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Research handbook on contemporary intangible cultural heritage, law and heritage, edited by Charlotte Waelde ; Catherine Cummings and Mathilde Pavis and Helena Enright

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Research handbook on contemporary intangible cultural heritage

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edited by Charlotte Waelde ; Catherine Cummings and Mathilde Pavis and Helena Enright

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This Research Handbook explores contemporary intangible cultural heritage (ICH) from the perspectives of both law and heritage. It questions, probes and interrogates many different aspects of contemporary ICH, including the definitions and legal frameworks designed to safeguard it. In doing so the Research Handbook highlights not only gaps and inconsistencies, but also questions the relevance of the legal framework as it applies to ICH itself. Each chapter is concerned with a different aspect of contemporary ICH, international treaties and the law, including the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. A diverse range of contemporary examples are explored, ranging from the local and global identity of migrant children, to language and the Berlin techno music scene. Taken collectively, and with its focus on 'contemporary' culture, this Research Handbook is a departure from the established discourse that tends to include some forms of heritage to the exclusion of others. The authors challenge the authority of existing legal instruments, expose their limitations and propose innovative ways in which contemporary forms of ICH can be safeguarded, whether via the law or other means. This innovative Research Handbook will be of great interest to academics researching the legal protection of ICH and the relationship between ICH, human rights, communities, identity and international trade. Those with an interest in the protection of a-typical intellectual property will also find this Research Handbook to be a source of valuable information.--, Provided by publisher

Contents: Introduction, Charlotte Waelde, Catherine Cummings, Mathilde Pavis and Helena Enright -- Part I The framework of contemporary ICH -- 1. Regional and international treaties on intangible cultural heritage: between tradition and contemporary culture / Lucas Lixinski -- 2. Contemporary intangible cultural heritage: between community and market / Fiona Macmillan -- 3. Protection and promotion of cultural heritage and human rights though international treaties: two worlds of difference? / Yvonne Donders -- 4. Contemporary intangible cultural heritage and right of exclusion / Sarah Harding -- Part II Debates within contemporary ICH -- 5. ICH and sustainability : intangible cultural heritage, cultural diversity and sustainable development / Abbe Brown -- 6. ICH and human rights: intangible cultural heritage, contemporary culture and human rights / Charlotte Waelde -- 7. ICH and identity: law / Anita Vavaide -- 8. ICH and identity: the use of intangible cultural heritage among global multicultural citizens / Laia Colomer -- 9. ICH and authority: lawless 'DIY' approaches to contemporary intangible heritage / John Schofield -- 10. ICH and authority: the Welsh language and statutory change / Megan Blakely -- 11. ICH and safeguarding: legal dimensions of safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of non-dominant and counter-culture social groups / Janet Blake -- 12. ICH and safeguarding: museums and contemporary intangible culture (let them out of their cases to sing) / Catherine Cummings -- 13. ICH and safeguarding: uncovering the cultural heritage discourse of copyright / Mathilde Pavis -- Part III Contemporary ICH and its uses -- 14. living cultural heritage in the Netherlands: the debate on the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas / Lucky Belder and Aydan Figaroa -- 15. Intangible culture as the prime asset of a cultural landscape and seascape: a case study of the Banda Islands, Indonesia / Joëlla van Donkersgoed and Jessica Brown -- 16. Cultural heritage sites and contemporary uses: finding a balance between monumentality and intangibility in Eastern Zimbabwe / Njabulo Chipangura -- 17. Intangible cultural heritage and trade / Valentina Vadi -- Index