Practitioner Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage

Practitioner Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage provides an accessible introduction to the field, exploring changes in thinking about best practice and demonstrating the shift from top-down to shared ownership and values driven by communities and practitioners. It offers valuable insights about best practices and suggests how practitioners can expand networks and contribute to the global discourse.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Practitioner Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage offers an accessible introduction to the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Summarizing the significant transformations that have occurred over the past two decades, the book delves into ongoing debates and shifts in thinking regarding best practices. Drawing on the author's firsthand experience of operationalizing the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in diverse contexts, Orr also incorporates international case studies from practitioners, offering valuable insights about best practices. The book demonstrates that the traditional top-down, state-driven hierarchy for heritage safeguarding is gradually evolving towards a model of shared ownership and values driven by communities and practitioners. Moreover, Orr argues that these diverse perspectives provide a platform to enhance understanding and knowledge, fostering a stronger basis for safeguarding both intangible and tangible heritage. Exploring some of the policy developments that have laid the groundwork for the future involvement of community and practitioners in the global discourse, the book also suggests how practitioners can expand their networks and contribute to the global discourse.

Practitioner Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage will appeal to museum curators, other heritage professionals, students, and academics engaged in the study of museums and heritage, art, cultural policy, and management.

Weight: 294g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367682521