Overview

The contributions in this volume, an output of the University of Oxford’s Endangered Cultural Heritage of the Global South (ECHGS) Hub, speak to some fundamental questions about the reporting of heritage destruction: who is reporting, what is being reported and how, and what are the implications of such reporting? Given that cultural heritage can serve as both a trigger and a casualty of conflict, the relentless flow of reporting from news outlets and social media and user-generated content has consequences. The complex and evolving relationships between communities, media, human rights issues and heritage can also serve to endanger and safeguard identities in the present as well as the tangible and intangible legacies of the past. This volume explores these topics through a diversity of perspectives, including from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The collection culminates with the ‘Oxford Recommendations’, an ethical reporting framework recommended for use by journalists and others confronted by such issues.

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Author:   Bijan Rouhani ,  Bill Finlayson ,  Timothy Clack
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   1.199kg
ISBN:  

9781805830382

ISBN 10:   1805830384
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors in Alphabetical Order Introduction: Can Reporting Heritage Destruction Be a Double-Edged-Sword? – Bijan Rouhani, Bill Finlayson and Timothy Clack   SECTION I WHO OWNS AND VALUES CULTURAL HERITAGE? Chapter 1. Heritage Without People: On the Search for New Forms of History Written by the People – Ammar Azzouz Chapter 2. What Role for International Institutions in Promoting People-Led Heritage? – Elly Harrowell and Aparna Tandon Chapter 3. The Perils of Endangerment: Reflections on Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments – Paul J Lane, Stefania Merlo, and the MAEASaM Project Team Members Chapter 4. Intentional Heritage Destruction: Feminist Perspectives on Gender, Voice, and Norms – Eleanor Childs Chapter 5. Underwater Cultural Heritage: A Weapon for Political Deception and Psychological Operations – Elena Perez-Alvaro Chapter 6. The Role of Iraq’s Post-Conflict Legal Systems in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Protecting or Endangering? – Kristen Barrett-Casey   SECTION II CULTURAL HERITAGE AS A HUMAN RIGHT Chapter 7. A Human Rights Approach to the Protection of Cultural Heritage – Karima Bennoune Chapter 8. Heritage and Genocide: The Role of Cultural Property Protection in the Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity – Jessica L. Wagner Chapter 9. Rohingya Narratives Beyond Victimhood: Responses to Reporting on Heritage Destruction – Saqib Sheikh and Carolyn Morris Chapter 10. Destructive Nostalgia: Whose Heritage? A Critical Review of Urbicide and the Politics of Cultural Erasure – Ashish Makanadar Chapter 11. Reporting Heritage Destruction or Reclaiming the Collective Asset? An Experience of Shiraz – Mona Azarnoush Chapter 12. From the Frontlines to the Headlines or Headlines to the Frontlines? Some Observations on the Implications of Media Reporting of the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in War – Timothy Clack   SECTION III MEDIA REPORTING AND HERITAGE DESTRUCTION Chapter 13. Cultural Destruction as a Weapon of War – Sebastian Usher

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Dr Bijan Rouhani is a Researcher on the EAMENA Project at Oxford University. Dr Bill Finlayson is Director of the EAMENA Project at Oxford University. Dr Tim Clack is Associate Professor at the School of Archaeology an School of Anthropology at Oxford University.

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