scholarly journals Bioremoval of Graffiti in the Context of Current Biocleaning Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 175-197
Author(s):  
Pilar Bosch-Roig ◽  
Patricia Sanmartín
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Critical Analysis

AbstractSome microorganisms can be used as bioremediation agents, in biocleaning treatments, to remove undesired sulphates, nitrates and organic matter from cultural heritage surfaces. Graffiti materials (mainly spray paints) are now included in the list of materials that can be biocleaned, with studies on this topic being initiated just over 5 years ago. Research on the bioremoval of graffiti is continuing and on a promising track. This chapter reports a critical analysis of studies of the bioremoval of graffiti carried out in recent years, which are compared with similar studies of the removal of salts (mainly nitrates and sulphates) and organic matter conducted in the last thirty years. Likewise, the present challenges and ways of overcoming them are addressed towards developing a complete protocol for the use of bioremediation to remove graffiti, with particular emphasis on the use of the method for cleaning facades and buildings.

scholarly journals Las tejedoras mayas de Guatemala: un proceso activo para la salvaguardia de su patrimonio cultural inmaterial

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 93-109
Author(s):  
Marta Salvador i Almela ◽  
Núria Abellan Calvet
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Role Of Women

Currently, many are the phenomena that occur around intangible cultural heritage (ICH), related to its politics and legacy. With a critical analysis perspective, this article aims to describe the processes of patrimonialisation, commodification, and touristification of ICH, especially of the Guatemalan Mayan fabrics. The ongoing movement of Guatemalan weavers to protect and vindicate the cultural value of this art brings to light the role of different actors that intervene in intangible cultural heritage and, of greater relevance, indigenous communities. The following analysis framework on the diverse conceptualisations of heritage, authenticity, commodification and touristification allows for a deeper understanding of the Mayan weavers’ situation. The methodology used in this article consists on a case study, through which the following main conclusions arise: the lack of protection of ICH of this case study given the complex definitions and categorisations; the need to identify the consequences of commodification and touristification of ancestral tapestries, highlighting the importance of tourism management from the communities; and, finally, the key role of women as transmitters and protectors of ICH, who have headed a process of movement and empowerment.

scholarly journals The Use of FTIR and Micro-FTIR Spectroscopy: An Example of Application to Cultural Heritage

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Francesco La Russa ◽  
Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo ◽  
Germana Barone ◽  
Gino Mirocle Crisci ◽  
Paolo Mazzoleni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Ftir Spectroscopy ◽  
Degradation Products ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Ftir Analysis ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Stone Materials ◽  
Main Components

Micro-FTIR and FTIR spectroscopy is useful for the study of degradation forms of cultural heritage. In particular it permits to identify the degradation phases and to establish the structural relationship between them and the substratum. In this paper, we report the results obtained on marble from a Roman sarcophagus, located in the medieval cloister of St. Cosimato Convent (Rome), and on oolitic limestone from the facade of St. Giuseppe Church in Syracuse (Sicily). The main components found in the samples of both monuments are: gypsum, calcium oxalate, and organic matter due to probably conservation treatments. In particular, the qualitative distribution maps of degradation products, obtained by means of micro-FTIR operating in ATR mode, revealed that the degradation process is present deep inside the stones also if it is not visible macroscopically. This process represents the main cause of crumbling of the substrate. The results of this research highlight the benefits of the -FTIR analysis providing useful insights on the polishing and consolidation processes of stone materials.

scholarly journals O LABIRINTO SAGRADO DE MÃE ROMANA: TURISMO E LEGADO CULTURAL NO CENTRO BOM JESUS DE NAZARÉ EM NATIVIDADE (TO)

GEOgraphia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (50) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliseu Pereira de Brito ◽  
Rerbberson Andrade Duarte ◽  
Robbergson Andrade Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Sacred Places ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Cultural Legacy ◽  
Tourism Activity

Os lugares sagrados são espaços delimitados por indivíduos que lhe conferem significado diferenciado. Mesmo assim, esta característica não impede que tais espaços sejam apropriados como atrativos turísticos. O Centro Bom Jesus de Nazaré é um exemplo de como esses dois fenômenos estão relacionados. Localizado no Sítio da Jacuba, em Natividade (TO), o espaço é composto por monumentos escultóricos a céu aberto construídos por Mãe Romana a partir de suas visões místicas. Pela singularidade do seu trabalho, o sítio atrai visitantes ao longo do ano. Este artigo analisou a dinâmica neste lugar que é sagrado e turístico ao mesmo tempo, por meio de uma revisão histórica sobre os seguintes conceitos: sagrado, turismo e legado cultural; partindo também da percepção dos sujeitos que nele habitam. A pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, foi construída a partir de revisão bibliográfica e entrevista semiestruturada in situ com a entrevistada 01, irmã de Mãe Romana. Por meio delas, foi possível perceber uma relação ambivalente a respeito da prática turística que ali acontece, em que ela contribui para a valorização do lugar e de seus moradores, ao mesmo tempo em que é promotora de instabilidades. Este trabalho se apresenta como um passo inicial na análise da atividade turística como vetor de valorização deste patrimônio, ao mesmo tempo em que propõe uma análise crítica sobre seus impactos.Palavras-chave: Turismo; Legado Cultural; Mãe Romana de Natividade; Sagrado.  MOTHER ROMANA'S SACRED LABYRINTH: TOURISM AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN BOM JESUS DE NAZARÉ CENTER IN NATIVIDADE, TOCANTINS, BRAZIL Abstract: Sacred places are spaces delimited by certain individuals that give it a differentiated meaning. Even so, this feature does not prevent such spaces from being used as tourist attractions. Bom Jesus de Nazaré Center is an example of how these two phenomena are related. Located on the site of Jacuba, in Natividade (state of Tocantins, Brazil), the space is composed of open air sculptural monuments built by Mãe Romana according to her mystical visions. Due to the unique characteristics of her work and monuments, the site attracts many visitors throughout the year. This article analyzed the dynamics in this place that is sacred and touristic at the same time, through a historical review on the following concepts: sacred, tourism and cultural heritage; and from the perception of the individuals who inhabit it. The research, of an exploratory nature, was built from bibliographic review and semi-structured interview in situ in Natividade. Through them, it was possible to perceive an ambivalent relation regarding the tourist practice that happens there, in which it contributes to the valorization of the place and of its inhabitants, at the same time that tourism can produce conflicts due to the flow of people. This work is presented as an initial step in the analysis of tourism activity as a vector for valuing this heritage, while proposing a critical analysis of its impacts.Keywords: Tourism; Cultural Legacy; Romana Mother of Natividade; Sacred. EL LABERINTO SAGRADO DE LA MADRE ROMANA: TURISMO Y PATRIMONIO CULTURAL EN EL CENTRO BOM JESUS ​​DE NAZARÉ EN NATIVIDADE, TOCANTINS, BRASIL Resumen: Los lugares sagrados son espacios delimitados por un grupo de individuos que les otorgan un sentido distinguido. Aun así, esta característica no impide que se conviertan también en atractivos turísticos. El Centro Bom Jesus de Nazaré es un ejemplo de cómo estos dos fenómenos están relacionados. Ubicado en el sitio Jacuba, en Natividade (estado de Tocantins, Brasil), este espacio se caracteriza por monumentos escultóricos al aire libre, construidos por Madre Romana, desde sus visiones místicas. Debido a su singularidad, este sitio atrae a muchos visitantes a lo largo del año. Este artículo analiza la dinámica de este lugar, a la vez sagrado y turístico, a través de una revisión histórica de los siguientes conceptos: sagrado, turismo y legado cultural; tomando en consideración la percepción de los sujetos que lo habitan. Esta investigación, de carácter cualitativo, se constituyó a partir de un trabajo de revisión bibliográfica y una entrevista semiestructurada in situ. A partir de estos procedimientos, se pudo percibir una relación ambivalente acerca de la práctica turística que allí se desarrolla, que contribuye a la valorización del lugar y a sus habitantes, al mismo tiempo que promueve inestabilidades. Este trabajo se presenta como un paso inicial en el análisis de la actividad turística como una vía de valorización de este patrimonio, al mismo tiempo que propone un análisis crítico acerca de sus respectivos impactos.Palabras Clave: Turismo; Legado cultural; Madre Romana de la Natividade; Sagrado.

Critical analysis of commonly used fluorescence metrics to characterize dissolved organic matter

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 327-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Korak ◽  
Aaron D. Dotson ◽  
R. Scott Summers ◽  
Fernando L. Rosario-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Critical Analysis

PPPs and non-financial value: a critical analysis of public policy and implications for social, environmental and indigenous cultural values

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Boyce ◽  
Lachlan McDonald-Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Project Assessment ◽  
Social Environmental

Purpose This paper investigates how contemporary public policy for public-private partnerships (PPPs) deals with non-financial values and thereby shapes the way social, cultural and environmental issues are accounted for. Design/methodology/approach A case study critically analyses PPP policy in Victoria, Australia, an acknowledged leader in the area. The investigation of the policy’s approach to non-financial value focusses on the treatment of social and environmental issues, particularly in relation to indigenous cultural heritage values. Findings It is found that important non-financial issues are characterised as risks to be quantified and monetised in PPP project assessment. A critical analysis shows that this approach obscures many significant dimensions of social, environmental and Indigenous cultural heritage value. The resultant relegation of non-financial values in public discourse and decision-making is seen to entrench unsustainable practices. Social implications The paper shows how public policy may shape actions and outcomes that impact directly on social, environmental and indigenous cultural heritage values. Originality/value This study provides insights into contemporary social and environmental accounting and accountability for PPPs. It adds to the understanding of the implications of public policy framings of non-financial values.

Trafficking in Cultural PropertyWhere Cultural Heritage Law and the International Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime Coincide

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-180
Author(s):  
Janet Blake
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Illicit Trade ◽  
Unesco Convention ◽  
Source Countries

The loss of their cultural treasures through illicit excavation, illegal export, and trafficking and the associated harm to national identity and the rights of their citizens presents a major challenge to many countries around the world. The source countries tend, on the whole, to be poorer developing States while the importing market countries are rich States such as the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland. This chapter first provides a critical analysis of the international cultural heritage law governing this question, in particular the 1970 UNESCO Convention on Illicit Trade in Cultural Property and the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on the Return of Stolen and Illegally Exported Cultural Objects. Following this discussion, and as a contrast to the purely cultural heritage-based approach, it focuses on two complementary efforts to combat cultural property trafficking as an international or transnational crime: the 2000 ‘Palermo’ UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the 2017 ‘Nicosia’ Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property.

scholarly journals “I believe in God and Judgment day” - Hayrun Yahya and The Contemporary Contextualization of Apocalyptic Hadiths

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Marko Pišev
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Clear Sign ◽  
Visual Text ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Moral Critique ◽  
End Times

The motif of the apocalypse has fascinated mankind from the very beginnings of oral history and is present in various myths and religious traditions, finding its expression in the art of all time periods. Even today it hasn't lost its grip on human imagination. In modern Islamic contexts, the phenomenon of the apocalypse incorporates anti-western ideologies, which reflect, to a large extent the socio-cultural heritage of former anti-colonialist struggles, as well as the anti-imperialist attitudes which are present in a large number of contemporary Muslim societies. When paired with apocalyptic narratives, these notions can lead to negative essentializations of so-called “western morals and ethics”, which are subsequently interpreted as a clear sign of the End times. Aside from the wider consideration of the symbolism of Islamic apocalyptic narratives, the paper will deal with a critical analysis of the visualizations of the Signs of the Last Day books by religious author Hayrun Yahya, who considers the topic of the apocalypse, as presented in the Koran and hadiths, in an affirmative light. We will attempt to puzzle out why the textual version of Signs utilizes certain quotes from the hadiths, while other, equally relevant quotes are avoided. We will rely on the so-called “interdiscursive” aspect of the enclosed quasi- documentary film, or rather, the heterogeneous elements which make up its audio-visual “text”. This analysis should uncover the ideological notions behind this specific instrumentalization of scripture for the aim of religious, cultural and moral critique of contemporary (both Muslim and non-Muslim) societies; however, we will also attempt to point out the multifunctional idea – suggested to the viewing/reading audience of apocalyptic narratives – that Judgment day is near, and can come around at any moment.

scholarly journals La critica de arte y la construcción del patrimonio cultural. Buenos Aires 1931

Imafronte ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 125-148
Author(s):  
Victoria Streppone
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Le Corbusier ◽  
Tool Magazine ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Soviet Cinema ◽  
Private Support ◽  
Cultural Role

Este trabajo se centra en una “constelación” de intelectuales argentinos de horizontes inevitablemente eurocentricos que, mediante la propia contribución ofrecida en la revista Sur (1931-1992) a través de ensayos sobre crítica de arte, intentan comprender las dificultades del momento artístico local. Con el inicio de una secuencia de eventos, se propone una reflexión que entiende el cine y la arquitectura como un “espacio pedagógico”. Por medio  del análisis y la interpretación del papel cultural de Victoria Ocampo (Buenos Aires 1890-1979) y la “herramienta-revista” Sur, se presentan una serie de eventos y estrategias unidos por un fil rouge orientado a crear la unidad cultural argentina; desde el apoyo personal y privado,  brindado a Le Corbusier durante su viaje por Argentina y el proyecto documental que inicia en el marco del cine sovietico de Sergej Ėjzenštejn hasta abarcar el neorrealismo italiano de Vittorio De Sica y Cesare Zavattini. El enfoque en Ocampo, escritora, mecenas y directora de Sur, lleva el análisis crítico al marco moderno de los estudios de género, abriendo -a la cultura y sociedad argentina de los años en cuestión- un panorama de ideas complejo y fructífero, respecto al horizonte de desarrollo del propio patrimonio cultural. This paper focuses on a “constellation” of argentinian scholars characterized by an inevitable and common eurocentric horizon that, through their own contribution in Sur (1931-1992) with several art critic essays, try to interpretate the tough local artistic moment. Starting from a sequence of events, a reflection on cinema and architecture as a 'pedagogical space’, is proposed. Through the analysis and interpretation of Victoria Ocampo’s cultural role and her tool-magazine named Sur, a series of events and strategies connected by a fil rouge oriented to create an Argentian cultural unity are presented: from the personal and private support provided to Le Corbusier during his journey to Argentina and the documentary project that starts in the framework of the Soviet cinema of Sergej Ėjzenštejn, to the Italian neorealism of Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini. The focus in Ocampo, writer, maecenas and director of Sur brings critical analysis to the modern framework of gender studies, opening - to the Argentine culture and society of those years - a complex and fruitful panorama of ideas, to the horizon of development of one's cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Architecture of Bogorodskoe village of the Tomsk province

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
E. V. Sitnikova ◽  
M. I. Rubanova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Architectural Analysis ◽  
Tomsk Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Village ◽  
Rich History

Purpose: Description of the building architecture in the village of Bogorodskoye in the middle Ob region. The emergence of the village, its planning and architecture of individual objects are studied. The low level of study of the historical and cultural heritage of the Tomsk region villages as well as the problem of preservation of historical settlements determines the relevance of this paper.Research methods: The critical analysis of the literature and the comparative architectural analysisPractical implication: The obtained results can be used in lectures, reports and messages on the history of the Siberian architecture. Theoretical works of scientists, historians and architects concerning the architecture in the village of Bogorodskoye, and field research conducted by the authors in 2021.Originality/value: The historical and cultural heritage of the Tomsk province settlement is not previously studied and published. It is shown that Bogorodskoe village has a rich history and great historical, cultural and natural potential. In this connection, it is necessary to pay attention to preservation and development of this historical settlement founded at the beginning of the 18th century.

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