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Heidi Lowther

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Routledge Editor for Museum & Heritage Studies, Conservation, Library & Information Science and Digital Humanities. Opinions my own!

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Published! This fascinating short book explores how faculty and librarians can collaborate to develop inclusive library collections & curricula by supporting Indigenous peoples’ reclamation of lands & languages. routledge.com/Indigenous-Mat… Routledge Books Taylor & Francis Library Insights

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Published! This brilliant book (ed. by Lucas Lixinski & Yujie Zhu) examines the possibilities arising from, and challenges associated with, transforming heritage from a casualty of conflict into an opportunity for peacebuilding. More info.: routledge.com/Heritage-Confl… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published! This book presents the most comprehensive analysis of heritage issues available today. Critically analysing the complexity of the current & forthcoming issues faced by heritage, it presents insightful directions for the future. routledge.com/Changing-Herit… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published! This brilliant Open Access book (by Erica Robenalt (she/her)) examines how relationships between institutions and LGBTQ+ communities function and how they help to define queer museum practice. routledge.com/The-Queer-Muse… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published! This fantastic Handbook (ed. by Gonul Bozoglu, Gary Campbell, Laurajane Smith & Chris Whitehead) surveys the intersection of heritage & politics & helps elucidate the political implications of heritage practices. routledge.com/The-Routledge-… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published today, this brilliant second edition of Textile Conservation offers an up-to-date perspective on the role and practice of textile conservators, capturing the diversity of textile conservation work across the globe. More info. here: routledge.com/Textile-Conser… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published today, this book (ed. by Sara Ellis-Nilsson, PhD 🕊️ & @nyzellstefan) presents new research & perspectives on the use of the Vikings in public history, especially in relation to museums, re-creation, & re-enactment in a European context. routledge.com/Viking-Heritag… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published today, this fascinating OA Focus book by Francesca Lanz examines former psychiatric asylums that have been converted into museums. It offers a fresh perspective on the heritage of mental health: routledge.com/Mind-Museums-F… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published! This practice-based guide, by Ann Rowson Love & Deborah Randolph, is designed to introduce qualitative research to established & upcoming museum professionals & increase their confidence to conduct this type of research. routledge.com/An-Introductor… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published today, this brilliant Handbook sheds light on the relationship between the fields of heritage & law and analyses how the law shapes heritage and heritage practice in both expected and unexpected ways: routledge.com/The-Routledge-… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology Routledge Books

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Published today, this volume explores what best practices in museum pedagogy look like when working with ancient Egyptian material culture: routledge.com/Teaching-Ancie… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology Routledge Books

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Published! This short book (ed. by Elizabeth Shotton & Oriel Prizeman) addresses the risks posed to coastal piers & quays due to climate change; questions regarding long-term conservation; & the role communities could have in this endeavour routledge.com/Documenting-Ma… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Published! This diverse collection (ed. by @violalorella & Paul Spence) explores the impact of monolingualism—especially Anglocentrism—on digital practices in the humanities and social sciences. More info. here: routledge.com/Multilingual-D… Routledge Books

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Published! This interesting monograph examines the use of pesticides in German museum collections at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. More info. here: routledge.com/The-Toxic-Muse… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology Routledge Books

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Published! This fascinating book, by Bill Wei, provides one of the first critical assessments of innovation in conservation science & questions what role it should play in conservation & conservation ethics: routledge.com/Innovative-Tec… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology Routledge Books

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Publishing TOMORROW: routledge.com/Practitioner-P… This book provides an accessible introduction to the ICH field. Summarising the major changes that have taken place over the last two decades, the book explores ongoing debates & changes in thinking about best practice. Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Publishing TOMORROW: routledge.com/A-New-Politics…. Based on ethnographic fieldwork & the author’s work on several internationally-sponsored heritage projects, this book studies the new & complex intersections between cultural heritage & politics in Afghanistan. Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Publishing TOMORROW, this edited book: routledge.com/Museums-for-Pe…. Contributors to the book ask: “what are museums for peace and what do they mean?” Some chapters introduce alternative histories of peace, conflict, & memorialization. Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Also publishing TOMORROW: routledge.com/Hip-Heritage-a… Focusing on how museums prioritize & produce content, this book demonstrates how economic issues play an ever-larger role in determining how cultural heritage is being framed & presented in contemporary museums. Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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Publishing TOMORROW: this timely book (ed. by Nick Merriman) shows how museums can respond to the interrelated global climate, biodiversity and pollution crises. routledge.com/Museums-and-th… Routledge History, Heritage Studies & Archaeology

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