Reclaiming Heritage

Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa

Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands

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English

Left Coast Press Inc
30 April 2009

Social & cultural history; Archaeology; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series

Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts—often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities—markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.

Edited by: Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781598743081
ISBN 10: 1598743082
Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 30 April 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Editor’s Chapter 1 Reconsidering Heritage and Memory, Michael Rowlands, Ferdinand de Jong; Chapter 2 ‘Taking on a Tradition’: African Heritage and the Testimony of Memory, Beverley Butler; Chapter 3 Slave Route Projects: Tracing the Heritage of Slavery in Ghana, Katharina Schramm; Chapter 4 Picturing the Past: Heritage, Photography, and the Politics of Appearance in a Yoruba City, Peter Probst; Chapter 5 Entangled Memories and Parallel Heritages in Mali, Michael Rowlands; Chapter 6 ‘Enchanting Town of Mud’: Djenné, a World Heritage Site in Mali, Charlotte Joy; Chapter 7 A Masterpiece of Masquerading: Contradictions of Conservation in Intangible Heritage, Ferdinand de Jong; Chapter 8 From a Glorious Past to the Lands of Origin: Media Consumption and Changing Narratives of Cultural Belonging in Mali, Dorothea E. Schulz; Chapter 9 Demystified Memories: The Politics of Heritage in Post-Socialist Guinea, Ramon Sarró; Chapter 10 Palimpsest Memoryscapes: Materializing and Mediating War and Peace in Sierra Leone, Paul Basu;

Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands

Reviews for Reclaiming Heritage: Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa

These chapters [case studies] explore the meaning, ownership, control and politics of tradition, memory and heritage especially intangible heritage as codified by Unesco. The different approaches and interests of Unesco, national governments, nascent tourist industries and local people of different ethnicities and generations are all teased out and examined it is worth pondering the complex and fascinating questions raised by this study. --Terry Barringer, African Research & Documentation