Emma Cunliffe

Research Associate, Cultural Property Protection and Peace, Newcastle University; Secretary, UK Blue Shield; Secretariat, Blue Shield International – Newcastle, United Kingdom

Dr Cunliffe research interests focus on the types of damage sustained by archaeological sites in the Middle East in peace and war, and developing ways of identifying and recording the threats using satellite imagery and social media, to help develop ways of better protecting sites. This work has primarily focused on Syria and Iraq. As a part of this, she is interested in civil-military relations before, during, and after conflict, and in the way heritage can be used in peacebuilding, and in post-conflict scenarios.

Dr Cunliffe is also a member of the UK Committee of the Blue Shield, a charity working to protect archaeological sites from conflict and natural disasters, and a volunteer for the NGO Heritage for Peace.

All Sessions by Emma Cunliffe

  • Day 5

    16 September 2021

  • 16:00  - 18:00 EET
    This workshop will begin with a brief overview of the recommendations in international law to protect cultural heritage in crisis, in particular this 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Although designed for armed conflict, the recommendations are equally valuable in other types of crisis, such as riots and terrorism. But how do those threats differ to the more-commonly considered risks from disasters? And what does that mean in practice? Working in small groups, workshop attendees will complete a number of small exercises designed to develop awareness of the threats to archival heritage in crisis and some of the best ways to proactively mitigate them (rather than conservation, or post-disaster first aid). Workshop Aims: 1. To develop understanding of international law and its relevance to heritage protection 2. To develop understanding of the threats to heritage in crisis, particularly violence-based threats, such as riots, terrorism and conflict 3. To develop understanding of some key measures to mitigate threats and to conduct simple mitigation exercises
    Workshop 6: Proactive Planning for the Protection of Archival Heritage in Crisis: From International Law to Practice
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