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cultural heritage. <br>
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style="font-weight:normal;">As the notion of the
preservation of cultural heritage appears beset by
renewed onslaught from economic, technical and
ideological challenges, the Journal wishes to mark
its 40th year of publication with speculative
insights into the future of conservation.</span></font></font></div>
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style="font-weight:normal;">Themes for articles
could</span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"> include but are not
limited to:</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- </span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">in the face of
contemporary economic, cultural and environmental
concerns, is it time for conservation to become more
ideological?</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- should access to
cultural heritage be a legally enshrined human
right, with preservation at its core?</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- has conservation
practice lost sight of its core skills and function?</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- what are the skills
and practices that conservation should embrace to be
relevant for the future?</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- is advocacy based on
the mandate of saving cultural heritage for future
generations bankrupt </span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">if</span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"> sections of the current
generation hold heritage in disdain?</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">-</span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"> </span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">given </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">the
opportunities for preservation using digital
technologies is it now possible to </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">recuperate </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">any</font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> loss of </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">cultural
heritage?</font><font color="red"
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- should conservation be
more partisan, declaring why at this moment
preserving this part of cultural heritage is of
value to this part</span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">icular</span></font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"> culture?</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- if manifestos are
needed, what would a manifesto for the aims of
conservation be for the next 40 years?</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- are codes of ethics
redundant because they are always contingent upon
greater factors, including politics and economics?</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;"><br>
</span></font></font></div>
<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-weight:normal;">- as computation
underwrites contemporary culture and the artefact
becomes evanescent, should the future of
conservation be the preservation of 0s and 1s?</span></font></font></div>
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face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">All those
directly and indirectly involved in the preservation
of cultural heritage </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">and </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">at any stage
of their career, </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">including
emerging <br>
professionals,</font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> are
encouraged to contribute </font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">to t</font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">h</font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">is</font><font
face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><font
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