Wide-ranging essays on intangible cultural heritage, with a focus
on its negotiation, its value, and how to protect it. 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 perspectives
on these issues, exploring how holistic and integrated approaches
to safeguarding ICH offer an opportunity to move beyond the
rhetoric of UNESCO; in partiular, the authors demonstrate that the
alternative methods and attitudes that frequently exist at a local
level can be the most effective way of safeguarding ICH.
Perspectives are presented both from "established voices", of
scholars and practitioners, and from "new voices", those of
indigenous and local communities, where intangible heritage lives.
It will be an important resource for students of museum and
heritage studies, anthropology, folk studies, the performing arts,
intellectual property law and politics. Michelle Stefano is
Folklorist-in-Residence, University of Maryland BaltimoreCounty;
Peter Davis is Professor of Museology, International Centre for
Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University; Gerard Corsane
is Senior Lecturer in Heritage, Museum and Galley Studies,
International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, School of
Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University. Contributors: Marilena
Alivizatou, Alissandra Cummins, Kate Hennessey, Ewa Bergdahl,
George Abungu, Shatha Abu-Khafajah, Shaher Rababeh, Vasant Hari
Bedekar, Christian Hottin, Sylvie Grenet, Lyn Leader-Elliott,
Daniella Trimboli, Leontine Meijer-van Mensch, Peter van Mensch,
Andrew Dixey, Susan Keitumetse, Richard MacKinnon, Alexandra Denes,
Christina Kreps, Harriet Deacon, D. Jared Bowers, Gerard Corsane,
Paula Assuncao dos Santos, Elaine Muller, Michelle L. Stefano,
Maurizio Maggi, Aron Mazel
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