ABSTRACT
This collection provides an in-depth and up-to-date examination of the concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the issues surrounding its value to society. Critically engaging with the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the book also discusses local-level conceptualizations of living cultural traditions, practices and expressions, and reflects on the efforts that seek to safeguard them. Exploring a global range of case studies, the book considers the diverse perspectives currently involved with intangible cultural heritage and presents a rich picture of the geographic, socioeconomic and political contexts impacting research in this area. With contributions from established and emerging scholars, public servants, professionals, students and community members, this volume is also deeply enhanced by an interdisciplinary approach which draws on the theories and practices of heritage and museum studies, anthropology, folklore studies, ethnomusicology, and the study of cultural policy and related law. The Routledge Companion to Intangible Cultural Heritage undoubtedly broadens the international heritage discourse and is an invaluable learning tool for instructors, students and practitioners in the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |70 pages
A decade later
chapter |11 pages
Development of UNESCO's 2003 Convention
chapter |13 pages
Placing intangible cultural heritage, owNing a tradition, affirming sovereignty
chapter |10 pages
Is intangible cultural heritage an anthropological topic?
chapter |10 pages
The impact of UNESCO's 2003 Convention on national policy-making
part |123 pages
Reality check
chapter |16 pages
From the bottom up
chapter |10 pages
A conversation with Yelsy Hernández Zamora
chapter |15 pages
Intangible cultural heritage in the Czech Republic
chapter |18 pages
Damming Ava Mezin1
chapter |17 pages
Documenting and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
part |79 pages
Intangible cultural heritage up close
chapter |11 pages
Officially ridin' swangas
chapter |12 pages
Public experiences and the social capacity of intangible cultural heritage in Japan
chapter |14 pages
Stretching the dough
part |73 pages
Intangible cultural heritage and place
chapter |15 pages
Refuting timelessness
chapter |11 pages
‘If there's no place to dance to it, it's going to die’
part |60 pages
Intangible cultural heritage, museums and archives
chapter |11 pages
Standing in the gap
part |69 pages
Alternative approaches to safeguarding and promoting intangible cultural heritage