Diversity, Heritage and Cultural Politics

Bibliographic Data

ID2352005
AuthorsAntonio A Arantes (0000-0002-2463-680X, UNICAMP — State University of Campinas, Brasil, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume24
Issue7-8
Pages290-296
Publication date2007-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/02632764070240072506
OpenAlexW2038070299
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This supplement examines the way in which the current global turn in cultural production is generating new epistemological and juridical problems related In the documentation and promotion of cultural heritage. Using recent policy developments in Brazil as a case study, the supplement argues that 'cultural heritage' is a social construction. in that any adequate understanding of its meaning is dependent upon taking into account its wider social and historical contexts. The larger implications of this claim are also examined

Archaeology · Cultural diversity · Cultural heritage · Diversity (politics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law

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