The latest issue of the IHBC’s membership journal Context is now out, themed around ‘From Theory to Practice and Back Again’ as it explores how academic research has been used in practice, and what academics can learn through engagement with practitioners, while also carrying the usual regular features such as book reviews, reports from the IHBC Chair and Director and much more.
Articles include:
- From theory to practice and back again- Tom Yarrow and Rebecca Madgin
- How conservation matters- Tom Yarrow, in conversation
- Historic research as an applied science- Henrik Schoenefeldt
- The old alliance of urban history and conservation -Simon Gunn
- Care, repair and adaptive heritage practice- David Mitchell and Caitlin DeSilvey
- Assembling alternative futures for heritage- Heritage Futures team
- Why do you work with volunteers? -Harald Fredheim
- Conservation, climbing and graffiti- SiânJones, Alex Hale, Stuart Jeffrey, John Hutchinson, Mhairi Maxwell and John Stuart Watson
- Walking the talk through historic places -Andrew McClelland
- Crittalls and metal windows -David Andrews
- From risk to regeneration- Nick Bishop and Rebecca Barrett
Reading Context helps IHBC members develop their skills across all of the IHBC’s Areas of Competence, and so is a critical baseline in addressing priorities in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
To access Context:
- IHBC Members: See your postbox, if you don’t already have it by your desk or bed
- Non-members: Go to the Context Archive
As ever, themed issues of Context also include more general conservation articles as well as news, book reviews and reports from IHBC’s officers.
If you have any suggestions for Context articles or other material contact Mike Taylor at: editorial@ihbc.org.uk
See information on Context’s future issues, guidance for authors
Access the online archive and see the issue online
