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Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to culturalheritage

COMMUNITIES AND MUSEUMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. EDITED ByKaren Brown, Alissandra Cummins, Ana S. González Rueda (Routledge, 2023, CC BY-NC-ND).

"Communities and Museums in the 21st Century brings together innovative, multidisciplinary perspectives on contemporary museology and participatory museum practice that contribute to wider debates on museum communities, heritage, and sustainability."

"With its focus on global societal challenges, this book will appeal to museologists and museum practitioners, as well as those working in heritage studies, cultural studies, memory studies, art history, gender studies, and sustainable development."

#Book #Libraries #OpenAccess #Museum #Community #Heritage #CulturalHeritage #memory #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Decolonisation #Museology #ICOM

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https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003288138

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to sociology

Transgression is an essential concept for understanding many of today's political dynamics.

POPULISM AS A TRANSGRESSIVE STYLE by Théo Aiolfi (2022).

"As a consequence of its performative turn, the critical literature on populism has dedicated increasing attention to its sociocultural and stylistic features. Among the most prominent concepts underpinning this approach is the notion that populism relies on the “flaunting of the low” or the use of “bad manners.” This article engages in an extensive discussion of the way this concept is used in the literature and showcases its main limitations. In replacement, I then suggest the alternative concept of transgression, understood as the violation of a norm, which has the substantial advantages of being more flexible and versatile as well as less reliant on a normative binary".

#OpenAccess #Article #Populism #Transgression #Political #Politics

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https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/2/1/ksac006/6546411

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to culturalheritage

International conference (call for papers): VENICE CHARTER [RE]FRAMED: NEW HERITAGE CHALLENGES (27-30 May 2024).

"Our aim is to engage in interdisciplinary discussions, exchange knowledge, and propose innovative approaches to address the complexities of heritage conservation."

"We encourage scholars, researchers, professionals, and policymakers to join us in this enriching and thought-provoking conference, exploring the intersections of heritage, society, inclusivity, resilience and sustainability."

MAJOR THEMATIC HEADLINES:

1️⃣ Authenticity and integrity
2️⃣ Sustainable conservation and management
3️⃣ Identity and transculturality
4️⃣ Climate change
5️⃣ Digital technologies
6️⃣ Other heritage(s)

#Culturalheritage #History #Portugal #Conservation #Restoration #Conference #CallForPapers

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https://artisihaflul.wixsite.com/venicecharter

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to culturalheritage

THE RESIDENTS OF THE SAGRADA FAMÍLIA SAY 'ENOUGH' TO TOURISM: "IT'S A THEME PARK WITH US AS EXTRAS" by Sandra Vicente (ElDiario.es, in Spanish).

""Tourism changes the daily life of the people who live in the city", says David Bondia, who assures that the Sindicatura is receiving more and more complaints related to tourism. "It's not just about one-off problems, but about issues that can impoverish your quality of life," says the Catalan Ombudsman, referring to housing and the increase in prices resulting from the overcrowding of visitors. According to the Ombudsman's report, all the effects of tourism are "interdependent" and must be dealt with as a whole. Particularly in the face of rising figures that augur a record season".

"Meanwhile, local residents like Encarna continue to dodge the tourists to go and buy bread".

#ElDiario #Tourism #Barcelona #Spain #Cities

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https://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/vecinos-sagrada-familia-dicen-basta-turismo-parque-tematico-figurantes_1_10427570.html

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to histodon

PRÁTICAS DA HISTÓRIA "is an online academic journal published at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH) with the support of the IHC – Institute of Contemporary History and of CHAM – Centre for the Humanities. The main aim of the journal is the promotion of discussions on historical theory, historiography and the uses of the past".

An interesting journal. The theme of the last two issues (2022 and 2023) is "Political Uses of the Past: Public Memory of Slavery and Colonialism".

Most of the articles have been published in English, but some have also been published in Portuguese or Spanish.

#OpenAccess #History #Past #Politics #Political #Humanities #SocialSciences #Colonialism #Slavery #Memory

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https://praticasdahistoria.pt/issue/archive

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to anthropology

AMERICA’S BIGGEST MUSEUMS FAIL TO RETURN NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS (ProPublica, by Logan Jaffe, Mary Hudetz and Ash Ngu, 2023).

"As the United States pushed Native Americans from their lands to make way for westward expansion throughout the 1800s, museums and the federal government encouraged the looting of Indigenous remains, funerary objects and cultural items. Many of the institutions continue to hold these today — and in some cases resist their return despite the 1990 passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act."

#ProPublica #NAGPRA #NativeAmerican #Museum #HumanRemains #History #Archaeology #Anthropology #Ethics #UnitedStates

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https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

This article is part of THE REPATRIATION PROJECT (The Delayed Return of Native Remains). It is worth reading.

https://www.propublica.org/series/the-repatriation-project

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to psychology

THE “NEED FOR CHAOS” AND MOTIVATIONS TO SHARE HOSTILE POLITICAL RUMORS (Michael Bang Petersen, Mathias Osmundsen and Kevin Arceneaux, 2023)

"Why are some people motivated to circulate hostile political information? While prior studies have focused on partisan motivations, we demonstrate that some individuals circulate hostile rumors because they wish to unleash chaos to “burn down” the entire political order in the hope they gain status in the process. To understand this psychology, we theorize and measure a novel psychological state, the Need for Chaos, emerging in an interplay of social marginalization and status-oriented personalities."

