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Understanding heritage : perspectives in heritage studies / editors, Marie-Theres Albert, Roland Bernecker, Britta Rudolff.
Penn Museum Library CC135 .U53 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Heritage Studies ; vol. 1.
- Heritage Studies ; vol. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural property--Study and teaching.
- Cultural property.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Historic preservation.
- Physical Description:
- 200 pages : color maps. ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter & Co., [2013]
- Summary:
- The present publication is the first in a new series on existing and innovative paradigms in Heritage Studies. It offers its own emphasis by developing heritage studies with a perspective towards and as a contribution to human development. The publication thus establishes first important points for discussion by reflecting on paradigms of heritage and discussing theoretical positions and application oriented questions within their historic contexts.
- Contents:
- The Cottbus Declaration on Heritage Studies: The Need for a Holistic Understanding of Heritage (2012) 1
- Introduction / Marie-Theres Albert Albert, Marie-Theres 3
- Heritage Studies - Paradigmatic Reflections / Marie-Theres Albert Albert, Marie-Theres 9
- A Shift of Paradigm in Interpretation and Identification 19
- Heritage Interpretation as Public Discourse: Towards a New Paradigm / Neil A. Silberman Silberman, Neil A. 21
- Learning to Engage with Human Rights in Heritage / William Logan Logan, William 35
- Cultural Landscape Theory and Practice: Moving from Observation to Experience / Julian Smith Smith, Julian 49
- Concepts and Developments over the Course of Time 67
- The Shift towards Conservation: Early History of the 1972 World Heritage Convention and Global Heritage Conservation / Christina Cameron Cameron, Christina, Mechtild Rössler Rössler, Mechtild 69
- UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape / Michael Turner Turner, Michael 77
- Managing Change: Integrating Impact Assessments in Heritage Conservation / Ana Pereira Roders Roders, Ana Pereira, Ron van Oers Oers, Ron van 89
- Understanding Heritage - Beyond the Construction of Meanings 105
- The Concept behind the Word: Translation Issues in Definitions of Heritage / Mathieu Dormaels Dormaels, Mathieu 107
- The Absence of Presence: Museums and the "Performance" of Identity in a Caribbean Context / Alissandra Cummins Cummins, Alissandra 117
- Materializing the Immaterial: On the Paradox of Medializing Intangible Cultural Heritage / Thorolf Lipp Lipp, Thorolf 135
- Heritage in Transition - Challenges of New Media 153
- Documentary Heritage, Digital Technologies and the Dissemination of Knowledge / Anca Claudia Prodan Prodan, Anca Claudia 155
- Studying Heritage in the Digital Era / Gertraud Koch Koch, Gertraud 169
- Meaning of the Internet for the Intangible Heritage Convention / Alice Halsdorfer Halsdorfer, Alice 183.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 3110308304
- 9783110308303
- OCLC:
- 838452249
- Publisher Number:
- 99954829326
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