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Associate Professor Tim Winter
Associate Professor Tim Winter is a sociologist by training, and has previously held positions at the University of Sydney and the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Tim’s research interests stem from a curiosity in the term ‘heritage’: how the concept is shaped epistemologically through certain knowledge practices; and how it figures in issues like nationalism, cultural diplomacy, post-conflict recovery, sustainability, postcolonial identities and urban development. Much of his work focuses on the developing economies of Asia, with projects currently being pursued in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Building on previous work in Cambodia and other post-conflict contexts, Tim is currently developing a research project on heritage conservation as cultural diplomacy. The project traces the history of this arena from the European colonial period, via the cold war era through to the ‘rise of Asia’. It addresses the role heritage conservation has played in international relations, and how it comes to be institutionally structured via an elaborate dance between an ethos of global cosmopolitanism and the individual interests of nations. Looking at the contemporary moment, Tim is interested in the crisis now facing the world heritage movement, and the interconnections between the systemic politicisation of the process and the politics of heritage governance at the local level.
Tim’s other key research area focuses on built environment sustainability in the context of rapid urban development in Asia and the Gulf. Casting its focus on air conditioning, this research considers how everyday material cultures and social practices associated with thermal comfort enable, reflect and constitute broader ideological abstractions of modernity, progress and development. His current ARC project, Cool living heritage in Southeast Asia: sustainable alternatives to air-conditioned cities sets out to understand the cultural, economic and physical transformations air-conditioning technologies have brought about, and pursues a more sustainable alternative, that of a ‘cool living heritage’. The possibilities and obstacles for maintaining and reviving a wide variety of architectural and cultural practices of a pre-air-conditioning era are examined in order to consider how we might productively rethink the use of everyday technologies in relation to their wider socio-political contexts and the cultural changes necessary for more sustainable lifestyles. This ARC project addresses such issues in the context of Malacca and Singapore, and is a collaborative research initiative with Dr Jiat Hwee Chang and AP Johannes Widodo, at NUS, Singapore.
In 2010-11, he led a cross-disciplinary research project, involving 13 members of ICS (then CCR), on the Shanghai Expo: Better City, Better Life. The project has generated a book, various journal articles, published photo essays and a video documentary. Shanghai Expo: an international Forum on the Future of Cities is published by Routledge. See: www.shanghaiexpobook.net (opens in a new window).
Tim has given keynote presentations in the UK, France, US, Laos, Singapore and Cambodia, is editor of Historic Environment, on the editorial board of a number of journals in heritage and tourism, and has consulted for the Getty Conservation Institute, World Bank and World Monuments Fund.
Qualifications
Ph.D., University of Manchester, UK
Honours and Awards
2014: Distinguished Public Lecturer, Stanford University Archaeology Center, Stanford University
2012-13: Visiting Scholar, University College London, Qatar
2011: Visiting Scholar, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles
2009: Visiting Scholar, University Of Cambridge
2008: Visiting Fellow, Melbourne University
2006-09: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
2004-06: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
2003-04: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, British Academy
2004: Affiliated Senior Research Fellow, Center for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Selected Publications
Books
Winter, T (ed.) 2013, Shanghai Expo: An International Forum on the Future of Cities (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Daly, P. and Winter, T. (eds) 2012, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage in Asia (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Winter, T., Teo, P. and Chang, T. C. (eds) 2008, Asia on Tour: Exploring the Rise of Asian Tourism (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2007, Post-Conflict Heritage, Postcolonial Tourism: Culture, Politics and Development at Angkor (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Ollier, L. and Winter, T. (eds) 2006, Expressions of Cambodia: The Politics of Tradition, Identity and Change (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Book Chapters
Winter, T. 2014, 'World heritage: from concept to crisis', in D Dean (ed.) The Companion to Public History, Malden: Wiley-Blackwell. pp.tbc
Winter, T. 2014, 'Heritage and Tourism: uneasy relationships', in W Logan, M Wraith & U Kockel (eds) The Blackwell Companion to New Heritage Studies, Malden: Blackwell. pp.tbc
Winter, T. 2014, 'Material Culture and Contested Heritage in Tourism', in M Hall, A Lew & A Williams (eds) The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Tourism, Malden: Wiley Blackwell. pp.tbc
Winter, T. 2013, 'Knowledge Practices and Heritage', in, Smith, L. J., Logan, W. and Silverman, H. (eds), Theorizing Heritage, London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2013, 'Heritage and Nationalism', in, Waterton, E. and Watson, S. (eds), A Companion to Contemporary Heritage Research, Oxford: Palgrave MacMillan.
