Call for papers--Journal of the Institute of Conservation special issue

Call for papers

"The Future of Conservation"

The Journal of the Institute of Conservation is seeking Full
Articles and Shorter Notices for a special issue of the Journal to
celebrate the 40th anniversary of Icon, the UK's professional body
for the conservation of cultural heritage.

As the notion of the preservation of cultural heritage appears beset
by renewed onslaught from economic, technical and ideological
challenges, the Journal wishes to mark its 40th year of publication
with speculative insights into the future of conservation.

Themes for articles could include but are not limited to:

    In the face of contemporary economic, cultural and environmental
    concerns, is it time for conservation to become more
    ideological?

    Should access to cultural heritage be a legally enshrined human
    right, with preservation at its core?

    Has conservation practice lost sight of its core skills and
    function?

    What are the skills and practices that conservation should
    embrace to be relevant for the future?

    Is advocacy based on the mandate of saving cultural heritage for
    future generations bankrupt if sections of the current
    generation hold heritage in disdain?

    Given the opportunities for preservation using digital
    technologies is it now possible to recuperate any loss of
    cultural heritage?

    Should conservation be more partisan, declaring why at this
    moment preserving this part of cultural heritage is of value to
    this particular culture?

    If manifestos are needed, what would a manifesto for the aims of
    conservation be for the next 40 years?

    Are codes of ethics redundant because they are always contingent
    upon greater factors, including politics and economics?

    As computation underwrites contemporary culture and the artefact
    becomes evanescent, should the future of conservation be the
    preservation of 0s and 1s?

All those directly and indirectly involved in the preservation of
cultural heritage and at any stage of their career, including
emerging professionals, are encouraged to contribute to this special
issue of the Journal.

The Journal seeks to represent the diversity of views of those
involved in the practice, theory, and politics of conservation and
thus welcomes scholarly treatments, research and case studies that
encompass the theme.

Authors are invited to submit article outlines for consideration by
the Editor at journal<-at->icon<.>org<.>uk with all final article submissions
completed by December 31, 2017.

Sample the Journal:

    <URL:http://tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/current>

For free access and downloads of this issue, printed copies, and all
the back catalogues of the Journal, The Conservator and The Paper
Conservator, and much more, you can join Icon:

    <URL:http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2366&Itemid=5>

Dr Jonathan Kemp
Editor, Journal of the Institute of Conservation


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