Dr Luke James

Luke James is a critical heritage studies scholar, lawyer and heritage practitioner specialising in World Heritage and international conservation governance. He holds a PhD and Master of Cultural Heritage from Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia), and Law (Hons.) and Arts (majoring in architectural history and English) degrees from the University of Melbourne. Luke is Lecturer in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Deakin University, and previously worked in the International Heritage Section of the Australian Government, for UNESCO, and as Principal Heritage Advisor at Extent Heritage. His publications include 'Expertise and the making of World Heritage policy', (International Journal of Cultural Policy) and 'The symbolic value of expertise in international heritage diplomacy', (Future Anterior: Journal of Historic Preservation, History, Theory, and Criticism). He has lived and worked in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands.

His publications can be found via his Google Scholar and Academia pages.

• World Heritage
• International conservation governance
• UNESCO heritage conventions and charters 

Australia ICOMOS - Full International Member and former member of Executive Committee

Heritage adviser under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic)

• Cultural heritage management
• World Heritage

AIM703 - Heritage Practice: Conservation and Managing Change

AIM705 - Heritage Practice: Fundamentals

Heritage studies; architectural history; law; international conservation governance; World Heritage. 

• ‘From Russia with love ... of heritage?’, Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference, London, United Kingdom, 2020.
• ‘Fearing loss – saving face: A case study of Australia’s resistance to World Heritage in Danger Listings’, Association of Critical Heritage Studies Conference, Hangzhou, China, 2018
• ‘Away from polite company: Experts’ practice in the World Heritage system’, paper presented at ‘Heritage as aid and diplomacy’ conference, International Institute for Asian Studies, the University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2016.
• ‘World Heritage support and expert advice as cultural diplomacy in emergent Asia’; ‘The aesthetics of local expertise in the World Heritage Committee locale’, papers presented at the Association of Critical Heritage Studies conference, Canberra, 2014.