies in the UK: Future Directions

1 hour 30 minutes, 15:30 - 17:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 5.215

Roundtable

Prof Elizabeth Crooke, Ulster University (Participant)

Dr Anna Woodham, King's College London (Participant)

Prof. Rhiannon Mason (Participant)

Prof. Máiréad Nic Craith, Heriot-Watt University (Participant)

Prof. Ullrich Kockel, Intercultural Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University (Potential)

Dr Katherine Lloyd, Heriot-Watt University (Moderator)

Dr Susannah Eckersley, Media, Culture, Heritage, Newcastle University, UK (Potential)

Bethany Rex, Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Potential)

Dr Nuala Morse, University of Manchester / University College London (Potential)

Prof. Melissa F. Baird, Michigan Technological University, Department of Social Sciences, United States (Potential)

Dr Bryony Onciul, Univerisity of Exeter (Moderator)

Dr Areti Galani, Newcastle University, UK (Potential)

Dr Bryony Onciul, Univerisity of Exeter (Participant)

Dr Sophia Labadi, University of Kent (Participant)

Dr Helen Graham, University of Leeds (Participant)

Rodney Harrison, University College London (Participant)

What is the future of the UK and what is the role of heritage in this shifting political landscape? How have debates on heritage in the UK chang...