scholarly journals DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL MODEL THAT PRESERVES AND PROMOTES THE IDENTITY OF THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE RA-GLAI ETHNIC MINORITY IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW COUNTRYSIDE IN BAC AI DISTRICT, NINH THUAN PROVINCE - SITUATION AND SOLUTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngô Quang Sơn ◽  
Trần Văn Toàn
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Conservation Education ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Sizable Proportion ◽  
New Countryside

Ra-glai ethnic minorities make up a sizable proportion of the population in Ninh Thuan province in general and Bac Ai district in particular. Ra-glai ethnic minorities have a long-standing culture and have a unique ethnic identity. The tangible and intangible cultural identity of the Ra-glai ethnic minority is both closely associated with religious beliefs and widely popular, has great power to dominate all activities of Ra-glai ethnic minorities. The conservation and promotion of the tangible and intangible cultural heritages of the Ra-glai ethnic group in Bac Ai district, Ninh Thuan province in the process of building a new countryside is now becoming one of the issues authorized by the party committee, local authorities are very interested in implementing.Over the past years, with the investment of the State, the province, the district, the local organizations and individuals, the education to preserve and promote the ethnic cultural identity of the Ra-glai community In Bac Ai district, Ninh Thuan province has achieved some encouraging results. However, in the process of building a new countryside, the culture of the local Ra-glai ethnic minority has been gradually fading.The authors of the paper have deeply studied the current state of conservation education and promotion of the cultural heritage of Ra-glai ethnic minorities in Bac Ai district, Ninh Thuan province, then proposing solutions to building an educational model that conserves and promotes the cultural heritage of Ra-glai ethnic minorities in a sustainable way in the process of building a New Rural in Bac Ai district, Ninh Thuan province in the period of the current.

scholarly journals Does the Law Determine What Heritage to Remember?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Sophie de Clippele
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Historical Knowledge ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Political Will ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Law ◽  
Ideological Manipulation

AbstractCultural heritage can offer tangible and intangible traces of the past. A past that shapes cultural identity, but also a past from which one sometimes wishes to detach oneself and which nevertheless needs to be remembered, even commemorated. These themes of memory, history and oblivion are examined by the philosopher Paul Ricoeur in his work La mémoire, l’histoire, l’oubli (2000). Inspired by these ideas, this paper analyses how they are closely linked to cultural heritage. Heritage serves as a support for memory, even if it can be mishandled, which in turn can affect heritage policies. Memory and heritage can be abused as a result of wounds from the past or for reasons of ideological manipulation or because of a political will to force people to remember. Furthermore, heritage, as a vehicule of memory, contributes to historical knowledge, but can remain marked by a certain form of subjectivism during the heritage and conservation operation, for which heritage professionals (representatives of the public authority or other experts) are responsible. Yet, the responsibility for conserving cultural heritage also implies the need to avoid any loss of heritage, and to fight against oblivion. Nonetheless, this struggle cannot become totalitarian, nor can it deprive the community of a sometimes salutary oblivion to its own identity construction. These theoretical and philosophical concepts shall be examined in the light of legal discourse, and in particular in Belgian legislation regarding cultural heritage. It is clear that the shift from monument to heritage broadens the legal scope and consequently raises the question of who gets to decide what is considered heritage according to the law, and whether there is something such as a collective human right to cultural heritage. Nonetheless, this broadening of the legislation extends the State intervention into cultural heritage, which in turn entails certain risks, as will be analysed with Belgium’s colonial heritage.

scholarly journals THE MEDINA OF GABES: A THREATENED ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN HERITAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 40-48
Author(s):  
Lassoued ◽  
Rejeb
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Commercial Activity ◽  
Essential Component ◽  
Current State ◽  
Urban Heritage ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The City

The city of Gabes has been considered an important crossroads and a center of an old commercial activity for caravans and nomads since antiquity. This is in fact because it is famous for its unique coastal Mediterranean oasis. Coastal oases are essentially sources of great biological diversity and particular natural habitations, which altogether make an essential component of the cultural identity of the region. This key element of cultural heritage is unfortunately facing a lot of challenges which threaten its existence. The present study tries to understand the context of the evolution of the oasis dwelling and the traditional urban landscapes of the city of Gabes. It seeks to identify the typology of this traditional dwelling and characterize its main components. It also assesses its current state and the profound changes it is experiencing in an atmosphere of negligence from the side of state which has avoided adopting the principles of urgent intervention to promote, enhance it and preserve this dwelling against the undesirable effects of modernization.

