Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Strands of enquiry...

This project feels vast! So I thought it would be useful to jot down some of the emerging themes, strands of enquiry:

* layers of history, cycles of change, inter-relationships - the socio-cultural landscape and the ecological heath, mapping
* Bos = dwelling place. The idea of place as dwelling place as distinct from house or building; the cornish language word 'bos' says so much more... housing issues
* story, traditions, myth, the archaeological landscape (Galva, standing stones, giants, coffin paths, ancient chapels, holy wells and cloutie, beehive...)
* the very sudden break with the past over the last few decades in terms of our relationship with the working landscape, the socio-cultural impact
* landscape/farming as 'heritage'
* property, ownership, custodianship... museums

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