Heritage & Material Culture
Present imaginations of the past and its tangible and intangible dimensions, are a major factor in the ways in which societies, and the various groups which constitute these, imagine themselves. Research Internships that fall within this category are being offered by for example museums, municipalities or public-private organisations.
* A Future for the Atlantik Wall? Reimagining Trauma-scapes through Nature, Society & Heritage
The Atlantik Wall was a 5,000-kilometre-long line coastal defense system built by Nazi Germany. It covered the whole Atlantic coastline of Europe, from Norway till Portugal. The Wall is considered contested heritage as part of trauma-scape: a landscape showing the trauma, pain and hurt of memories from the past. People’s attitude towards the remains evolve over time: should we erase the wall or preserve it as a painful memory? The Atlantik Wall bunkers, which were also used in the Cold War period, can be ‘used’ to solve social, biodiversity and spatial challenges or can be utilized for recreation and tourism. In this LDE Thesis Lab we dive deeper into the role of heritage for todays and future challenges, together with societal organizations such as municipalities and heritage organizations.
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