Concept Of Heritage Research Articles

Intangible Cultural Heritage and UK Built Heritage Practice: Opportunities and Future Directions

ABSTRACT The UK’s ratification of Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in March 2024 signals a formal commitment to engage with the concept of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). This article investigates how this commitment could reshape built heritage practices in the UK through fostering a more integrated relationship between the tangible and intangible qualities of heritage. It argues that prioritising this interface is essential for contemporary built heritage management, ensuring the diverse cultural values embedded in the historic environment are represented. After examining the broader UK context, the article narrows focus to England, where Historic England’s guidance and initiatives demonstrate how shifts in policy and practice could materialise in response to the convention. The article concludes by proposing three key opportunity areas that could emerge from emphasising the tangible–intangible relationship: 1) evolving understandings of heritage, community and participation; 2) recognising the mutual influence of ICH and physical heritage; and 3) strengthening place-based cultural practices. These opportunities offer a timely pathway for the UK to become a thought leader in heritage management by aligning conservation practices with evolving cultural values and community involvement, thus setting a new benchmark for built heritage management in a Western European context.

A Challenge to Local Primitivism in Eastern European Cultures: the African ‘Exotic Heritage’ in Modern Art

Summary This article deals with the ‘primitivist’ sources of European modern art, with a focus on Eastern European artists, including some who later developed their careers in the West. These artists are regarded as atypical but relevant cases of modernist legacies, yet their contribution is less studied because of their non-Western European backgrounds. Their early artistic careers were influenced by the local folk and naïve style and motifs of their rural homelands, but they later transmuted their ‘primitivist style’, adopting the fashionable exotic, mostly African, motifs of the Western modernist schools when they moved to the West (typically, France), connected themselves with the modernist movement and received recognition. Unlike the perspective usually adopted by art criticism, this article suggests a heritage studies approach: it firstly conceptualises and considers how one type of heritage primitivism is subsumed to another in this complex artistic formation, and then problematises this dissonant legacy of their work. It is argued that in the field of cultural heritage debate, we need to extend the concept of dissonant heritage to discuss the dual concept of local/exotic heritage, while critically reassessing the uses of primitivism in its authenticist vs. assimilationist ideological intentions.

Changing language, changing heritage: the future behind us

ABSTRACT This article critically examines the future of Critical Heritage Studies (CHS) through the lens of language and non-Western ontologies. I argue that the Western-centric and future-oriented approach to heritage limits its ability to engage with diverse conceptualizations of heritage and time. Here, I explore the dominance of English in academic discourse and how this constrains the understanding of heritage. Drawing on examples from Igbo, Quechua, and Aymara cultures, the paper demonstrates how different linguistic and cultural perspectives can reframe heritage concepts, particularly notions of time and conservation. The article advocates for a more inclusive approach to CHS that acknowledges complicity in colonial practices, embraces vulnerability, and opens up to multilingual and multicultural understandings of heritage. It concludes by suggesting that reimagining the future of CHS lies in changing the language and the way we speak about heritage.

Traditional folk art and online folklore: is comparison possible?

At the moment the globality of its information fi eld became obvious, the information society virtually removed from the agenda the question of the existence of tradition and traditional culture within its borders. Certainly, their importance was not denied and, moreover, against the backdrop of increased ethnic activity, it increased signifi cantly. This is evidenced by UNESCO's attention to the protection of the world's cultural and natural heritage (World Heritage List, 1972), to issues of copyright in the fi eld of culture and creativity (World Culture Report, 1998. “Culture, Creativity and Markets”), the inclusion of intangible aspects in the concept of cultural heritage, including traditions and practices, beliefs and perceptions, languages and dialects, music, singing, dancing, and storytelling (Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, 2001). It is important to note that back in 1998, the World Culture Report considered cyberculture as a subject of copyright. This fact alone indicates that the principles of construction and functioning of the information society were clearly visible not only in the sphere of technology, production, and communications, but in the creativity sphere as well.

