10-11 September 2026 · University of Nottingham

Programme & abstracts

Plan your visit by day, time and room, and explore all 35 presentation abstracts.

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Two days: 09:30 start
Three rooms: A03 · A01 · A22
35 presentations: Four connected themes

On the day

Spaces for everyone

Quiet SpaceRoom B53 · available all day
Changing RoomRoom A27 · available all day
Registration & breaksHumanities Building foyer
Conference photographyPhotography student Eulan Peng will photograph the conference throughout both days. Follow @chronocraftr.

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Day 1

Thursday 10 September

Archive & Memory in the morning. Living Heritage in the afternoon.

09:30-10:00
Foyer
Registration
10:00-10:15
Foyer
Welcome from the organisers
10:15-11:15

Keynote · Paper A03 10:15-11:15

Building Bridges and working beyond our Boundaries: A personal National Trust journey towards community engagement, partnership and collaboration

Sarah Kay

National Trust

Archive & Memory Read abstract
11:15-11:45
Foyer
Coffee break
11:45-12:10

Parallel presentations
Archive & Memory

Archives · Collections · Interpretation · Material Culture
Chairs: Dan Webber · Lucas Yufeng Wu

Paper A01 11:45-12:10

Authorising the Count: Florence Stoker, Dora May Patrick and the women who shaped Dracula

Kellie Everton

University of Derby

Archive & Memory Read abstract

Paper A22 11:45-12:10

On the Move: Dance Stories – Memory and Mapping Lives in Motion

Dr Deborah Williams

University of Malta Department of Dance Studies

Archive & Memory Read abstract
12:15-12:40

Parallel presentations
Archive & Memory

Archives · Collections · Interpretation · Material Culture
Chairs: Dan Webber · Nigel Ward

Paper A01 12:15-12:40

Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Metamorphosis? The Great Yarmouth Winter Gardens and the Making of British Seaside Heritage

Rachel Macfarlane

University of Warwick & University of Suffolk

Archive & Memory Read abstract

Interactive demonstration A03 12:15-12:40

Enchanted Masks: Reimagining “Vesmuhunu” Through Contemporary Practice-Led Performance

Dhanushka Seneviratne

DS Dance Research Lab

Archive & Memory Read abstract
12:45-13:10

Parallel presentations
Archive & Memory

Archives · Collections · Interpretation · Material Culture
Chairs: Dan Webber · Lucas Yufeng Wu

Workshop A01 12:45-13:10

Autotopography: Bridging Lived and Living Experiences to Heritage Sites

David (Dewi) Evans

Queen Mary University of London/Tours of the UK

Archive & Memory Read abstract

Paper A22 12:45-13:10

Forgotten Soldiers: Continued dis-remembrance of the Zulu fallen at Isandlwana

Debbie Whelan

Durban University of Technology/Archaic Consulting Pty. Ltd.

Archive & Memory Read abstract
13:15-14:15
Foyer
Lunch & Interactive Display Presentations
· posters on display
14:15-15:15

Keynote · Presentation and dance A03 14:15-15:15

The Isadora Project: Reinscribing Dance History

Dr Marie-Louise Crawley

C-DaRE, Coventry University

Living Heritage Read abstract
15:15-15:45
Foyer
Coffee break
15:45-16:10

Parallel presentations
Living Heritage

Performance · Intangibility · Embodiment · Transmission
Chairs: Larissa Terranova · Belén Trigo

Paper A01 15:45-16:10

What Heritage Controversies Reveal About Decision Making

Bori Oluwole-Ojo

Birmingham City University

Living Heritage Read abstract

Paper A22 15:45-16:10

Michael Clark, Choreomusicality, and the “Material Gap”

Eustacia (Edie) Hughes

Goldsmiths College, University of London

Living Heritage Read abstract
16:15-16:40

Parallel presentations
Living Heritage

Performance · Intangibility · Embodiment · Transmission
Chairs: Larissa Terranova · Dr Lucie Sykes

Paper A01 16:15-16:40

Bridging Earth Heritage, Participatory Cultural Practice and Wellbeing: A Community-Based Approach to Sustainable Development

