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Victoria Dickenson is an independent scholar and consultant actively participating in the ACHS 2016 conference. Her engagements focus on critical heritage discourses, including the interplay between heritage and tourism, urban development, community-based heritage initiatives, and the political dimensions of heritage governance. She contributes to discussions on redefining heritage practices through co-construction, intergenerational education, and the recontextualization of post-industrial landscapes.
Key sessions she attended include debates on Montreal's heritage evolution, UNESCO's role in intangible cultural heritage, and the challenges of interior spaces in Canadian heritage policy. Her work intersects with themes like
- Heritage's impact on local societies
- Co-production in heritage practices
- Political and cultural contestations
- Post-colonial heritage frameworks
Victoria's involvement spans interdisciplinary panels addressing museums, historical consciousness, foodways as heritage, and the ethics of memorialization, reflecting her broad expertise in heritage theory and practice.
