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Archiving Cultures - Heritage, community and the making of records and memory (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,479
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Archiving Cultures - Heritage, community and the making of records and memory (Hardcover): Jeannette A. Bastian

Archiving Cultures - Heritage, community and the making of records and memory (Hardcover)

Jeannette A. Bastian

Series: Routledge Studies in Archives

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Archiving Cultures defines and models the concept of a cultural archives focusing on how diverse communities express and record their heritage and collective memory and why and how these often-intangible expressions are archival records. Analysis of oral traditions, memory texts and performance arts demonstrate their relevance as records of their communities. Key features of this book include definitions of cultural heritage and archival heritage with an emphasis on intangible cultural heritage. Aspects of cultural heritage such as oral traditions, performance arts, memory texts and collective memory are placed within the context of records and archives. Presents strategies for reconciling intangible and tangible cultural expressions with traditional archival theory and practice. Offers both analog and digital models for constructing a cultural archives through examples and vignettes. Audience includes archivists and other information workers who challenge Western archival theory and scholars concerned with interdisciplinary perspectives on tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Relevant to scholars involved with non-textual materials. Will appeal to a range of academic disciplines engaging with 'the archive'.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Studies in Archives
Release date: March 2023
First published: 2023
Authors: Jeannette A. Bastian
Dimensions: 216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-54826-1
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence
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LSN: 0-367-54826-7
Barcode: 9780367548261

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