Podcast: Living Culture, Making Heritage (episode 3) @diggitmagazine

Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

How can studies of heritage, environment, and justice help us collectively work towards more enduring futures? In this live podcast episode of Living Culture, Making Heritage, we brought together a panel of four experts in literary and cultural studies, law, and citizen science to explore these questions. We examine transnational heritages, tensions among national, local, and international heritage law, policy and legal considerations in heritage governance, and understandings of conservation in both environmental and heritage concerns. The interdisciplinary perspectives that unfold in this episode offer innovative approaches for tackling some of the most complex issues facing people and the planet today.

To learn more and access the show notes, be sure to visit Diggit Magazine: diggitmagazine.com/making-connections-among-heritage-environment-and-justice

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Panelists:
- Professor Marguérite Corporaal, Radboud University
- Dr. Wessel Ganzevoort, Tilburg University
- Professor Phillip Paiement, Tilburg University
- Dr. Sophie Starrenburg, Leiden University

Living Culture, Making Heritage is a podcast produced in collaboration with Diggit Magazine, University of Groningen, and Tilburg University.

Hosts: Kate Huber and Stacey Copeland
Audio Editor: Romane Rolland
Theme music by Karl Christenson
Podcast artwork by Clara Daniels
Contact us with listener questions at lcmh@tilburguniversity.edu

Podcast: Living Culture, Making Heritage (episode 3)

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