Wednesday Night Review — Ke Vaughn Harding

725 Howard Avenue,New Orleans LA 70130

16 November, 2022

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Their Voices from the Ground: Enslavement, Truth-telling and the Pursuit of Stolen Identities at Good Hope Estate Ke Vaughn Harding This talk focuses on interpretation of the lives of enslaved people at Good Hope Estate, one of the many places in Jamaica where built heritage is intrinsically tied to a long history of colonialism and forced labour. Heritage professionals on the island have long conveyed a recognition of the transformative power of appropriating colonial heritage for speaking the truths of hardship, but more importantly of the triumph over it. This is the context through which archaeological and architectural interventions at Good Hope Estate are best understood and the strategies used to interpret this historic site are the key points explored in this article. About Ke Vaughn Harding Ke Vaughn developed his knowledge of architectural conservation best practices through hands-on experience and leadership in the rehabilitation of historic dwellings in his hometown of Falmouth, Jamaica. He has served as the director of Falmouth Heritage Renewal, sat on the national council of the Georgian Society of Jamaica, and acted as the Jamaica National Heritage Trust’s representative in Falmouth. His skills in interpreting the cultural values of historic built environments are both a direct product of his past work, and a point of departure for subsequent preservation and design initiatives. Ke Vaughn received a Master of Architecture, and a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation and Regionalism from the University of New Mexico. He is currently based in the Santa Fe, New Mexico office of AOS Architects, where his work spans the spectrum of historic building assessment and rehabilitation to contemporary, regionally responsive design.