Becoming Heritage

Recognition, Exclusion, and the Politics of Black Cultural Heritage in Colombia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Since the late twentieth century, multicultural reforms to benefit minorities have swept through Latin America, however, in Colombia ethno-racial inequality remains rife. Becoming Heritage evaluates how heritage policies affected the Afro-Colombian community of San Basilio de Palenque after it was proclaimed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2005. Although the designation partially delivered on its promise of multicultural inclusion, it also created ethno-racial exclusion and conflict among groups within the Palenquero community. The new forms of power, knowledge, skills and values created to safeguard heritage exacerbated political, social, symbolic and economic inequalities among Palenqueros, and did little to ameliorate the harsh realities of living and dying in Palenque. Bringing together broader discussions on race, nation and inclusion in Colombia, Becoming Heritage reveals that inequality in Palenque is not only a result of Black Colombians' uneven access to resources; it is enforced through heritage politics, expertise and governance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-04-13
Mått158 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfro-Latin America
Antal sidor260
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009180375

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'Becoming Heritage is a carefully designed and brilliantly executed multi-site ethnography. A power blind celebration of cultural difference diverts attention away from the harsh realities of racial and class domination, and transforms collective cultural solidarity into competition to manage and control cultural assets, a competition that positions the most privileged, educated, assimilated, and normative members of the community to speak for the group and derive the greatest benefits from its recognition.' George Lipsitz, author of The Possessive Investment in Whiteness