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Dr Astrid Swenson

Senior Lecturer
Brunel University London
Participates in 5 items
Astrid Swenson is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in European History at Brunel University London and director of the Isambard Centre for Historical Research and the Brunel Heritage Research Network. Her publications include The Rise of Heritage: Preserving the Past in France, Germany and England (Cambridge University Press 2013) and with Peter Mandler (eds.) From Plunder to Preservation: Britain and the Heritage of Empire (Oxford University Press 2013).

Sessions in which Dr Astrid Swenson participates

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00
11:00
  • Borders of Heritage | Frontières du Patrimoine
  • UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-M280
  • 11:00 - 15:00  | 4 hours
  • How do borders shape heritage and its potential for change? Despite the growth of international connections in heritage studies, national, linguist...
  • Regular session
    Heritage Changes the Local SocietiesNotions of Heritage
    Heritage changes the local societiesheritage and mobilityPost-colonial heritageGlobal vs local
15:30
15:30

Tuesday 7 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00

Sessions in which Dr Astrid Swenson attends

Friday 3 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
13:00
13:00
  • What is Critical Heritage Studies: Open Forum
  • Signup required
  • UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R520
  • 13:00 - 15:00  | 2 hours
  • This forum will explore the current directions of critical heritage studies and what makes ACHS distinctive. Panel members will discuss what the...
  • Workshop
    Heritage as an Agent of Change (Epistemologies, Ontologies, Teaching)
17:00
17:00
  • Opening Ceremony and Cocktail
  • Signup required
  • Concordia, Grey Nuns Motherhouse (GN) - Former Chapel
  • 17:00 - 19:30  | 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Welcome addresses and cocktail, followed by the Concordia Signature Event "The Garden of the Grey Nuns". As the opening ceremony and cocktail...
  • Cocktail
    Festive Event
19:30
19:30

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
Lucie Morisset
Moderator
Canada Research Chair in...
Event manager
11:00
11:00
  • Religion as Heritage - Heritage as Religion?
  • UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-M320
  • 11:00 - 17:00  | 6 hours
  • Since the beginning of the 19th century religious buildings and artefacts of the West have been involved in a continuous process of musealization. ...
  • Regular session
    Changes in Heritage (New Manifestations)Notions of HeritageReligious Heritage
    Changes in heritageNew manifestations of heritageNotions of heritage

Sunday 5 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
17:00
17:00

Monday 6 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
13:30
13:30
18:00
18:00
  • Film Series Celebration : Sugar Shack Event
  • Signup required
  • Concordia, LB Building - LB 123
  • 18:00 - 19:00  | 1 hour
  • To celebrate our film series dedicated to heritage, sponsored by the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland and the United St...
  • Cocktail
    Festive Event

Tuesday 7 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
11:00
11:00
13:30
13:30