Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Intangible heritage and the museum : new perspectives on cultural preservation / Marilena Alivizatou.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Critical perspectives on cultural heritage.Publication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2012.Description: 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781611321524
  • 1611321522
  • 9781315426372
  • 1315426374
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Intangible heritage and the museum.DDC classification:
  • 305.80074 23
LOC classification:
  • GN35 .A48 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Intangible Heritage and the Museum; 2. Global Preservation and Beyond; 3. From Artefacts to Communities: Participation and Contestation at Te Papa Tongarewa; 4. At the Interface of Kastom and Development: The Case of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre; 5. Intangible Heritage at the Living Memorial of Native Americans; 6. Reinventing the Gift at the Horniman Museum; 7. The Dialogue of Cultures, Laïcité, and Intangible Heritage at the quai Branly; 8. Rethinking Cultural Preservation, Museum Curation, and Communities; Notes; Glossary; References.
Summary: In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept of "intangible heritage." She charts the rise of intangible heritage within the global sphere of UN cultural policy and explores its implications both in terms of international politics and with regard to museological practice and critical theory. Using a grounded ethnographic methodology, Alivizatou examines intangible heritage in the local complexities of museum and heritage work in Oceania, the Americas and Europe. This multi-sited, cross-cultural approa
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
eBook eBook e-Library EBSCO Social Science Available
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept of "intangible heritage." She charts the rise of intangible heritage within the global sphere of UN cultural policy and explores its implications both in terms of international politics and with regard to museological practice and critical theory. Using a grounded ethnographic methodology, Alivizatou examines intangible heritage in the local complexities of museum and heritage work in Oceania, the Americas and Europe. This multi-sited, cross-cultural approa

Print version record.

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Intangible Heritage and the Museum; 2. Global Preservation and Beyond; 3. From Artefacts to Communities: Participation and Contestation at Te Papa Tongarewa; 4. At the Interface of Kastom and Development: The Case of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre; 5. Intangible Heritage at the Living Memorial of Native Americans; 6. Reinventing the Gift at the Horniman Museum; 7. The Dialogue of Cultures, Laïcité, and Intangible Heritage at the quai Branly; 8. Rethinking Cultural Preservation, Museum Curation, and Communities; Notes; Glossary; References.

English.

Added to collection customer.56279.3

Powered by Koha