| ISBN |
9781611321500 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| 1611321506 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| 9781611321517 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 1611321514 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 9781611321524 (insitutional ebook) |
| 1611321522 (insitutional ebook) |
| 9781611325331 (consumer ebook) |
| 1611325331 (consumer ebook) |
| Author |
Alivizatou, Marilena, 1980- (author.) |
| Title |
Intangible heritage and the museum : new perspectives on cultural preservation / Marilena Alivizatou. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, 2012. |
| ©2012 |
| Description |
225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Critical cultural heritage series. University College London Institute of Archaeology Publications series v. 8 |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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, Laicite, and Intangible Heritage at the quai Branly -- 8. Rethinking Cultural Preservation, Museum Curation, and Communities. |
| Summary |
In this comparative study Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums & the new concept of 'intangible heritage'. She charts the rise of intangible heritage within the global sphere of UN cultural policy & explores its implications both in terms of international politics & with regard to museological practice & critical theory. |
| Subjects |
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage(2003) |
| Ethnological museums and collections |
| Cultural property -- Protection |
| Cultural property -- Government policy |
| Museums -- Management |
| Museums -- Administration |
| Intangible property |
| Series |
Critical perspectives on cultural heritage (Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London) 8. |
| Call number |
305.80074 ALI |