Ho-Chung Tam

University of Birmingham

Living Heritage Read abstract

Interpretive demonstration A03 16:15-16:40

Experiencing Zapin: Southeast Asia’s Intangible Malay Cultural Heritage

Muslihah Mujtaba

University of Birmingham

Living Heritage Read abstract
16:45-17:10

Parallel presentations
Living Heritage

Performance · Intangibility · Embodiment · Transmission
Chairs: Larissa Terranova · Belén Trigo

Paper A01 16:45-17:10

Redefining Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Hakka Qilin Dance in the UK through Intercultural Co-Production

Mengjiao Wang & Dr Xunnan Li

University of Leeds

Living Heritage Read abstract

Paper A22 16:45-17:10

Passion Day: A Project Review of Translation and Performance in Sicily

Dr Enza De Francisci

University of Glasgow

Living Heritage Read abstract
17:15-17:40

Parallel presentations
Living Heritage

Performance · Intangibility · Embodiment · Transmission
Chairs: Dr Lucie Sykes · Belén Trigo

Performance A03 17:15-17:40

The Solar Wheel: How a Folk Ballet can deepen connections with traditions and cultural heritage

Deborah Ward

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Living Heritage Read abstract

Paper A22 17:15-17:40

The Notebook’s Silence, the Interview’s Voice: Archiving Intangible Directorial Heritage

Marius-Alexandru Teodorescu

Învață de mic NGO

Living Heritage Read abstract
17:45-18:00
Foyer
Closing Remarks into Networking & Drinks Reception
18:00
The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant
Pre-dinner drink — all welcome
19:00
Bramleys at The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant
Conference Dinner — registration required

Day 2

Friday 11 September

Heritage & Society in the morning. Heritage Futures in the afternoon.

09:30-10:00
Foyer
Registration
10:00-10:15
Foyer
Welcome from the organisers
10:15-11:15

Keynote · Paper A03 10:15-11:15

Strategic Collaboration in Archaeological Heritage Management in England

Barney Sloane

Historic England

Heritage & Society Read abstract
11:15-11:45
Foyer
Coffee break
11:45-12:10

Parallel presentations
Heritage & Society

Communities · Place · Governance · Conservation
Chairs: Debbie Whelan · Dhanushka Seneviratne

Paper A01 11:45-12:10

Disability Representation in West Midlands’ Arts and Cultural Spaces

Dr Ngozi Marion Emmanuel & Sofia Brizio

Co-authored by Dr. N.M. Emmanuel, S. Brizio, & Prof. P. Tsatsou

Birmingham City University

Heritage & Society Read abstract

Performance A03 11:45-12:10

Backing the Bridge: Tribute Backing Vocal Practice as Living Popular Music Heritage

Sofia Jones

Manchester Metropolitan University

Heritage & Society Read abstract
12:15-12:40

Parallel presentations
Heritage & Society

Communities · Place · Governance · Conservation
Chairs: Debbie Whelan · Jen Pearce

Paper A01 12:15-12:40

The Elevated Granaries of the North of the Iberian Peninsula as a Representative Manifestation of the Spanish Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage (Typological definition, regulatory framework and conservation criteria)

Javier Mundiña Basanta & Belén Trigo

University of Santiago de Compostela

Heritage & Society Read abstract

Paper A22 12:15-12:40

Selling Such ‘Sad Sheets’: Ellen Cotes and the Marketing of Mortality

Dr Jennifer Young

University of Greenwich

Heritage & Society Read abstract
12:45-13:10

Parallel presentations
Heritage & Society

Communities · Place · Governance · Conservation
Chairs: Dhanushka Seneviratne · Jen Pearce

Interactive demonstration A03 12:45-13:10

From Preservation to Cultivation: Bridging Artistic Boundaries through the Living Heritage of Kunqu

Xueting Luo

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Heritage & Society Read abstract

