Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Humanities and Social Sciences


   Ms Kristal Buckley

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Position Lecturer in Cultural Heritage
Email kristal.buckley@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Phone +61 3 924 46828
Campus Burwood
Location Burwood D1.15
Role and profile Kristal Buckley has had more than 25 years experience as a cultural heritage practitioner, including roles in government, teaching, consulting and non-government organisations. She holds qualifications in archaeology, anthropology and public policy, and her work has included Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural heritage assessments, research and management projects. In her role with ICOMOS, she has worked with the World Heritage Convention, and with cultural heritage issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
Teaching responsibilities Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies: AIM 714 (Cultural Landscapes), AIM 705 (Conservation Management Planning), AIM 708 (World Heritage), AIM 709 (Intangible Heritage)
Research interests Cultural landscapes, the associative values of land and seascapes, integration of natural and cultural perspectives
Intangible cultural heritage, community engagement and involvement in cultural heritage
Cultural Mapping and the documentation and use of Cultural Knowledge
Implementation and evolution of the World Heritage Convention and other international instruments for culture
Evolving Cultural Heritage practice in the Asia-Pacific region
Service to the University,
discipline or community  
International Vice-President, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage
ICOMOS delegation, World Heritage Committee
Heritage Council of Victoria Advisory Committees for Landscape, Archaeology, Moveable and Intangible Heritage
Chair, Port Arthur Historic Site Conservation Advisory Committee
Australia ICOMOS Reference Groups for the Pacific Islands and World Heritage
Qualifications Master of Public Policy, University of Melbourne, 1998
Graduate Diploma in Social Sciences, University of New England, 1985
BA (Hons), Australian National University, 1980
Memberships Australia ICOMOS
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
Research link View Deakin associated research data

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22nd April 2013