Public space and everyday heritage: An inquiry into children's and adults' perception

This paper examines how the spatial environment and the activities within these spaces contribute to their social value in turn informing the concept of everyday heritage within urban public spaces. We develop a novel methodological framework that combines visual representation and narrative analysis to provide insights into how the physical, emotional and perceptual dimensions of a public open space translate into associative social values. By including both adults and children in our study, we capture a comprehensive range of perceptions, highlighting the diverse ways in which different user groups give meaning to everyday heritage. Children and their guardians showed agreement on natural elements and personal representations, but differed on the garden's spatial layout and activities. While they shared values like childhood memories and family time, children prioritized play, forming new friendships, and connecting with nature, whereas parents emphasized children's happiness and personal space. Notably, both groups indicate that childhood – both lived and remembered – is that which gives this public urban space its everyday heritage status. The findings advocate for an expanded understanding of urban public spaces, recognizing the significance of everyday heritage in shaping collective cultural identity.

Lost in translation? Jáchym Topol’s The Devil’s Workshop and its local and transnational reader

Jáchym Topol, who is a Czech writer and poet, has several times emphasized that he does not care about his readers, especially foreign ones who get to read translated versions of his work, as it is not his job to be understood. With the rise of transnational WWII-related literature in the Czech Republic in the last two decades, I explore how his novel The Devil’s Workshop has become an important work in the realm of transnational literature, despite Topol’s peculiar writing style and stance towards his international readers. In my analysis, I explore Topol’s writing style, the novel’s socio-historical context through the concept of difficult heritage and the juxtaposition of Czech and Belarusian WWII narratives, as well as the novel’s local and international reception.

FACTORS INFLUENCING CULTURAL HERITAGE KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG YOUTH: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AHMEDABAD CITY

Purpose – In this Paper, we have discussed about the knowledge sharing concept of cultural heritage and the essential factors which influence the same. This paper aims to examine the factors that influence cultural heritage knowledge sharing among youth in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat. The study determines to find out various factors that are influencing the sharing of cultural heritage knowledge among the Ahmedabad youth. It is found that reward and recognition was the prime factor in sharing CHK among the Ahmedabad youth. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from 150 Ahmedabad youth from Gujarat state through a survey-based questionnaire. Data screening and reliability tests were carried out to confirm the validity and reliability of the instruments, factor analysis was carried out to check the stated hypotheses. Findings – From factor analysis, three major factors i.e. Rewards and Recognition, enjoy helping for developing good relationship, Self-efficacy and reciprocity were identified which influence knowledge sharing with each other. The study indicates that “rewards and recognition” is one of the major factors which influence the cultural heritage knowledge sharing. Originality/value – This study determines to identify the various factors that are influencing on sharing of cultural heritage knowledge among the Ahmedabad youth. It is found that reward and recognition was the prime factor in sharing Cultural heritage knowledge among the Ahmedabad youth. KEYWORDS: Knowledge sharing, Cultural heritage knowledge, Factors influencing knowledge sharing,

School Education or the Games and Challenges of Heritage Development

When authors such as Branchesi (2007) and Barthes & Blanc-Maximin (2016) reflect on the opportunity to adapt the supranational principles set out in international conventions to the specific educational contexts of States, they consistently and insidiously highlight the need not necessarily to globalise heritage issues, but rather to consider them as a sum of their parts. This contribution focuses on primary education as a prerequisite for heritage development. Using an exploratory qualitative method, our study of history- geography and citizenship and moral education teachers seeks to identify the relevant primary education styles likely to generate, in the short, medium or long term, heritage development in the locality, i.e., a real awakening of awareness and an enhancement of the various historical and/or natural potentials and assets, graciously offered by nature or mankind. To this end, we interviewed seven teachers working in different regions, grouped together according to a number of ethnographic, contextual and situational similarities. The results of this research show that heritage development cannot be boosted unless the «educational concept of heritage» is effectively taken into account in international conventions, and unless heritage education is effectively implemented as a major tool for local development.

