Gender Bias After Death: The Case of the Clergical Cemetery, St. John’s Orphanage, Thurgoona, NSW, Australia

Authors

Dirk H. R. Spennemann

Abstract

Cemeteries are commonly seen as reflective of the historic environment in which they were created and therefore form a unique interpretive tool for the cultural heritage manager. As this case study of clergical cemetery documents, physical heritage of a cemetery may well reflect the power hierarchy at the time, but it does not accurately reflect the historic reality. The effective manipulation of the tangible evidence left behind for future generations has effectively enshrined a gender bias in perpetuity.

Author Biography

Dirk HR Spennemann (MA Frankfurt, PhD Australian National University) is teaches Cultural Heritage Management at Charles Sturt University, Albury, Australia. His current main research interest rests in the area of heritage futures, examining issues such as the conceptual understanding of emergent heritage(s) and the relationship between cultural heritage values and the influences of management processes as they play out between heritage professionals and the general public. Ethical Heritage Planning and Policy are the cornerstones that need to be understood and addressed in a proactive manner if our past is to have a meaningful future.

Recommended Citation

Spennemann, Dirk H. R. (2007) "Gender Bias After Death: The Case of the Clergical Cemetery, St. John’s Orphanage, Thurgoona, NSW, Australia," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 8: Iss. 4, Article 5.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol8/iss4/5