Intangible Heritage and the Museum

New Perspectives on Cultural Preservation

Marilena Alivizatou

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English

Left Coast Press Inc
30 June 2012

Museums & museology; Social & cultural anthropology; Business & management

Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series

In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept of “intangible heritage.” She charts the rise of intangible heritage within the global sphere of UN cultural policy and explores its implications both in terms of international politics and with regard to museological practice and critical theory. Using a grounded ethnographic methodology, Alivizatou examines intangible heritage in the local complexities of museum and heritage work in Oceania, the Americas and Europe. This multi-sited, cross-cultural approach highlights key challenges currently faced by cultural institutions worldwide in understanding and presenting this form of heritage.

By: Marilena Alivizatou
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781611321500
ISBN 10: 1611321506
Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 30 June 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marilena Alivizatou is teaching fellow in museum studies at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Marilena coordinates courses in critical museology, collections care and management and collections curatoship. In July 2009 she obtained her PhD from UCL, where she examined the topic of intangible heritage and its museological negotiations. Her research interests are in critical heritage and museum studies, participatory museology, alternative approaches to collections curatorship, culture and development and intangible heritage.

Reviews for Intangible Heritage and the Museum: New Perspectives on Cultural Preservation

Combining rich discussion of important cases, this book is a significant contribution to the discussion of the relationship between museums and intangible heritage. --Neil Curtis, Head of Museums, University of Aberdeen