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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
41504
Type
conference item
Titre
Partying on and on: Can we reconcile celebratory intangible heritage practices, spirit of place and sustainability?
Langues
English
Auteurs
Du Cros, Hilary
Date
2008
Pages
6 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Québec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
spirit of place / sustainability / management / oral tradition / performing arts / rituals / intangible cultural heritage
Résumé en anglais
This paper asks the provocative question – whathappens if heritage practices that use energy and other
resources in abundant quantities, though considered fine byInternational Best Practices (IBP) of heritage management, are
found to be in opposition to the achievement of sustainability?Much that is considered intangible heritage today had its
beginnings in a very different world to ours now. It was onewith a smaller population with few affluent people, more
abundant non-renewable resources and much lessinterconnection. Now almost everything we do affects others
in some way. Should we start to adopt a greater concern thanin the past with resource use and sustainability? In order to
reach a more balanced approach, should action be taken toprevent “the party” from being shut down at a later stage?
This paper will look at examples of intangible heritagepractices (e.g. festivals, celebrations, food related customs, and
some common beliefs).
resources in abundant quantities, though considered fine byInternational Best Practices (IBP) of heritage management, are
found to be in opposition to the achievement of sustainability?Much that is considered intangible heritage today had its
beginnings in a very different world to ours now. It was onewith a smaller population with few affluent people, more
abundant non-renewable resources and much lessinterconnection. Now almost everything we do affects others
in some way. Should we start to adopt a greater concern thanin the past with resource use and sustainability? In order to
reach a more balanced approach, should action be taken toprevent “the party” from being shut down at a later stage?
This paper will look at examples of intangible heritagepractices (e.g. festivals, celebrations, food related customs, and
some common beliefs).
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