Contested History, Identity, Culture & Heritage in Times of War & Peace - WB 22nd April 2022

What this episode covers

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find. 0:00 Introduction 1:53 Links of the Week 2:51 News to Keep an Eye On 10:48 James Madison's Montpelier Row 15:39 The Nature of the Conversation & Claims 20:45 People are Passionate about the Past! 21:40 History is ALWAYS Contested 24:33 Stroud Council to Remove 'Racist' Clock 26:26 Considering Context & Stakeholders 31:59 People are Allowed to Choose! 37:52 Contested Heritage in War 41:49 Check your Sources! 43:35 UNESCO's Perspective 44:57 Attempts at Erasure 45:25 Antiquities Coalition Recommendations 53:45 Conclusions Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ Links: 18 April 2022 | Heritage and Climate: https://www.icomos.org/en/focus/18-april-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites/104836-18-april-2022-heritage-and-climate World Heritage Day 2022: History, theme and significance; here's all you need to know: https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-heritage-day-2022-history-theme-and-significance-heres-all-you-need-to-know-10562651.html CBA: Festival of Archaeology: https://www.archaeologyuk.org/festival.html Government blocks Oxford Street M&S demolition until plans can be scrutinised: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-set-block-oxford-street-153417571.html M&S Oxford St demolition scheme halted by Gove: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/ms-oxford-st-demolition-scheme-halted-by-gove Gove blocks plans to demolish Oxford Street M&S: https://www.building.co.uk/news/gove-blocks-plans-to-demolish-oxford-street-mands/5117103.article Highways: A303 Stonehenge: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-west/a303-stonehenge/ James Madison's Montpelier: https://www.montpelier.org/ Montpelier says it's open to parity with slave descendants. Descendants call foul: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings [https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings%0b] https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093673939/montpeliers-fight-with-descendants-of-the-enslaved-brings-employee-firings%0bSAA Issues Statement on Action by Montpelier Foundation Board of Directors: https://www.saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/04/13/saa-issues-statement-on-action-by-montpelier-foundation-board-of-directors Is there really a 'woke war' at the National Trust?