Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage Touching the Intangible.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

Intangible property.

Physical Description:

viii, 275 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Boydell Pr, 2012.

Summary:

Heritage Matters is a series of edited and single authored volumes which addresses the whole range of issues that confront the heritage sector as it faces the global challenges of the twenty-first century. The series follows the ethos of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies (ICCHS) at Newcastle University, where these issues are seen as part of an integrated whole, including both cultural and natural agendas, and thus encompasses challenges faced by all types of museums, art galleries, heritage sites and the organizations and individuals that work with, and are affected by, them.

Awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has recently grown due to the promotional efforts of UNESCO and its Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). However, the increased recognition of intangible heritage has brought to light its undervalued status within the museum and heritage sector and raised questions about safeguarding efforts, ownership, protective legal frameworks, authenticity and how global initiatives can be implemented at a local level, where most ICH is located.

This book provides a variety of international perspective on these issues, exploring how holistic and integrated approaches to safeguarding ICH offers an opportunity to move beyond the rhetoric of UNESCO; in particular, the authors demonstrate that the alternative methods and attitudes that frequently exist at a local level can be most effective way of safeguarding ICH. Perspectives are presented both from 'established voices', of scholars and practitioners, and from 'new voice', those of indigenous and local communities, who embody, change and practice intangible cultural heritage. Book jacket.

Contents:

Negotiating and Valuing the Intangible

1 The Paradoxes of Intangible Heritage / Marilena Alivizatou Alivizatou, Marilena 9

2 Memory, Museums and the Making of Meaning: A Caribbean Perspective / Alissandra Cummins Cummins, Alissandra 23

3 From Intangible Expression to Digital Cultural Heritage / Kate Hennessy Hennessy, Kate 33

4 Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sweden / Ewa Bergdahl Bergdahl, Ewa 47

5 Africa's Rich Intangible Heritage: Managing a Continents Diverse Resources / George Abungu Abungu, George 57

6 The Silence of Meanings in Conventional Approaches to Cultural Heritage in Jordan: The Exclusion of Contexts and die Marginalisation of the Intangible / Shatha Abu-Khafajah Abu-Khafajah, Shatha, Shaher Rababeh Rababeh, Shaher 71

7 Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in India / Vasant Hari Bedekar Bedekar, Vasant Hari 85

Applying the Intangible Cultural Heritage Concept

8 Reflections on the Implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France / Christian Hottin Hottin, Christian, Sylvie Grenet Grenet, Sylvie 95

9 Government and Intangible Heritage in Australia / Lyn Leader-Elliott Leader-Elliott, Lyn, Daniella Trimboli Trimboli, Daniella 111

10 Proud to be Dutch? Intangible Heritage and National Identity in the Netherlands 125

Léontine Meijer-van Mensch / Peter van Mensch Mensch, Peter van

11 Intangible Cultural Heritage in Wales / Andrew Dixey Dixey, Andrew 137

12 Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Botswana / Susan Keitumetse Keitumetse, Susan 149

13 The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and its Implications for Sustaining Culture in Nova Scotia / Richard MacKinnon MacKinnon, Richard 153

On The Ground: Safeguarding the Intangible

14 Acquiring the Tools for Safeguarding Intangible Heritage: Lessons from an ICH Field School in Lamphun, Thailand / Alexandra Denes Denes, Alexandra 165

15 Intangible Threads: Curating the Living Heritage of Dayak Ikat Weaving / Christina Kreps Kreps, Christina 177

16 Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Africa / Harriet Deacon Deacon, Harriet 195

17 Revitalising Amerindian Intangible Cultural Heritage in Guyana and its Value for Sustainable Tourism / D Jared Bowers Bowers, D Jared, Gerard Corsane Corsane, Gerard 201

18 When ICH Takes Hold of the Local Reality in Brazil: Notes from the Brazilian State of Pernambuco / Paula Assunçao dos Santos Santos, Paula Assunçao dos, Elaine Müller Müller, Elaine 213

19 Reconfiguring the Framework: Adopting an Ecomuseological Approach for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage / Michelle L Stefano Stefano, Michelle L 223

20 Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Italy / Maurizio Maggi Maggi, Maurizio 239

21 Looking to the Future: The en-compass Project as a Way Forward for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage / Gerard Corsane Corsane, Gerard, Aron Mazel Mazel, Aron 247.

ISBN:

9781843837107

1843837102

OCLC:

794004062