The Significance of the Centenary

这个项目考察了百年纪念活动与其他纪念活动的不同之处。当前和即将举行的百年纪念活动是研究的重点，这证明了这一问题的及时性和重要性。从最近的选举权、革命和泰坦尼克号沉没的纪念活动，到第一次世界大战的世界性事件，这个项目将当代的百年纪念事件置于历史庆祝和纪念的背景下，以准确地询问现在是谁在纪念谁，以及如何纪念。在呼吁纪念和庆祝百年纪念日时，经常有人声称，这种活动的时间已经过去--特别是在已经没有任何活着的证人的情况下--并声称把重点放在现在和未来更合适。然而，这些事件对相关家庭和社区仍然具有重要意义。作为那些肩负着关心未来的任务的人，博物馆和遗产地处于谈判这些有争议的、非常公开的问题的中心。这个及时、跨学科、跨部门的项目致力于联系背景、比较和传达百年纪念的意义，并支持博物馆和遗址嵌入谈判这些纪念活动的强有力的方法。该提案将汇集学者、早期职业研究人员、博士生、策展人和教育工作者，以真正跨学科的方式工作。该网络内的各种专门知识将有助于将重点放在不同的文化概念和百年纪念活动的表现上。这一发现将对各行业的博物馆和文物遗址专业人员和教育工作者具有重要意义。该项目将包括在伯明翰大学、谢菲尔德大学、伦敦历史悠久的皇家宫殿塔和卡迪夫大学的四个讲习班。这些会议的安排将是为了促进各领域的对话、合作和进步。项目指导小组将在整个过程中保持一个网站和博客，以加强思想交流，汇报研讨会情况，在最初项目结束后保持动力，并吸引更广泛的成员群体的兴趣。除了网站和博客，指导小组还将通过一部电影、一篇会议论文和一篇共同撰写的文章来传播成果。

This project examines what makes a centenary commemoration different to any other. The timeliness and significance of this question is evidenced by the current and forthcoming centenaries which are the focus of the research. From the recent commemoration of suffrage, revolution and the sinking of the Titanic, to the world-wide events of the First World War, this project places contemporary centenary events in the context of historical celebrations and commemorations in order to interrogate exactly who is now remembering for whom, and how. Calls for centennial commemoration and celebration are often met by claims that the time for such activity has passed - particularly as there are no longer any living witnesses - and claims that it is more appropriate to focus on the present and future. Yet, these events continue to have significance for the families and communities involved. As those tasked with caring for the future, museums and heritage sites are at the centre of negotiating these controversial, and very public, issues. This timely, interdisciplinary, cross-sector project works to contextualise, compare and convey the significance of the centenary and to support museums and heritage sites to embed robust ways of negotiating these commemorations.The proposal will bring together academics, early career researchers, doctoral students, curators, and educators to work in a genuinely interdisciplinary way. The diversity of expertise within the network will facilitate a focus on different cultural conceptions and manifestations of centenary activity. The findings will be of significance for museum and heritage site professionals and educators across the sectors. The project will involve four workshops at the University of Birmingham, the University of Sheffield, the Historic Royal Palaces Tower of London, and Cardiff University. These meetings will be structured to promote dialogue, collaboration and progression of the fields. The project steering group will maintain a website and blog throughout its duration to strengthen the exchange of ideas, report back on the workshops, maintain the impetus beyond the life of the initial project, and attract interest more widely from the constituencies of the members. In addition to the website and blog, the steering group will disseminate results via a film, a conference paper, and a co-authored article.