A Culture War? Observations on the Situation in Oldenburg

I have never been in a situation before where my qualifications and experience as a museum and heritage professional were publicly denied, my work dismissed and my character vilified. I find myself in such a situation now. I have no interest in spending time on defending myself against newspaper articles that do not even pretend … Continue reading A Culture War? Observations on the Situation in Oldenburg →

Interpretation in a Post-Factual World

A couple of weeks ago, the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (Society for the German Language) declared ‘post-factual’ as word of the year 2016. As we enter into 2017, the post-factual approach to reality and politics appears set to continue. So I want to consider what this might mean for heritage interpretation. Accepted interpretive philosophy … Continue reading Interpretation in a Post-Factual World →