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Réf.
41393
Type
conference item
Titre
Oral History and the Documentation of Historic Sites:Recording Sense of Place
Langues
English
Auteurs
Marcus, Benjamin
Date
2008
Pagination de section
1-11
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Quebec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
historic sites / spirit of place / intangible heritage / case studies / documentation / conservation / conservation of cultural heritage / oral tradition
Pays mentionnés
Türkiye / United States
Monuments et sites
Kars, Turkey / McCarren Pool,Brooklyn, New York, USA
Résumé en anglais
While technology and historical documents arevital for recording and interpreting cultural heritage, living
memory can convey both tangible and intangible aspects ofa site such as alterations, use, cultural significance, and
meaning. Despite the widespread application of oralhistory in related fields, it is often ignored as a tool for
documenting historic buildings and sites. However,because it records not only physical, but social, spiritual
and ritual phenomena, the oral record is essential tounderstanding the intangible and capturing sense of place.
This paper examines research and case studies in whichoral history was used to document a site and its cultural
context. The case studies recorded testimony about variousaspects of historic sites including architectural features and
alterations to an Ottoman-era house and hamam in Kars,Turkey, and urban social conflicts that led to the
abandonment of a monumental 1930s swimming pool inBrooklyn, New York.
memory can convey both tangible and intangible aspects ofa site such as alterations, use, cultural significance, and
meaning. Despite the widespread application of oralhistory in related fields, it is often ignored as a tool for
documenting historic buildings and sites. However,because it records not only physical, but social, spiritual
and ritual phenomena, the oral record is essential tounderstanding the intangible and capturing sense of place.
This paper examines research and case studies in whichoral history was used to document a site and its cultural
context. The case studies recorded testimony about variousaspects of historic sites including architectural features and
alterations to an Ottoman-era house and hamam in Kars,Turkey, and urban social conflicts that led to the
abandonment of a monumental 1930s swimming pool inBrooklyn, New York.
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