#OpenAccess #Politics #Political #Chaos #Psychology #NeedForChaos #CambridgeUniversityPress #Research #AmericanPoliticalScienceReview #USA

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https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/need-for-chaos-and-motivations-to-share-hostile-political-rumors/7E50529B41998816383F5790B6E0545A

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to histodon

THREE ELEMENTS OF HERITAGE (New Zealand's Department of Conservation).

"The three elements used to describe historic heritage are Fabric, Stories and Culture. One or all of these things make up the historic heritage of a place".

➡️ "FABRIC is the physical remains that exist today - it is what you can see or touch."

➡️ "STORIES describe and explain our history - they are what you read, hear or watch. Stories can be told in many different ways. They tell us what happened in the past, the people involved, what events took place and why."

➡️ "CULTURE describes the connection people have with historic places – what they feel, experience or do there. Our cultural experience is enriched by knowledge of the past."

#NewZealand #Heritage #Culture #Stories #Conservation

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https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/heritage/managing-heritage/three-elements-of-heritage/

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to psychology

The idea of a "moral decline" is linked to the narratives we create about the past, in which events are idealised or simplified. On the other hand, human beings have a tendency to analyse events in terms of how we would like things to be. This example was published last year in the Times of India Reader's Blog:

"Moral values are fading these days. […] The culture is degrading day by day due to the effect of the western influence and movies which often mislead the younger generation.
[…] The low moral values have created unrest and turmoil in society. […] We can dream of a kind and honest world only if we nurture moral values and keep our ethos."

Such arguments, with many variations, can be found everywhere nowadays. The only problem is that similar arguments can be found in texts from many other periods in the past.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/happiness-not-a-cliche/decline-in-moral-values-in-modern-times-42850/

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to anthropology

THE CONSERVATION OF CAVE 85 AT THE MOGAO GROTTOES, DUNHUANG by Lori Wong and
Neville Agnew (editors, 2013).

"The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routes—collectively known as the Silk Road—that once linked China with the West. Founded by a Buddhist monk in the late fourth century, Mogao flourished over the following millennium, as monks, local rulers, and travelers commissioned hundreds of cave temples cut into a mile-long rock cliff and adorned them with vibrant murals. More than 490 decorated grottoes remain, containing thousands of sculptures and some 45,000 square meters of wall paintings, making Mogao one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art."

#Getty #Mogao #WorldHeritage #Heritage #Conservation #Book #Libraries

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Available in pdf:
https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/books/conserv_cave85.html

Barros_heritage, 10 months ago to psychology

THE ILLUSION OF MORAL DECLINE by Adam M. Mastroianni and Daniel T. Gilbert (Nature, 2023).

"In a series of studies using both archival and original data (n = 12,492,983), we show that people in at least 60 nations around the world believe that morality is declining, that they have believed this for at least 70 years and that they attribute this decline both to the decreasing morality of individuals as they age and to the decreasing morality of successive generations. Next, we show that people’s reports of the morality of their contemporaries have not declined over time, suggesting that the perception of moral decline is an illusion. Finally, we show how a simple mechanism based on two well-established psychological phenomena (biased exposure to information and biased memory for information) can produce an illusion of moral decline."

#Nature #Illusion #Memory #Moral #Past #Psychology

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06137-x

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to academicchatter

FINDING CEREMONY FOR OUR ANCESTORS HELD IN PENN MUSEUM’S “MORTON CRANIAL COLLECTION” by Abdul-Aliy A. Muhammad & Dr. Lyra D. Monteiro.

"Barely one year after we learned that the Penn Museum had the remains of two children murdered in the 1985 MOVE bombing, the University of Pennsylvania tried to quickly and quietly bury the remains of over a dozen other Black Philadelphians whose bones they had kept in the basement of the Penn Museum for decades. Recently, the museum acknowledged that their research showed they actually have the remains of 20 Black Philadelphians in the Morton Cranial Collection."

#PennMuseum #Philadelphia #HumanRemains #Museum #Heritage

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https://intersectionist.medium.com/finding-ceremony-for-our-ancestors-held-in-penn-museums-morton-cranial-collection-c7580a98064a

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to academicchatter

A MUSEUM’S HISTORIC HUMAN REMAINS ARE NOW THE CENTER OF AN ETHICS CLASH by Maura Judkis.

"The bone of contention: While some of the bodies in the museum come from contemporary donors, many had been acquired in an era before medical consent was codified. In the 19th century, doctors who wanted to learn with real bodies would claim the remains of prisoners, suicide victims, poor people, prostitutes, enslaved people, Native Americans and other underprivileged groups — or they would pay off gravediggers and steal from cemeteries. These are some of the Mütter’s “residents,” as staff members call them."