Winter, T. 2013, 'Post Conflict Heritage in Asia; shifting geographies of aid', in, Basu, P. and Modest, W. (eds), Museums, Heritage and International Development, London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2013, ‘Cultures of Interpretation’, in Staiff, R., Bushell, R. and Watson, S. (eds), Heritage and Tourism: Place, Encounter, Engagement (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2012, ‘Shanghai, In a tradition of mega events, nation-building and modernity’, in Winter, T., Shanghai Expo: an international forum on the future of Cities, London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2012, ‘Political Economies of Culture: from the colonial to global in World’s Fairs’, in Winter, T., Shanghai Expo: an international forum on the future of Cities, London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2012, ‘The World: hospitable spaces of cosmopolitan harmony’, in Winter, T., Shanghai Expo: an international forum on the future of Cities, London: Routledge.
Winter, T. and Daly, D. 2012, ‘Heritage in Asia: Converging Forces, Conflicting Values’, in Daly, P. and Winter, T. (eds) 2011, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage in Asia, London: Routledge.
Fong, K. and Winter, T. 2012 ‘Same, same but different? A roundtable on the philosophies, methodologies, and practicalities of conserving cultural heritage in Asia’, in Daly, P. and Winter, T. (eds) 2011, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage in Asia, London: Routledge.
Paling, W. and Winter, T. 2011, ‘Cool Modernities in Southeast Asia’, in, Lane, R. and Gorman-Murray, A. (eds), Material Geographies of Household Sustainability (opens in a new window), Aldershot: Ashgate, pp 51-68.
Winter, T. 2011, ‘The Political Economies of Heritage’, in, Isar, Y. R. and Anheier, H. K. (eds), Cultures and Globalization: Heritage, Memory and Identity (opens in a new window), London: Sage.
Winter, T. 2010, ‘Heritage Tourism: The Dawn of a New Era?’, in, Labadi, S. and Long, C. (eds), Heritage and Globalisation, London and New York: Routledge, pp 117-129.
Winter, T. and Panjabi, S. 2009, ‘Leaving the Buildings Behind: Conflict, Sovereignty and the Values of Heritage in Kashmir’, in, Langfield, M., Logan, W. and Craith, M. N. (eds), Cultural Diversity, Heritage and Human Rights: Intersections in Theory and Practice (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Winter, T., Teo, P. and Chang, T. C. 2009, ‘Introduction: Rethinking Tourism in Asia’, in, Winter, T., Teo, P. and Chang, T. C. (eds), Asia on Tour: Exploring the Rise of Asian Tourism (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2009, ‘Destination Asia: Rethinking Material Culture’, in, Winter, T., Teo, P. and Chang, T. C. (eds), Asia on Tour: Exploring the Rise of Asian Tourism (opens in a new window), London: Routledge, pp 52-66.
Winter, T. 2009, ‘Conclusion: Recasting Tourism Theory, Towards an Asian Future’, in, Winter, T., Teo, P. and Chang, T. C. (eds), Asia on Tour: Exploring the Rise of Asian Tourism (opens in a new window), London: Routledge, pp 315-325.
Winter, T. 2007, ‘Landscapes in the Living Memory: New Year Festivities at Angkor, Cambodia’, in, Whelan, Y. and Moore, N. (eds), Heritage, Memory And The Politics Of Identity: New Perspectives on the Cultural Landscape (opens in a new window), Aldershot: Ashgate.
