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Future visions and the heritage of space: Nostalgia for infinity. A dialogue between Alice Gorman and Sarah May

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    Abstract

    Since the late 19th century, outer space and spacecraft have been symbols of the future, and indeed, futurist symbols. In the 1950s, space technology was seen as the solution to the human condition, the locus for new utopias - and dystopias. The future was shiny,
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationCultural Heritage and the Future
    EditorsCornelius Holtorf, Anders Hogberg
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherRoutledge, Taylor & Francis
    Chapter9
    Pages130-143
    Number of pages14
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-315-64461-5
    ISBN (Print)978-1-138-82900-8, 978-1-138-82901-5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

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    Keywords

    • cultural heritage
    • relationship between cultural heritage and the future
    • futures thinking
    • development of futures thinking
    • professional heritage
    • heritage studies
    • heritage management
    • critical heritage studies

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