Michelle L Stefano
Biographic Data
| ID | 373569 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle L Stefano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle L |
| FAMILY NAME | Stefano |
| SIGNATURE | STEFANO M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Library of Congress |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sustaining Support for Community-Led Documentation at the American Folklife Center (and Beyond)
Since 2022, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has offered awards through the Community Collections Grant (CCG) program to support contemporary cultural documentation projects informed by community-based perspectives. This program is one component in a much larger initiative at the Library that is funded by a multi-year Mellon Foundation grant. As Mellon-funded activity comes to an end, leadership and staff at the American Fo…
Years On
The following is an edited version of the 10 Years On: Past, Present, and Future of (A)CHS Roundtable discussion panel that was held during the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) confe
Renewing Museum Meanings and Action with Intangible Cultural Heritage
On August 24, 2022, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) adopted a new Museum Definition after a multi-year process of membership consultation and debate. During its development, ‘diversity,’ ‘inclusivity,’ and ‘community participation,’ alongside heightened attention to ethics, emerged as key concepts that ought to shape understandings of contemporary museum functions and activity. In this light, I discuss the benefits of prioritizing int…
Advancing critical heritage studies
Advancing Critical Heritage Studies: the Next 10 Years, which focuses on the growth of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) since 2012, and the development of and challenges facing critical heritage studies in general. The special issue is a collection of short articles that, rather than present academic debates written in expected academic uses and conventions, offers a glimpse into the discussions that define the growing field of…
Advancing representation in ethnographic archives
This paper explores the importance of ethnographic approaches to cultural documentation and corresponding preservation processes, and in enhancing inclusivity and ‘representational belonging’ of diverse communities and cultures in the archival context. Specifically, we trace past and present efforts of folklorists, archivists, and librarians at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, to increase representation in and access to th…
Safeguarding intangible heritage
For well over a decade, UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is being implemented in an overwhelming majority of nations across the world. Indeed, it ha
We Can Always Go Back Home
The article examines the process of promoting, with a view to safeguarding, the centuries-old Singing and Praying Bands living tradition, an African American musical and spiritual expression that is distinctive to the Chesapeake Bay region of the US. Discussed within the context of US public folklore, the process is understood as a co-intervention, representing an active partnership between the Bands’ community and public folklorists (including t…
Critical heritage work
Migrating Heritage
This work is a book review considering the title Migrating Heritage: Experiences of Cultural Networks and Cultural Dialogue in Europe edited by Perla Innocenti
Colonial collecting and display
Critical Reflections on Safeguarding Culture
This article examines the educational approaches taken by the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Field School in Lamphun, Thailand, organized by the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC). Since 2009, the Field School, which takes place over a period of two weeks, has brought together fifty-five heritage professionals from throughout South East Asia to learn about intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding. Through…
Critical heritage work
Safeguarding intangible heritage
For well over a decade, UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is being implemented in an overwhelming majority of nations across the world. Indeed, it ha
We Can Always Go Back Home
The article examines the process of promoting, with a view to safeguarding, the centuries-old Singing and Praying Bands living tradition, an African American musical and spiritual expression that is distinctive to the Chesapeake Bay region of the US. Discussed within the context of US public folklore, the process is understood as a co-intervention, representing an active partnership between the Bands’ community and public folklorists (including t…
Renewing Museum Meanings and Action with Intangible Cultural Heritage
On August 24, 2022, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) adopted a new Museum Definition after a multi-year process of membership consultation and debate. During its development, ‘diversity,’ ‘inclusivity,’ and ‘community participation,’ alongside heightened attention to ethics, emerged as key concepts that ought to shape understandings of contemporary museum functions and activity. In this light, I discuss the benefits of prioritizing int…
Critical Reflections on Safeguarding Culture
This article examines the educational approaches taken by the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Field School in Lamphun, Thailand, organized by the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC). Since 2009, the Field School, which takes place over a period of two weeks, has brought together fifty-five heritage professionals from throughout South East Asia to learn about intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding. Through…
Critical Reflections on Safeguarding Culture
This article examines the educational approaches taken by the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Field School in Lamphun, Thailand, organized by the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC). Since 2009, the Field School, which takes place over a period of two weeks, has brought together fifty-five heritage professionals from throughout South East Asia to learn about intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding. Through…
Colonial collecting and display
Migrating Heritage
This work is a book review considering the title Migrating Heritage: Experiences of Cultural Networks and Cultural Dialogue in Europe edited by Perla Innocenti
We Can Always Go Back Home
The article examines the process of promoting, with a view to safeguarding, the centuries-old Singing and Praying Bands living tradition, an African American musical and spiritual expression that is distinctive to the Chesapeake Bay region of the US. Discussed within the context of US public folklore, the process is understood as a co-intervention, representing an active partnership between the Bands’ community and public folklorists (including t…
Critical heritage work
Safeguarding intangible heritage
For well over a decade, UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is being implemented in an overwhelming majority of nations across the world. Indeed, it ha
Advancing representation in ethnographic archives
This paper explores the importance of ethnographic approaches to cultural documentation and corresponding preservation processes, and in enhancing inclusivity and ‘representational belonging’ of diverse communities and cultures in the archival context. Specifically, we trace past and present efforts of folklorists, archivists, and librarians at the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, to increase representation in and access to th…
Years On
The following is an edited version of the 10 Years On: Past, Present, and Future of (A)CHS Roundtable discussion panel that was held during the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) confe
Renewing Museum Meanings and Action with Intangible Cultural Heritage
On August 24, 2022, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) adopted a new Museum Definition after a multi-year process of membership consultation and debate. During its development, ‘diversity,’ ‘inclusivity,’ and ‘community participation,’ alongside heightened attention to ethics, emerged as key concepts that ought to shape understandings of contemporary museum functions and activity. In this light, I discuss the benefits of prioritizing int…
Advancing critical heritage studies
Advancing Critical Heritage Studies: the Next 10 Years, which focuses on the growth of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) since 2012, and the development of and challenges facing critical heritage studies in general. The special issue is a collection of short articles that, rather than present academic debates written in expected academic uses and conventions, offers a glimpse into the discussions that define the growing field of…
Sustaining Support for Community-Led Documentation at the American Folklife Center (and Beyond)
Since 2022, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has offered awards through the Community Collections Grant (CCG) program to support contemporary cultural documentation projects informed by community-based perspectives. This program is one component in a much larger initiative at the Library that is funded by a multi-year Mellon Foundation grant. As Mellon-funded activity comes to an end, leadership and staff at the American Fo…
Sociology (8 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (7 works) · History (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Cultural heritage (5 works) · Environmental ethics (5 works) · Cultural heritage management (4 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (4 works) · Folklore (4 works)