Industrial Heritage and Pathways for Cultural-Creative Development in Bamberg, Germany

This article contributes to the ongoing authorized heritage discourse, following recent heritage concepts such as open heritage, and examines the industrial heritage and pathways for cultural-creative development in the city of Bamberg, Germany. Bamberg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but not on account of its industrial heritage, although some former industrial sites are located within the borders of the current World Heritage Site. We describe three adaptively reused sites that have slightly differing forms of protected status (listed building and ensemble) and show that authorized listing helps to ensure the survival of buildings and material structures over time as documents of an industrial past. However, other industrial sites need the engagement of locals, and refer to what Laurajane Smith describes as heritage as a cultural process. Diverse concepts and cultural-creative developments are evident in the reuse of industrial sites in Bamberg, but these contribute little to urban development strategies. When industrial heritage assets feature in the city’s development strategy, they are seemingly leveraged to drive real estate projects, such as at the former Erba textile site. Additionally, the Otto-Friedrich University (through its Am Zwinger building), and an engaged bottom-up initiative to reuse a former boiler house, enable slightly different development pathways—knowledge-based versus art-based, respectively. The university has a long-term perspective and promising impulses for heritage uses, whereas the Kunstraum (Art House) initiative still struggles to secure support for its medium-term prospects. We argue that the industrial heritage sites need authorized support <em>and</em> agency through engagement, to ensure long-term perspectives for cultural-creative uses.

Geodiversity of the Farias Brito and Altaneira municipalities, Ceará: Analyzing Geomorphological Heritage

This work is based on the concept of geomorphological heritage to identify “Geomorphosites” and “Geomorphodiversity Sites” in the municipalities of Farias Brito, located in the Metropolitan Region of Cariri (RMC), and Altaneira, both in the State of Ceará. The research is justified in the search for the recognition of places of geomorphological relevance, with the aim of providing better use of these areas from a geotouristic point of view. This is a pioneering study on the geomorphological heritage of these municipalities and aims to publicize and enhance the geomorphological heritage and geodiversity in these areas. Methodologically, scientific value is attributed to the location considered a geomorphosite and cultural, aesthetic and ecological values ​​to geomorphodiversity sites. As a result, characteristics of the inventoried geomorphosite and other geomorphodiversity sites are presented.

Verbuňk and Rides of the Kings: Reflections on Transformations of Tradition in the Light of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The study of manifestations of folk culture (including those that have survived in modern society) provides a valuable research field for learning about the mechanisms of tradition and its functioning. In addition to the immanent development of tradition, however, it is always necessary to pay attention to external impulses. In the last two decades, the concept of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) certainly belongs to them, as not only is it a theoretical starting point for grasping the study of folk traditions in the present, but it also has a retroactive effect on their form and longevity. The basis of the presented contribution is a reflection on this issue in the Czech environment, particularly concerned with two examples from the region of South-Eastern Moravia: the solo male dance verbuňk, which was entered on Representative List of UNESCO in 2005 (respectively 2008), and the custom “the ride of the kings”, which was entered on the same list in 2011.

중국 시골 벽화 디자인 연구

This study aims to explore the demands of users for the design of rural wall murals in China from the perspective of rural revitalization, and to propose suggestions for rural beautification. The research adopts a combined approach of qualitative semi-structured interviews and quantitative Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP) to achieve a more objective investigation. Firstly, user suggestions and demands for improving rural wall murals were investigated through interviews, and key requirements were summarized. Secondly, AHP was applied to assign weights and rank the extracted key requirements. The research results indicate that users' demands for improving rural wall murals are mainly concentrated in three major categories: theme and content, design and creativity, and space and environment. Furthermore, by further applying the AHP method, the concepts of regional characteristics, natural environment, living scenes, theme creativity, cultural heritage, and craftsmanship are ranked higher in demand. Based on the above findings, this study also proposes relevant improvement suggestions and design ideas, including diversified thematic creativity of murals, cultural tourism development, community participation and co-construction. The study emphasizes the exploration and inheritance of rural culture and human landscapes by designers, broadening the design thinking of designers, and promoting the development of rural mural art, providing cultural support and driving force for rural revitalization. These findings are expected to provide substantive guidance for the practice of rural mural design, and valuable references and inspirations for academia and practitioners.

