Intangible Cultural Heritage and Communities

Authors

  • Sangmee Bak Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24203/ajhss.v6i4.5418

Keywords:

intangible cultural heritage, UNESCO, community, Korea

Abstract

This paper discusses the meanings and socio-cultural implications of “communities†in the context of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH), based on several pieces of relevant documents written by UNESCO and the experts in the field. The notion of “community†has been one of the key concepts in defining, safeguarding, and inscribing the intangible cultural heritages (ICH) in the context of UNESCO Programmes. In addition, the relationship between the communities and the ICH in academic analyses and policy-making is highly complex, multi-faceted, and closely inter-related that the two cannot be discussed separately. Based on the analyses and examination of ethnographic cases, this paper concludes that, although the communities’ opinions should be taken seriously in planning and implementing ICH safeguarding, it is important to consider the fact that the members of the communities are not homogeneous or in the same opinion.

Author Biography

Sangmee Bak, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Professor

Division of International Studies

References

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Published

2018-08-18

How to Cite

Bak, S. (2018). Intangible Cultural Heritage and Communities. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.24203/ajhss.v6i4.5418

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