Heritage Studies Series

The Heritage Studies Series

Despite or perhaps because of the many conventions for the protection of our heritage, it has become apparent that there is an enormous diversity in understandings of what heritage is, what it could be, or what it even should be. The different interpretations of heritage can be seen in its multiple constructions and perceptions, from tangible to intangible, static to dynamic or also from individual to social and cultural. These are expressed in very diversely formulated paradigms, for example, the fact that heritage has ingrained cultural value or that heritage is significant to sustainable human development. The diverse perceptions of heritage go hand in hand with different concepts of protection and use, as well as underlying disciplines including their inter- and transdisciplinary linkages. Still in its early stages, the scientific process of understanding heritage is regional and international, theoretical and practical, as well as individual and institutional. In this respect, the creation of the Heritage Studies Series in 2012 was long overdue.

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Claiming Back Their Heritage: Indigenous Empowerment and Community Development through World Heritage

Posted on28. March 202321. April 2023Authorihsautor

Book announcement: This book explores the function and use of cultural heritage in the formation of identity and the development of agency of Indigenous Nations in North America. It explores how Indigenous people have voice and visibility in the administration and representation of World Heritage sites, how they use their heritage, and how the interests of Indigenous communities can be reconciled with the interests of a broader public. Analyzing the three case studies of Head-Smashed-In more …

Dance Practices as Research – Approaches to the Safeguarding and Transmission of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Dance

Posted on9. March 20239. March 2023Authorihsautor

Book announcement: The purpose of the study is to formulate an argument as a basis for advancing the further justification and strengthening of (in)tangible cultural heritage of dance. The author systematically introduces the essential features of the various theoretical approaches and figures of thought relevant to dance studies and cultural studies. Furthermore, the potentials of the ‘intangible materiality’ of dance practice as a new perspective for research are pointed out, as well as the implications more …

50 Years World Heritage Convention: Shared Responsibility – Conflict & Reconciliation

Posted on21. October 202224. April 2023Authorihsautor

Heritage creates identity and the destruction of heritage destroys identity. Therefore, individuals and societies are responsible for the sustainable safeguarding of their heritage. This is the focus of the most successful convention for the protection of our heritage, the World Heritage Convention, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022.
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A Metamodel for Heritage-based Urban Development – Enabling Sustainable Growth Through Urban Cultural Heritage

Posted on19. September 202221. April 2023Authorihsautor

This book proposes a Metamodel for heritage-based urban development, based on urban morphology, governance theory, and the metamodeling concept of John P. Van Gigch. Building on international policies such as the 2011 Recommendation for Historic Urban Landscapes and the results of the 2016 Urban Habitat III Conference, cultural heritage is now regarded as a potential resource for sustainable urban development.
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Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Valorisation of Heritage Practices

Posted on16. May 202130. January 2022Authorgruenberg

Based on Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘Theory of Practice’ this book reflects and discusses the developmental potentials of intangible cultural heritage as formulated in the 2003 Convention. The Convention interprets intangible cultural heritage as ‘driver’ and ‘enabler’ of development, implying paradigms of sustainable and human development.
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The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme: Key Aspects and Recent Developments

Posted on1. June 202024. April 2023Authorihsautor

The volume “The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme: Key Aspects and Recent Developments” responds to the growing interest in the scientific study of the Memory of the World Programme (MoW) and its core concept of documentary heritage, which have received little attention from scholarship so far. The volume, which is the sixth publication in the Heritage Studies Series, provides a first collection of relevant ideas, reflections, theoretical and methodological considerations for the study of the MoW Programme, offering a basis for follow-up activities.
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Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2

Posted on25. November 20153. March 2022Authorihsautor

The book Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2 is the 5th volume in the Heritage Studies Series, edited by Institute Director Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Prof. Francesco Bandarin, and Prof. Ana Pereira Roders, University of Eindhoven.

Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies

Posted on15. April 20153. March 2022Authorihsautor

The book Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies is the fourth book in the Heritage Studies Series, edited by Marie-Theres Albert. In this book, the authors present the subject of heritage and sustainability, taking into account a paradigmatic, historic-methodological and disciplinary classification.

40 Years World Heritage Convention

Posted on2. April 20153. March 2022Authorihsautor

In the book 40 Years World Heritage Convention, the authors present the history of the most successful convention that has ever been adopted by UNESCO. In this publication, the authors provide the diverse backgrounds, developments and details of the Convention and support their discussions with a number of images.

Understanding Heritage

Posted on2. April 20153. March 2022Authorihsautor

The publication Understanding Heritage – Perspectives in Heritage Studies is the first in a new series. This series aims at systematizing many years of disciplinarily and interdisciplinarily led discourse. Through this publication, the paradigmatic orientation of the series, Heritage Studies, constitutes a contribution for human development.