Winter, T. 2006 ‘When Ancient “Glory” Meets Modern “Tragedy”: Angkor and the Khmer Rouge in Contemporary Tourism’, in, Ollier, L. and Winter, T. (eds), Expressions of Cambodia: The Politics of Tradition, Identity and Change (opens in a new window), London: Routledge.
Winter, T. 2006, ‘Ruining the Dream? The Challenge of Tourism at Angkor’, in, Meethan, K., Anderson, A. and Miles, S. (eds), Tourism, Consumption and Representation: Narratives of Place and Self (opens in a new window), Oxfordshire: CABI.
Winter, T. 2005, ‘Landscape, Memory and Heritage: New Year Celebrations at Angkor, Cambodia’, in, Harrison, D. and Hitchcock, M. (eds), The Politics of World Heritage; Negotiating Tourism and Conservation (opens in a new window), London: Channel View Publications. [Re-publication from Current Issues in Tourism, 7(4&5)].
Edited Volumes
Winter, T. (guest ed.) 2008, Historic Environment [Special Issue: Heritage and Development] (opens in a new window), 21(3).
Winter, T. (guest ed.) 2007, Historic Environment [Special Issue: Heritage on the Margins] (opens in a new window), 20(2).
Journal Articles
Winter, T. 2014, ‘Heritage Studies and the privileging of theory’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, Vol. 20 No.6, pp. tbc
Winter, T. 2014, ‘Beyond Eurocentrism? Heritage Conservation and the Politics of Difference’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 20(2).
Winter, T., 2014, ‘Culture among Nations at the Shanghai Expo’, Space and Culture, 17.
Winter, T., 2013, ‘Auto-Exoticism: cultural display at the Shanghai Expo’, Journal of Material Culture, 18(1).
Winter, T., 2013, ‘An Uncomfortable Truth: air-conditioning and sustainability in Asia’, Environment and Planning A, 45(4).
Winter, T. 2013, ‘Clarifying the Critical in Critical Heritage Studies’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 19(6).
Winter, T. 2012, ‘Going places; challenging directions for the future of heritage studies’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 19.
Winter, T. 2011, ‘Urban Futures: some concluding thoughts’, Historic Environment, 23(1).
Panjabi, S. and Winter, T. 2009, ‘Whose Land is it anyway?: Conflict and Conservation in Kashmir’, Historic Environment [Special Issue: eXtreme Heritage] (opens in a new window), 22(1): 19-25.
Winter, T. 2009, ‘Asian Tourism and the Retreat of Anglo-Western Centrism in Tourism Theory’ (opens in a new window), Current Issues in Tourism, 12(1): 21-31.
Winter, T. 2009, ‘The Modernities of Heritage and Tourism: Interpretations of an Asian Future’ (opens in a new window), Journal of Heritage Tourism, 4(2): 105-115.
Winter, T. 2008, ‘Post-Conflict Heritage and Tourism in Cambodia: The Burden of Angkor’ (opens in a new window), International Journal of Heritage Studies, 14(6): 524-539.
Winter, T. 2008, ‘Heritage and Development: Introduction’ (opens in a new window), Historic Environment [Special Issue: Heritage and Development] (opens in a new window), 21(3): 2-5.
Winter, T. 2007, ‘Introduction’ (opens in a new window), Historic Environment [Special Issue: Heritage on the Margins] (opens in a new window), 20(2): 2-7.
Winter, T. 2007, ‘Rethinking Tourism in Asia’ (opens in a new window), Annals of Tourism Research, 34(1): 27-44.
Winter, T. 2005, ‘Global, Local Visions of Angkor; A Critical Analysis of Heritage, Place and Identity in an Age of Tourism’, Historic Environment: Mountains of Meaning (opens in a new window), 18(2).
