HERE: Heritage Reflections took place on Tuesday, May 30 from 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM (Dutch time) at the Neude Library in Utrecht. This afternoon we reflected on the themes of positionality and community building with various players from the heritage field. Together with the audience, we discussed topics such as awareness of your own position and the importance of context and perspective.
Which paths do you take as a heritage professional? How do you use oral history and community archives as a supplement to collective history? And what are the ethical issues surrounding fundraising?
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Programme
The programme consisted of a plenary part and 5 in-depth sessions for which you can register during the event.
See the programme below. More detailed information on the lectures and in-depth sessions can be found here. The times are based on the Dutch time zone.
| 12.30 – 13.00u | Walk-in and registration in-depth sessions |
| 13.00 – 13.05u | Opening by Wim Manuhutu (moderator). |
| 13.05 – 13.15u | Welcome by Eelco van der Lingen (director of the Mondriaan Fund) and Deirdre Carasso (director of the Utrecht library). |
| 13.15 – 13.45u | What is Positionality by Siela Ardjosemito-Jethoe. |
| 13.45 – 14.15u | The influence of demographic developments in the Netherlands on the heritage sector by Andries van den Broek from the Netherlands Institute for Social Research (Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau). |
| 14.15 – 14.45u | ‘The Culture’: how can you attract and retain this group? by Martin van Engel |
| 15.20 – 16.05u | In-depth sessions round 1 |
| 16.10 – 16.55u | In-depth sessions round 2 |
| 17.00 – 18.30u | Plenary closing and drinks |
The program for this edition of HERE has been put together in close collaboration with Naema Abdi.
This edition of HERE is a physical event and will be held in the Neude Library in Utrecht. We also offer the program online for participants from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
With contributions by:
- Alfrida Martis (community organiser)
- Alia Azzouzi (steering group member Muslim Archive NL)
- Andries van den Broek (senior research assistant Social Cultural Planning Office)
- Bob van de Poll (researcher of the oral history project: LGBTI+ culture at sea)
- Deirdre Carasso (Library director)
- Eelco van der Lingen (director Mondriaan Fund)
- Jo’anne van Ooijen (lawyer and art historian)
- Kashif Amin (curator Muslim Archive NL)
- Martin van Engel (advisor diversity & inclusion)
- Malika Ouacha (PhD research Cross-Border Diasporic and Bi-cultural Philanthropy in Western Europe & the MENA)
- Siela Ardjosemito-Jethoe (cultural anthropologist/sociologist, expert on diversity, inclusion and equality)
- Wim Manuhutu (historian and heritage professional and moderator of HERE)