Heritage Pasts and Heritage Presents: temporality, meaning and the scope of heritage studies

Key Points

• This work aims to explore the relationships between temporality and cultural meaning in heritage studies.
• Postprint version of the article published in the International Journal of Heritage Studies.
• Analysis of historical contexts and interpretive frameworks in heritage.
• Review of existing literature on cultural heritage.
• Identified key themes of temporality influencing the understanding of heritage.
• Proposed new interpretive frameworks for studying heritage meanings.
• Highlighted the dynamic interaction between past and present in heritage interpretation.

Abstract