Heritage, Anthropology and Technologies (HAT)
Shougang Industry Heritage Park, China. Photo: Florence Graezer Bideau, 2019.
The Heritage, Anthropology and Technologies (HAT) research group pioneers an anthropological approach to heritage-making in a comparative perspective. This approach bridges technological knowledge and heritage skills transmission, challenging established distinctions between the built environment and living culture. By exploring cultural, territorial, and urban policies, the group examines the transmission of knowledge and heritage as a global phenomenon — a reservoir of human memory and identity rooted in space, everyday experiences, and politics. Heritage reflects the past, shapes the present, and informs the future.
