新作坊 Humanity Innovation and Social Practice

FROM OBJECTS TO PROCESSES: UNESCO'S 'INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE'

摘要：

In this paper I argue that the main innovation suggested by the new definition of heritage prposed by UNESCOas 'intangible cultural heritage' does not the intangibility of cultural expressions, but rather on its support of the idea that they are to be understood in terms of time (as an evolving process) and usage (not just for aesthetic contemplation). It therefore involves a progressive shift away from considering cultural expressions as objects to considering them as a process.