Cultural heritage and the mediation of identity, memory and historical narratives

许多西方国家都对有关社区身份的社会辩论的方向、性质和表达，以及支撑它们的社会和文化价值感到焦虑。在发展我们对遗产的理解，以及在某些国家、文化和社会背景下如何利用遗产来构建和合法化某些社会价值和身份的过程中，这项研究将为博物馆和遗产展览/解释政策的发展提供信息。在研究文物观众的作用时，这项研究将告知和促进博物馆和文物专业人员有效传达有关争议问题的信息或对社会辩论进行更明智的干预的能力。

Anxiety pervades many Western countries about the direction, nature and expression of social debate regarding community identities, and the social and cultural values underpinning them. In developing our understanding of heritage, and how it is used to construct and legitimatise certain social values and identities in certain national, cultural and social contexts, the research will inform the development of museum and heritage exhibition/interpretation policies. In examining the agency of heritage audiences, the research will inform and facilitate the abilities of museum and heritage professionals to effectively convey messages about contentious issues or make more informed interventions into social debates.