Special Issue on 3D Information Technologies for Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage—Motivations, Overview of Published Works, and Perspectives for the Future

The concept of tangible cultural heritage has been defined a long time ago and international legal acts have been created to protect, preserve, and popularize it [...]

ОБЪЯСНЕНИЕ ПОНЯТИЯ КУЛЬТУРНОГО НАСЛЕДИЯ В ДРЕВНЕТУРЕЦКИХ ПИСЬМЕННЫХ ПАМЯТНИКАХ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ПАМЯТНИКОВ, НАЙДЕННЫХ В КАЗАХСТАНЕ)

This article analyzes the concept of cultural heritage in ancient written monuments. The essence and cultural status of the preserved monuments in different forms are explained. Ideas are summarized on the example of monuments found on the territory of Kazakhstan.

BBNJ agreement in the purview of developing countries: A case study of Pakistan

The Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement has gained global attention since it is anticipated to be implemented in the near future. This analysis demonstrates that almost all nations have made significant efforts to complete the BBNJ Agreement. This manuscript intends to highlight the ongoing efforts of developing nations in the BBNJ discussions by utilizing a descriptive approach and concentrating specifically on Pakistan as a case study. Furthermore, the elements brought by the Asian and African groups supporting Pakistan’s role are also discussed, since these groups are ambitious in obtaining an internationally legally binding instrument (ILBI). This study goes further into the views of developing country groups in all the Intergovernmental Conference sessions (IGCs) on BBNJ. The differences between developing and developed nations, such as the concept of the Common Heritage of Humankind principle (CHH), Marine Genetic Resources (MGRs), and omitting fish from the scope of the BBNJ Agreement, are examined in this paper. Pakistan's advantageous geographical position and extensive coastline have been emphasized, underscoring the significance of BBNJ for Pakistan and its proactive engagement in the discussions, particularly its representation of the Group of 77 developing nations at the United Nations (G-77). Although Pakistan initially was not actively engaging in the debates, it voiced its ambitious attitude when representing the G-77 in 2022, which was refreshing. This study reveals that while Pakistan has played a vital role in BBNJ discussions, it still requires updating its data and policy development to embrace the BBNJ Agreement effectively. Nevertheless, this disparity may be remedied via a diligent mindset and conscientious conduct.

Cultural mobilities and cultural heritage: concepts for an Asia-centric approach

This article sets out an original and exploratory framework for examining emerging concepts of cultural mobilities and heritage with a key focus on the infrastructure and spatialities of cultural mobilities in, of and through Asia—specifically China. To date, the scholarly analysis of mobilities has been dominated by the social sciences in relation to central themes of migration, national borders, crisis and transnational flows of objects and people. This paper seeks to expand the focus in mobilities discourses to humanities, not only to research how infrastructures and spatialities are shaped by culture and heritage but also to analyse cultural mobility through infrastructure and spatialities. We set out epistemic considerations for approaching cultural mobilities through an interdisciplinary lens that seeks to address heritage studies of diverse kinds, from environmental to religious to architectural. By centring Asian epistemes, the paper also challenges recognition and interpretation biases in the humanities and social sciences that continue to privilege Eurocentric hegemonies. Together, the co-authors examine: how Asian cultures operate through material and non-material infrastructures that defy singular location in geopolitical crossings and networks; how culture is mobilised in different ways through infrastructure; the entanglement of cultural heritage with political infrastructure and living practice as well as embedded values. The article discusses China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), yoga as a cultural infrastructure between India and China, and the infrastructure and multiple spatialities of Chinatown as a evolving practice of cultural heritage.

CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT VECTORS OF LEXICOGRAPHIC PRACTICE IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD

The article analyzes the current trends in the development of lexicographic practice in Russia and abroad. The authors proceed from the fact that the evolution of lexicography as a socially oriented science is determined by a multitude of external and internal factors, dominated by changes in the social life, transformation of users’ data acquisition and reading habits, improvement of technologies, etc. Shifts in the lexicographic paradigm result in the unification of approaches to the creation of dictionaries as well as their content and structure, which indicates the integration of the global scientific and methodological space of lexicography. Lexicographic resources aspire for hybridization, which provides for the solution of a wide range of tasks, use of corpus data, “client-orientation”, which changes the user concept of dictionaries towards personalization of query and dictionary browsing modes. Dictionaries are created in an electronic environment using the capacities of new digital tools and artificial intelligence. Lexicography for specific purposes, represented primarily by terminological dictionaries, databases, ontologies and thesauri, remains a priority. Bilingual and multilingual lexicography is actively developing too, witnessing a significant growth in the number of language parallels and the expansion of the repertoire of services facilitating translation and communication processes. On the other hand, the development of lexicography is determined by national interests, which manifests itself in the creation of dictionaries that form and preserve the national identity of the members of the linguoculture described in the dictionary. The lexicographic concept of cultural heritage is being formed. It is framed by dictionaries of language and culture, phraseological and paremiological dictionaries, onomasticons, dictionaries of idiolects, mythology, folklore, etc. The lexicographic practice adequately responds to the challenges of the time, improving the existing and developing some new methods and techniques of creating dictionaries, thus formatting the general scientific methodological paradigm.

Comparison of Development Permit System According to the Concepts of Cultural Heritage and Historic-Culture Environment - Focused on Korea, England, and France

Comparison of Development Permit System According to the Concepts of Cultural Heritage and Historic-Culture Environment - Focused on Korea, England, and France

Beyond Preservation: Heritage as an Educational Practice Process at 141 Neil Road, Singapore

Over the past two decades, the concept of heritage has been significantly broadened, with an increasing number of scholars viewing it not as a set of static objects with fixed meanings but as a social process consciously endowed with commemorative functions through human creation. This research illustrates and empirically supports this perspective through a case study. Initially, the paper reviews the development of the heritage concept through the literature review and elaborates on the idea of “heritage as process”. Subsequently, it examines Singapore’s enriching exploration and successful implementation of heritage conservation, particularly since 2000, when the local government shifted from preserving historical buildings to a comprehensive conservation strategy that embraces a sense of place, identity, and memory and encourages a bottom-up participatory approach. Finally, this paper takes the transformation of the century-old townhouse at 141 Neil Road in Singapore as its focus. After being renovated into an urban architectural heritage conservation laboratory, the house has gradually become a place of heritage on Neil Road by training professionals’ construction skills, transforming its function, introducing technological explorations, and enhancing public interaction. This process has developed the abilities of heritage conservation professionals in desktop research, reuse design, and practical construction skills while simultaneously promoting community participation and heightening awareness of heritage conservation among local residents. Through daily practices, this historical townhouse gradually became a place of heritage on Neil Road, exemplifying the research theme that “heritage is a comprehensive and dynamic practice encompassing social, cultural, and technological dimensions”. From being preserved for renovation in 2020 to being approved as a “Heritage Show House” by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in 2023, the case of 141 Neil Road offers a new perspective in the heritage conservation field that “heritage is always in the process of becoming, rather than a constant given”.

Trauma-heritage: towards a trauma-informed understanding of heritage

ABSTRACT Over the last 25 years, a number of concepts that broadly centre on human suffering, conflict, and death have developed and proliferated in heritage studies. As a ‘trauma and truth telling’ discourse is embraced globally, there is a marked increase in the recognition of heritage connected to trauma, suffering and tragedy. Yet, despite the breadth and depth of research in this space, psychological trauma has been largely unexamined in the field of heritage studies. Therefore in this interdisciplinary paper, we ask: what is trauma? What is the relationship between trauma and heritage? And what does it mean to be trauma-informed? We introduce the concept of trauma-informed heritage (TIH) and suggest that heritage connected to traumatic events can be conceived as trauma-heritage (TH). Together, the TIH and TH concepts shine a light on heritage connected to trauma, which is multiplex and multiscalar. We offer this framework to better acknowledge and understand trauma and critically explore the relationships between trauma and heritage. This frame will provide awareness of the impact of trauma on people in the wake of traumatic events and help mitigate the risk of re-traumatising, now and for the future.