University of Gothenburg
Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS)
Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS)

Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS)

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  2. Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS)

Welcome to the Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS) at the University of Gothenburg. Cultural heritage is the reworking of the past in the present. We are devoted to critical and interdisciplinary studies of the many layers of cultural heritage as a material, intangible, emotional and intellectual field. CCHS operates as an inter-faculty research centre at the University of Gothenburg.

CCHS activites are framed in research areas and the Heritage Academy - a platform for, and collaboration with, external actors as museums, archives, NGO's etc.

Centre for Critical Heritage Studies aim to be an open, dynamic research environment with an international outlook, and we invite collaboration.

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Events and latest news

Lecture
Conversation: The border between life and death - pregnancy and birth (in…
Philosopher Jonna Bornemark and psychologist Elisabeth Punzi meet to talk about birth.
Workshop
Workshop about food, cultural heritage and sustainability (in Swedish)
Are you conducting research on food and cultural heritage at the University of Gothenburg? Do you work with museum…
Cultural heritage and sustainable development (CULTSUS)
Research, teaching and cooperation about and for sustainable development and cultural heritage are central to the vision of…
CCHS event series
More information and links to events in the CCHS open event series. Welcome!
Latest publication in the CUP Elements series on critical heritage studies
Heritage Making and Migrant Subjects in the Deindustrialising Region of the Latrobe Valley
News – 26 October 2023
Guest visit by Theano Moussouri, UCL
Theano Moussouri, Professor of Museum Studies at the Institute of Archaeology UCL, will be joining the Centre for Critical…
Heritage Fair 2023
Join us for this years Heritage Fair, November 16, at the Museum of World culture.
TEHIC
EU project TEHIC #TEHIC is an #ErasmusPlus project that aims to create a standardised training curriculum & training…

News, social media and podcasts

Dissemination
A selection of CCHS's publications, videos, podcasts can be found here.
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Podcast in Swedish on food and heritage
Podcast in Swedish on food and heritage: Matarvspodden
Cooperation
Podcast: Inside the Box
Podcast by the Centre for Critical Heritage Studies and the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg, in collaboration with…
CCHS Newsletter 3, 2023
Social media
CCHS Facebook
CCHS Official Twitter Account
Social media
Heritage Academy Facebook

Research and organisation

Research
Centre for Critical Heritage Studies (CCHS) is a cross-disciplinary, cross-faculty research centre at the University of…
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About us
CCHS organisation
The CCHS is a university cross-disciplinary research centre. The CCHS leadership group is supported by the Executive group,…

Cooperation

The centre is a hub for many different collaborations within academia and with external stakeholders. CCHS hosts two podcast series together with external partners.

Cooperation
Centre for Critical Heritage Studies collaborate with academic institutions and the heritage sector both on national and…
Cooperation
Inside the Box - podcast on heritage
Inside the Box is a podcast and conversation series devoted to the multifaceted area of cultural heritage. Together with…
Cooperation
Heritage Academy
The Heritage Academy aims to be a bridge between the academic world and the surrounding society, in line with the University…
Förvaltningen för kulturutveckling, Västra Götalandsregionen (former Västarvet)
Research
Matarvspodden - Podcast on food and heritage
A podcast in Swedish concerning the many forms and layers of foodways.

CCHS 2023 -

CCHS is a cross faculty centre at the University of Gothenburg.

Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is the place to explore humanity’s existential questions. Here, we teach and conduct research in…
Faculty of Education
The education offered by this Faculty is directed at several areas within Education, for example learning and teaching among…
The Faculty of Science
Welcome to our scientific world that includes everything from the smallest particle to the largest galaxies. Feel free to…
Faculty of Social Sciences
One of the faculties with most international students at the University of Gothenburg.
The Artistic Faculty
The Artistic Faculty at the University of Gothenburg is Scandinavia's largest Academy of Arts with an internationally unique…
School of Business, Economics and Law
Welcome to the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg! Here you will find research and…

CCHS and UGOT Challenges

The Centre for Critical Heritage Studies, CCHS, was a partnership between the University of Gothenburg (UGOT) and University College London (UCL) during 2016-2022. Our research clusters have been established both at UGOT and UCL. CCHS was funded via the UGOT Challenges initiative 2016-2022.

Research partner
London's Global University
The Centre for Critical Heritage Studies is a partnership with the University College London (UCL) and our research clusters…
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