The Jewish people in their homeland
The discursive mechanisms of Israel's cultural heritage policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5701429 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rudy Kisler (0000-0003-4929-7020, McGill University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1180-1195 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2022.2131880 |
| OpenAlex | W4302287909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article critically examines the discursive structure, operational mechanism, and historical narratives embedded in the Heritage Plan, Israel’s official cultural heritage policy since 2010. One central stated goal of the policy is to strengthen Israel’s heritage infrastructure to convey the idea of ‘the Jewish people in their homeland’. This article uses the concept of the ‘Jewish people in their homeland’ to explore the guiding premises of the policy. By analysing a variety of data sources (such as policy documentation and interviews with the policy’s architects), this study investigates the discourse which constitutes and is constituted by the Heritage Plan. The findings suggest that the Heritage Plan is guided by international heritage conservation policies such as UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention which have been adapted to the Israeli context. Specifically, this adaptation is derived from a particular interpretation of Zionist historiography, which in turn guides the goals, selection criteria for heritage sites and ultimately the historical narratives presented by the Heritage Plan
Archaeology · Art · Convention · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Documentation · Environmental ethics · Historiography · Homeland · Industrial heritage · Judaism · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Values · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Public Administration
Israel-Palestine
Portraying the Land
Social Linguistics and Literacies
Uses of Heritage
Critical Discourse Analysis
Good education in an age of measurement
Heritage
Recovered Roots
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Recovering Authenticity
Landscapes of Liberation and Imprisonment
Sensitive Pasts
Theorizing Historical Consciousness
Israel at 70
Dissonant heritage
Museums, Monuments, and National Parks
Historical empathy in a museum
A three-thousand-year-old soldier
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |