A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Valuing the Past, or, Untangling the Social, Political, and Economic Importance of Cultural Heritage Sites
As heritage sites continue to protect valuable objects and creations, they are increasingly ascribed with specific economic, social, and political functions. In the case of the Grand‐Pré National Historic Site, a recently designated UNESCO site in Canada, the remembrance of the Acadian expulsion and interpreted historical narratives are placed alongside claims of the Outstanding Universal Value of cultural traditions of relevance to both the past and the present. The purpose of this chapter is to argue how this site seeks to achieve various purposes (as a memorial site, as an appeasement of history, as a tourist site), and ho it functions to draw people to an area claiming to hold value. The analysis discusses how the designation of the site is framed by tensions resulting from the political climate of local, national, and international communities.
Valuing the Past, or, Untangling the Social, Political, and Economic Importance of Cultural Heritage Sites
As heritage sites continue to protect valuable objects and creations, they are increasingly ascribed with specific economic, social, and political functions. In the case of the Grand‐Pré National Historic Site, a recently designated UNESCO site in Canada, the remembrance of the Acadian expulsion and interpreted historical narratives are placed alongside claims of the Outstanding Universal Value of cultural traditions of relevance to both the past and the present. The purpose of this chapter is to argue how this site seeks to achieve various purposes (as a memorial site, as an appeasement of history, as a tourist site), and ho it functions to draw people to an area claiming to hold value. The analysis discusses how the designation of the site is framed by tensions resulting from the political climate of local, national, and international communities.
Valuing the Past, or, Untangling the Social, Political, and Economic Importance of Cultural Heritage Sites
Logan, William (editor) / Craith, Máiréad Nic (editor) / Kockel, Ullrich (editor) / Trofanenko, Brenda (author)
A Companion to Heritage Studies ; 161-175
2015-05-27
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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