By: Michelle L. Stefano (Editor), Peter Davis (Editor), Gerard Corsane (Editor)

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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 Baltimore County; 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

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Touching the Intangible: An Introduction	p. 1
Negotiating and Valuing the Intangible
The Paradoxes of Intangible Heritage	p. 9
Memory, Museums and the Making of Meaning: A Caribbean Perspective	p. 23
From Intangible Expression to Digital Cultural Heritage	p. 33
Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sweden	p. 47
Africa's Rich Intangible Heritage: Managing a Continents Diverse Resources	p. 57
The Silence of Meanings in Conventional Approaches to Cultural Heritage in Jordan: The Exclusion of Contexts and die Marginalisation of the Intangible	p. 71
Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in India	p. 85
Applying the Intangible Cultural Heritage Concept
Reflections on the Implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in France	p. 95
Government and Intangible Heritage in Australia	p. 111
Proud to be Dutch? Intangible Heritage and National Identity in the Netherlands	p. 125
Léontine Meijer-van Mensch
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Wales	p. 137
Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Botswana	p. 149
The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and its Implications for Sustaining Culture in Nova Scotia	p. 153
On The Ground: Safeguarding the Intangible
Acquiring the Tools for Safeguarding Intangible Heritage: Lessons from an ICH Field School in Lamphun, Thailand	p. 165
Intangible Threads: Curating the Living Heritage of Dayak Ikat Weaving	p. 177
Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Africa	p. 195
Revitalising Amerindian Intangible Cultural Heritage in Guyana and its Value for Sustainable Tourism	p. 201
When ICH Takes Hold of the Local Reality in Brazil: Notes from the Brazilian State of Pernambuco	p. 213
Reconfiguring the Framework: Adopting an Ecomuseological Approach for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage	p. 223
Conversation Piece: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Italy	p. 239
Looking to the Future: The en-compass Project as a Way Forward for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage	p. 247
List of Contributors	p. 263
Index	p. 269
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ISBN: 9781843837107
ISBN-10: 1843837102
Series: Heritage Matters
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 285
Published: 19th April 2012
Dimensions (cm): 25.2 x 18.0  x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.914