Laurajane Smith

Laurajane Smith FASSA (born 1962)[1] is a Heritage and Museum Studies scholar, although originally trained as an Australian archaeologist. Smith's work examines how Heritage is mobilised within communities and informs individual and collective identities. Smith has explored the intersections between Gender and Heritage through Feminist critique in multiple publications.[2][3][4]

Education

Smith completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honors, and continued her education to receive both a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Higher Education from the University New South Wales.

Career

Originally from Sydney Australia, Smith taught Heritage and Archaeology at Charles Sturt University (1990–1995) and Indigenous studies and Heritage Studies at the University of New South Wales (1995–2000). She directed the Masters program in Cultural Heritage Management at the University of York, UK before arriving at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia where she works today. She serves there as the Head of the Center for Heritage and Museum Studies.[5] She is the editor of the International Journal of Heritage Studies and co-editor of the Key Issues in Cultural Heritage alongside William Logan.

Research

Among Smith's publications that examine the politics of heritage,[6][7] most notable is her book Uses of Heritage.[8] It examined case studies of communities including the Waanyi Aboriginal people of northern Queensland and British citizens in West Yorkshire, England. She explored links between material culture and identity. Her work suggests that people are more mindful and active in their use of heritage than previously assumed by scholars.

Smith's more recent work researches the memories and identity conceptualizations of museum and heritage site visitors.[9] This is published in the book Emotional Heritage: Visitor Engagement at Museums and Heritage Sites.[10]

Awards

Smith was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2016.[11] In 2018 she was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa for scientific merit by the University of Antwerp in Belgium.[12]

References
  1. "Smith, Laurajane". VIAF: VIrtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. Du Cros, Smith (1993). Women in Archaeology a Feminist Critique.
  3. Smith, LauraJane (2008). Heritage, Gender, and Identity. The Ashgate Research Companion to Heritage and Identity. pp. 159–178.
  4. Smith, Morgan, Van Der Meer (2003). Community- Driven Research in Cultural Heritage Management: The Waanyi Women's History Project (9:1 ed.). International Journal of Heritage Studies. pp. 65–88.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Professor Laurajane Smith". researchers.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. Smith, Laurajane (2004-08-02). Archaeological Theory and the Politics of Cultural Heritage. Routledge. ISBN 9781134367955.
  7. Smith, Laurajane; Akagawa, Natsuko (2008-12-03). Intangible Heritage. Routledge. ISBN 9781134026494.
  8. Smith, Laurajane (2006). Uses of Heritage. Routledge.
  9. "Membership Directory". Association of Critical Heritage Studies. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. Smith, Laurajane (2020). Emotional Heritage. Routledge.
  11. "Academy Fellow: Professor Laurajane Smith FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  12. "honorary degree Laurajane Smith – University of Antwerp". www.uantwerpen.be. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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