Winter, T. 2004, ‘Landscape, Memory and Heritage: New Year Celebrations at Angkor, Cambodia’ (opens in a new window), Current Issues in Tourism, 7(4&5): 330-345. [Re-published in Harrison, D. and Hitchcock, M. (eds), The Politics of World Heritage; Negotiating Tourism and Conservation, London: Channel View Publications].
Winter, T. 2004, 'Cultural Heritage and Tourism at Angkor, Cambodia: Developing a Theoretical Dialogue' (opens in a new window), Historic Environment, 17(3): 3-8.
Winter, T. 2003, ‘Tomb Raiding Angkor: A Clash of Cultures’ (opens in a new window), Indonesia and the Malay World, 31(89): 58-68.
Winter, T. 2002, ‘Angkor Meets Tomb Raider: Setting the Scene’ (opens in a new window), International Journal of Heritage Studies, 8(4): 323-336.
Reports
Winter, T. 2009, ‘Heritage and Tourism: Making the Connections’, Policies and Financial Mechanisms for Culture in Sustainable Development, Washington, D. C.: Learning Initiative, World Bank. [Refereed].
Winter, T. 2008, ‘Angkor: Exploring the Layers of History’, in, Mackay, R. and Sullivan, S. (eds), Angkor: Heritage Values and Issues (opens in a new window), Sydney: Godden Mackay Logan.
Conference Proceedings
Winter, T. 2010, 'Heritage Studies in Higher Education: Meeting Future Challenges', World Universities Congress (opens in a new window), Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey.
Winter, T. 2006, ‘Bakheng Tourism: Setting New Standards for Angkor’, Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation (opens in a new window), APSARA and World Monuments Fund, Siem Reap.
Other Articles
Winter, T. 2010, 'Shanghai Expo: Seeing the World in Small', Transit-Labour: Circuits, Regions, Borders, Digest 2 (opens in a new window), December, pp 26-29.
Engagement
ICOMOS Australia, Executive Committee Member
Series Editor: Routledge Studies in Culture and Development (opens in a new window)
Production Editor: Historic Environment (opens in a new window)(rated A by ARC, ERA)
Expert Member ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Cultural Tourism (International Council on Monuments and Sites)
Advisory Board Member, Heritage Watch
Member of ICOMOS and TICCIH
Member of editorial Board: International Journal of Heritage Studies, Tourist Studies, Siksacakr, Journal of Center for Khmer Studies, Cambodia
Instructor, Conserving Heritage in Southeast Asian Cities: Planning for Continuity and Change, Getty Conservation Institute Education Program, Thailand, October-November 2009
Workshop Participant, Siem Reap: Urban Development in the Shadow of Angkor, Getty Conservation Institute, Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development, and APSARA Authority, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 26-29 October, 2008
Workshop Instructor, Living With Heritage Values and Issues, Godden Mackay Logan, Heritage Consultants (Sydney), Siem Reap, Cambodia, 16-18 November 2007
Workshop Participant, Phnom Bakheng Workshop on Public Interpretation, World Monuments Fund, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 4-6 December 2005
Heritage Site Management Consultant, World Monuments Fund, Cambodia, 2001
Tourism Management Researcher, Japanese Team for Safeguarding Angkor, Cambodia, 2001
Workshop Participant, various UNESCO/WMF/APSARA Authority training programmes for Cambodian heritage professionals, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2000-01
Filmmaking/Exhibitions
Executive Producer: Shanghai Expo; a video essay (with Juan Salazar)
Producer, Writer: Destination Angkor, A Feature length Documentary, (with Tom Zybrycki), currently in pre-production, with development funding from Screen Australia
Curator: Preah Vihear: Asian heritage on the edge, Photographic exhibition, January 2009, Singapore
Co-curator: Re-imagining Angkor; a century of images and ephemera, Multi-media exhibition, December 04 – January 05, Foreign Correspondent’s Club, Siem Reap, Cambodia (with Ass. Prof. Penny Edwards, UC Berkeley)
