Intangible Heritage

Dr Laurajane Smith is Reader in Heritage Studies at the University of York.Natsuko Akagawa is lecturer and consultant in heritage management.

• 1. Introduction Part 1:Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Reflections on History and Concepts 2. From the Proclamation of Masterpieces to the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage 3. UNESCO’s 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage – the Implications of Community Involvement in Safeguarding 4. The Authentic Illusion: Humanity’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Moroccan Experience 5. Intangible Heritage as a List: From Masterpieces to Representation 6. Lessons Learned from the ICTM (NGO) Evaluation of Nominations for the UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, 2001–2005 Part 2: The Material Politics and Practices of the Intangible 7. Following the Length and Breadth of the Roots: Some Dimensions of Intangible Heritage 8. Deeply Rooted in the Present: Heritage Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Brazilian Quilombos 9. The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Protection and Maintenance of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples 10. Indigenous Curation, Museums, and Intangible Cultural Heritage 11. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Global Awareness and Local Interest Part 3: Reflecting on the Intangible 12. A Critique of Unfeeling Heritage 13. Heritage Between Economy and Politics: An Assessment from the Perspective of Cultural Anthropology 14. Intangible Heritage in the United Kingdom: The Dark Side of Enlightenment? 15.‘The Envy of the World?’: Intangible Heritage in England

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