This page brings together recordings of seminars, conferences, and events hosted by the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory.
Everyday aesthetics in place and memory: an alternative economy of heritage abundance
Professor Tracy Ireland (University of Canberra)
Centre seminar · 10 September 2025
This seminar examines the aesthetics of everyday heritage, exploring how value is found in ordinary objects and places rather than in rare or exceptional forms of beauty. It develops an alternative economy of heritage abundance, challenging approaches that treat cultural heritage as a scarce commodity.
Studying navigation in cities and on the ocean
Professor Hugo Spiers (University College London)
Centre seminar · 5 September 2025
This seminar explores how humans navigate large-scale environments, drawing on research in cognitive neuroscience and spatial cognition across urban and maritime contexts. It considers what these findings reveal about memory, decision-making, and the lived experience of place.
The past and future of the imaginative brain
Professor Donna Rose Addis (University of Toronto)
Centre seminar · 15 May 2025
This seminar explores how humans navigate large-scale environments, drawing on research in cognitive neuroscience and spatial cognition across urban and maritime contexts. It considers what these findings reveal about memory, decision-making, and the lived experience of place.
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