Intangible heritage / edited by Laurajane Smith and Natsuko Akagawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Laurajane.

Akagawa, Natsuko.

Series:

Key issues in cultural heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003 October 17).

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

Intangible property.

Cultural property--Protection--International cooperation.

Cultural property--Protection (International law).

Nature conservation.

Nature conservation--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Summary:

The development and ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) has seen a significant increase in international debate about not only the nature and value of intangible heritage, but also the meaning and character of heritage more generally. Greeted with enthusiasm by many countries, the convention was also met with wariness and apprehension in much of the West, and the idea of 'intangible heritage' is a relatively unexplored concept in many Western countries.

Intangible Heritage fills a significant gap in the available heritage literature and represents an important cross-section of ideas and practices associated with intangible cultural heritage. The volume brings together authors from the US, Europe (UK, Germany, Iceland), Africa (Morocco, Zimbabwe), Japan and Australia to document and analyse the development of the 2003 convention and its consequences. The opening chapters identify the principles, philosophies and assumptions underlying the convention and discuss the implications these will have, not only for the development of management and conservation/preservation practices, but also for the re-examination of the dominant ideas about the role and meaning of heritage in contemporary societies.

The convention is also reviewed against community and Indigenous, cultural concerns and aspirations. Case studies documenting the material and cultural politics of intangible heritage are also presented, while other chapters explore the theoretical implications for existing definitions of heritage. The collection brings together a range of areas of expertise including anthropology, law, heritage studies, archaeology, museum studies, folklore, Indigenous studies, and ethnomusicology. Academics and heritage professionals discuss the theoretical and practical implications of intangible cultural heritage, and the very idea that we can talk about 'heritage' and 'intangible heritage' is challenged.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Laurajane Smith, Natsuko Akagawa 1

Part 1 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: reflections on history and concepts 11

2 From the Proclamation of Masterpieces to the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage / Noriko Aikawa-Faure 13

3 UNESCO's 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage: the implications of community involvement in 'safeguarding' / Janet Blake 45

4 The authentic illusion: humanity's intangible cultural heritage, the Moroccan experience / Ahmed Skounti 74

5 Intangible heritage as a list: from masterpieces to representation / Valdimar TR. Hafstein 93

6 Lessons learned from the ICTM (NGO) evaluation of nominations for the UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, 2001-5 / Anthony Seeger 112

Part 2 The material politics and practices of the intangible 129

7 Following the length and breadth of the roots: some dimensions of intangible heritage / Dawson Munjeri 131

8 Deeply rooted in the present: making heritage in Brazilian quilombos / Mary Lorena Kenny 151

9 The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the protection and maintenance of the intangible cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples / Henrietta Marrie 169

10 Indigenous curation, museums, and intangible cultural heritage / Christina Kreps 193

11 Intangible cultural heritage: global awareness and local interest / Amanda Kearney 209

Part 3 Reflecting on the intangible 227

12 A critique of unfeeling heritage / Denis Byrne 229

13 Heritage between economy and politics: an assessment from the perspective of cultural anthropology / Regina Bendix 253

14 Intangible heritage in the United Kingdom: the dark side of enlightenment? / Frank Hassard 270

15 'The envy of the world?': intangible heritage in England / Laurajane Smith, Emma Waterton 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415473972

0415473977

9780415473965

0415473969

9780203884973

0203884973

OCLC:

223811392