Paper A22 12:45-13:10

Lost Place-Names and Intangible Heritage: Case Studies from Yorkshire

Katie Hardy

University of Nottingham

Heritage & Society Read abstract
13:15-14:15
Foyer
Lunch & Interactive Display Presentations
· posters on display
14:15-15:15

Keynote · Paper A03 14:15-15:15

Cultural and Heritage Continuity through Language Revitalisation

Julia Sallabank

SOAS University of London

Heritage Futures Read abstract
15:15-15:45
Foyer
Coffee break
15:45-16:10

Parallel presentations
Heritage Futures

Technology · Innovation · Digital Heritage · New Methodologies
Chairs: Jennifer Young · Deborah Ward · Xunnan Li

Paper A01 15:45-16:10

From Fragment to Artefact: Heritage Mining as a Design Method for Cultural Production

Dr Rowan Gatfield & Dr Raymund Konigk

Lincoln School of Design and Architecture

Heritage Futures Read abstract

Interactive demonstration A03 15:45-16:10

What Is Missing Matters: Heritage Lens, Epistemic Responsibility, and the Boundaries of AI in Cultural Heritage Research

Larissa Terranova

CSA Circolo Amerindiano

Heritage Futures Read abstract

Paper A22 15:45-16:10

Making Tradition Visible Reimagining the Safeguarding of traditional Chinese opera through New Dragon Gate Inn (2023)

Lucas Yufeng Wu

University of Exeter

Heritage Futures Read abstract
16:15-16:40

Parallel presentations
Heritage Futures

Technology · Innovation · Digital Heritage · New Methodologies
Chairs: Jennifer Young

Paper A01 16:15-16:40

Gathering Place 360: Making archaeology accessible through dance and creative technology

Katie Green

Made By Katie Green

Heritage Futures Read abstract
16:45-17:10

Parallel presentations
Heritage Futures

Technology · Innovation · Digital Heritage · New Methodologies
Chairs: Deborah Ward · Xunnan Li

Interactive demonstration A03 16:45-17:10

Motion Capture as a Site of Cultural Transmission: Reframing Embodied Slavic Heritage Through Digital Improvisation

Dr Lucie Sykes

Independent Artist-Researcher

Heritage Futures Read abstract

Paper A22 16:45-17:10

The Woven Code: Ethical AI, Social Reproduction, and the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Anita Greenhill

University of Manchester

Heritage Futures Read abstract
17:15-17:40

Parallel presentations
Heritage Futures

Technology · Innovation · Digital Heritage · New Methodologies
Chairs: Jennifer Young · Xunnan Li

Paper A01 17:15-17:40

From Barter to Place: Reimagining Reciprocal Cultural Exchange as a Methodology for Place-Based Creative Practice

Nigel Ward

University for the Creative Arts

Heritage Futures Read abstract

Paper A22 17:15-17:40

From Dracula to Lara Croft: The transferable exhibition at Derby Museums

Dan Webber

Derby Museums

Heritage Futures Read abstract
17:45-18:00
Foyer
Closing Remarks & Thank You!

Both days

Poster presentations

Available during the morning and afternoon coffee breaks and the lunch session.

Poster Coffee & lunch breaks On display both days

Towards a Contemporary Communication of the Distant Past in Metal Art Practice

Blessing Fatoyinbo

University of Ibadan

Archive & Memory Read abstract

Poster Coffee & lunch breaks On display both days

War or Journey? Cultural Resonance in COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom

Arwa Almalki

Lancaster University

Heritage & Society Read abstract

Poster Coffee & lunch breaks On display both days

Beyond Restoration: Scientific Characterization and the Recovery of Cultural Heritage after the January 8 Attacks (Brazil)

Lucas Pereira

Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Archive & Memory Read abstract

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Spaces for everyone

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Registration

Welcome from the organisers

Coffee break

Lunch & Interactive Display Presentations

Coffee break

Closing Remarks into Networking & Drinks Reception

Pre-dinner drink — all welcome

Conference Dinner — registration required

Registration

Welcome from the organisers

Coffee break

Lunch & Interactive Display Presentations

Coffee break

Closing Remarks & Thank You!

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