Research Handbook on Contemporary Intangible Cultural Heritage

Edited by Charlotte Waelde, Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University, Catherine Cummings and Mathilde Pavis, The University of Exeter and Helena Enright, formerly Bath Spa University, UK

• Contents:Introduction to the Research Handbook on Contemporary Intangible Cultural HeritageCharlotte Waelde, Catherine Cummings, Mathilde Pavis and Helena EnrightPart I The Framework of Contemporary Intangible Cultural Heritage1. Regional and International Treaties on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Between Tradition and Contemporary CultureLucas Lixinski2. Contemporary ICH: Between Community and MarketFiona Macmillan3. Protection and Promotion of Cultural Heritage and Human Rights though International Treaties: Two Worlds of Difference?Yvonne Donders4. Contemporary ICH and the Right to ExcludeSarah HardingPart II Debates Within Contemporary Intangible Cultural Heritage5. ICH, Cultural Diversity and Sustainable DevelopmentAbbe E. L. Brown6. ICH and Human Rights: ICH, Contemporary Culture and Human RightsCharlotte Waelde7. ICH as a Source of Identity: International Law and DeontologyAnita Vaivade8. ICH and Identity: the use of ICH Among Global Multicultural CitizensLaia Colomer9. ICH and Authority: Lawless ‘DIY’ Approaches to Contemporary ICHJohn Schofield10. ICH and Authority: The Welsh Language and Statutory ChangeMegan Rae Blakely11. ICH and Safeguarding: Legal Dimensions of Safeguarding the ICH of Non-dominant and Counter-Culture Social GroupsJanet Blake12. ICH and safeguarding: Museums and Contemporary ICH (Let the Objects out of their Cases and Make them Sing)Catherine Cummings13. ICH and Safeguarding: Uncovering the Cultural Heritage Discourse of CopyrightMathilde PavisPart III Contemporary Intangible Cultural Heritage and its Uses14. Living Cultural Heritage in the Netherlands: the Debate on the Dutch tradition of SinterklaasLucky Belder and Aydan Figaroa15. ICH as the Prime Asset of a Cultural Landscape and Seascape: A Case Study of the Banda Islands, IndonesiaJoëlla van Donkersgoed and Jessica Brown16. Cultural Heritage Sites and Contemporary Uses: Finding a Balance between Monumentality and Intangibility in Eastern ZimbabweNjabulo Chipangura17. ICH and TradeValentina VadiIndex

'This excellent Research Handbook focuses on contemporary forms of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) which are too often neglected in current discussions. The Research Handbook is varied in its geographical scope with case studies and examples drawn from countries as diverse as the UK, the Netherlands, Indonesia and Zimbabwe amongst others. It explains the framework of contemporary ICH, the major debates within the field and how use is being made of ICH in many different areas such as minority politics, trade, human rights, copyright, cultural landscapes and by national governments as well as local communities. This is an important book for anyone seeking a thorough understanding of the law and politics of contemporary ICH and the often uneasy co-existence of global, national and local interests and policy making in this field.'--Christoph Antons, Newcastle Law School, Australia'This remarkable interdisciplinary collection is a tour de force. The stellar cast of authors offers unique critical discourses on how tradition, heritage, and contemporary culture interact with each other and with cultural policy and law including intellectual property and human rights - as viewed from both international and communitarian perspectives.'--Uma Suthersanen, Queen Mary, University of London, UK'This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary discussion on a number of important aspects of intangible cultural heritage. It considers not only matters of (legal) definition and problems of protection or the notion of 'protecting', but also issues like human rights, identity of individuals and communities, or the preservation of living cultural heritage in art and language. This volume is a must-have for academics and policy makers, including for those who are not lawyers but need to deal with them.'--Andreas Rahmatian, University of Glasgow, UK