#TheWashingtonPost #Museum #Heritage #MütterMuseum #Philadelphia #HumanRemains

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/07/26/mutter-museum-controversy-philadelphia/

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to academicchatter

"‘This is barbarism’: shock at Russian strike on Odesa cathedral" by Shaun Walker.

"This was the second time that the vast, sand-yellow Transfiguration Cathedral, which sits in the heart of Odesa’s Unesco-listed historic centre, had been attacked: in the 1930s, it was torn down during Joseph Stalin’s atheism drive. On Sunday morning, the rebuilt version was hit during a Russian airstrike on the city. A missile blew a large hole in the roof, collapsed the altar and left several walls charred by fire."

"Even by the standards of Russia’s ruthless war strategy, a missile strike on a historic cathedral – one that was consecrated by the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, no less – was a shocking development. The priests at the scene were dumbfounded."

#TheGuardian #Unesco #Russia #Odesa #Ukraine #Heritage #CulturalHeritage #ReligiousHeritage #War

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/this-is-barbarism-shock-at-russian-strike-on-odesa-cathedral

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to academicchatter

MEMORIAL FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE EUTHANASIA KILLINGS.

"The Brandenburg Memorials Foundation opened the Memorial to the Victims of the Euthanasia Killings in a former service building of the Old Prison in Brandenburg an der Havel in August 2012. The permanent exhibition, located in a 120-square-meter space on the historical site of the euthanasia murders and in the immediate vicinity of the former gas chamber, informs visitors about the preparations and implementation of the plan, including the people involved in the murders of more than 9,000 sick and disabled persons between January and October 1940."

#NegativeHeritage #History #Germany #Nazi #Brandenburg #Heritage

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https://www.brandenburg-euthanasie-sbg.de/en/exhibitions/permanent-exhibition-the-euthanasia-institution-of-brandenburg-an-der-havel/

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to bookstodon

RE:IMAGINING CHANGE: HOW TO USE STORY-BASED STRATEGY TO WIN CAMPAIGNS, BUILD MOVEMENTS, AND CHANGE THE WORLD.

By Center for Story Based Strategy, Doyle Canning, Patrick Reinsborough.

First edition (2010) of a very useful book to understand the political power of storytelling.

https://commonslibrary.org/reimagining-change-how-to-use-story-based-strategy-to-win-campaigns-build-movements-and-change-the-world/

DOWNLOAD RESOURCE: https://commonslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/CSS-ReimaginingChange-1stEd_EBOOK.pdf

#Storytelling #Creativity #Activism #Book #Libraries #Politics #Political #Reframing #Frame

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Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to academicchatter

"ECO EXHIBITIONS WON'T SAVE US" BY Marv Recinto.

"Exhibitions of art about ecology have been sprouting up everywhere, usually operating under some premise of ‘raising awareness’ for the climate crisis".

"Given the current state of ecological degradation, perhaps it’s time for a more concerted effort towards action. There are certainly limitations to this approach, particularly within the gallery space, which can’t house sheep to be shepherded, but perhaps it’s more a question of a shift in emphasis, towards practices that combine art and activism and actively engage the viewer. Does this necessitate a fundamental shift in how we define art? Yes. But in times like this such rules are made to be broken".

#ArtReview #ContemporaryArt #Ecology #Activism #Creativity #Exhibition #Art

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https://artreview.com/ecocritical-art-hayward-dear-earth-climate-crisis-exhibition/

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to histodons

"HOW THE HINDU RIGHT-WING IN INDIA IS UNDERMINING MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH HERITAGE" by Maitri Dore.

"In service of the myth of a Hindu golden age, the Hindu right-wing is contorting historical facts and attempting to cleanse the built environment of Muslim heritage. Their meddlesomeness is proof of the pudding that heritage is more than simply brick and mortar. It is about the selection and use of these for political purposes. In this scheme then, architecture–by way of claims to mosques, and public space–through its renaming, are merely convenient props that hold up the cherry-picked narrative."

#FailedArchitecture #Hindu #India #Muslim #CulturalHeritage #Heritage #Religion #Nationalism #Politics #Political #Narrative #Past #History #Architecture
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https://failedarchitecture.com/how-the-hindu-right-wing-in-india-is-undermining-muslim-identity-through-heritage/

Barros_heritage, 11 months ago to histodons

"‘BASTION OF THE SUPER-RICH’: INSIDE A NEW YORK BILLIONAIRE’S PRIVATE MUSEUM" by Francesca Carington.

"It was Fleet Week in New York City, and something unusual was taking place on Billionaires’ Row. At 9 West 57th Street, an elegant black sloping skyscraper towering over the Plaza hotel and the half-dozen sailors congregated outside, 20 people were ushered into a small, glass-fronted gallery on the ground floor. A ferocious crimson Basquiat greeted them, along with a monochrome Kline and a serene Henry Moore – works collected by the building’s late owner, the real estate mogul Sheldon Solow.

There are plenty of examples of art foundations that work well as private museums, such as Glenstone in Washington DC, the Broad in LA and the Rubell museums in Miami and DC."

#TheGuardian #Museum #NewYork #ModernArt #ContemporaryArt #PrivateMuseums

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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jul/11/soloviev-collection-billionaire-private-art-museum-new-york