1. Questions for discussion
Giddens: 1) what does he say about tradition? 2) what does he mean by ‘post-
traditional society’? 3) what’s the implication of ‘living in post-traditional society’
for individuals & individual identities? 4) how do the above link to places and
landscape?
Urry: 1) what does he say about heritage tourism? 2) in the absence of the
heritage industry how is the past normally appropriated? 3) what is
conserved? whose stories are represented in museums? 4) what else could
we do with the old built environments?
Herzfeld: 1) what does he say about ownership of history? 2) who defines the
past? 3) To whom does the past belong? 4) what is ‘traditional’ and how is that
determined?
Basu: 1)Please discuss the concept of 'identity' in relations to 'homeland'. 2)
How does globalization change the concept(s) of identity? 3) discuss the
notion of ‘authentic culture’ – is the notion a myth? 4) What's the impact of the
idea of homeland on the heritage industries? on the 'homeland' landscape?
Ingold: (optional) 1) what does he say about movement? 2) what’s the
differences between walk and assembly? Between wayfaring and transport? 3)
how do the different ways of moving impact the ways of knowing places?
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