scholarly journals POTENTIAL OF OVERLOOKED INDUSTRY HERITAGE IN HOREHRONIE REGION IN SLOVAKIA AND ITS REGENERATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Veronika Aschenbrierová
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Job Opportunities

The territory of Slovakia is rich in places with an ironworks history, which formed important urban and economic centers in the past. The valuable urban-architectural settlements emerged due to favorable geographical conditions, availability of forest and water resources. Currently, these important historical spots find themselves in the regions suffering from lack of job opportunities and low level of life quality. The research work deals with one of the most important 19th century‘s Slovak ironworks, its urban and architectural values ​​in the setting, and regenerative activities involving development activities to preserve the constantly overlooked part of Horehronie‘s cultural heritage. This study aims to contribute to the knowledge about the ironwork complex, to present its current state and research, which has stimulated interest in the protection of so far degrading industrial heritage. The result of this work is to show potential of industrial heritage in regional development and tourism, which is an opportunity to strengthen the region identity, its competitiveness, as well as to the potential of industrial heritage in regional development and tourism, which is an opportunity to strengthen the region identity, its competitiveness, and improve the socio-economic conditions of its inhabitants.

scholarly journals Is it the Thought that Counts? An evaluation of Digital Archaeological Data Archiving in Catalonia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina Batlle Baró
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Data Archiving ◽  
Archaeological Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Data Archives

Archaeological data archiving has not been a major concern in Catalonia. The heritage legal corpus does not engage with the archiving and curation of archaeological data other than the excavation reports. However, it highlights the responsibility of the administration in cataloguing and disseminating the cultural heritage. For this reason, a lot of effort has been invested during the past few years in inventorying known archaeological sites and publishing archaeological reports, with the aim of increasing the transparency of the administration towards its citizens. This article describes the present situation for archaeology in Catalonia, its legal framework and the main initiatives carried out to archive, manage, and publish archaeological data from a user's point of view. Its main aim is to evaluate the current state of archaeological data archives and public databases by analysing the existing platforms with a set of indicators. This assessment leads to the conclusion that the current repositories and databases could be more worthwhile if some limitations were overcome, but also that the advance in archaeological data archiving is restricted by existing law.

Protecting the past for the future: How does law protect tangible and intangible cultural heritage in armed conflict?

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (900) ◽  
pp. 1253-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Johannot-Gradis
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Rights Treaties ◽  
Law Of Armed Conflict ◽  
The Law

AbstractIn war, individuals are vulnerable not only physically but also in terms of their cultural identity, and the obliteration of cultural heritage often becomes a central issue. This is particularly the case in armed conflicts with an ethnic, cultural or religious character. In some regions, cultural heritage consists more of monuments and objects; it is a “tangible” heritage, mostly protected by the law of armed conflict. Elsewhere, where structures are impermanent, cultural heritage is mainly expressed through orality, gestures, rituals, music and other forms of expression that individuals create using various media and instruments. Such heritage is mainly “intangible”. This essay aims to show that cultural heritage is both tangible and intangible, and that the law which protects such heritage is not limited to the law of armed conflict. Cultural heritage also benefits from the protection of other applicable instruments, such as human rights treaties and the UNESCO cultural heritage conventions.

scholarly journals THE STUDY OF MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE IBAN COMMUNITY IN SARAWAK: NGEPAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-97
Author(s):  
Gregory Kiyai ◽  
Noria Anak Tugang
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Community Culture ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Experts

Cultural identity is a specific word that refers to individuals and communities in distinguishing themselves from others. One of the most dominant identities in a community culture is traditional clothing. In Sarawak, the traditional dress for the Iban is commonly known as Ngepan Indu. The Ngepan Indu is often worn during the Gawai Dayak celebration season as well as several other ritual ceremonies such as the Miring ceremony (Offerings) and Melah Pinang (Marriage). The Iban community believes that the Ngepan Iban is an identity and cultural icon in today's customs. Apart from that, Ngepan Iban is one of the treasures and legacies of Petara (God) who inhabited a kingdom called Panggau Libau, Tinting Gawai Gasing Gerah Layang so that Iban always remembered Petara and the origin of Iban's ancestors. This paper aims to analyze and understand the Ngepan Indu in the context of the custom and culture of the Iban community by using the qualitative research method based on the collective memory of the Iban cultural experts in Sarawak. Through this research, it is expected to have an effective and progressive impact to regenerate the spirit of Iban culture to continue persistently preserve the Ngepan Iban as a cultural heritage from the ancestors of the past, so that it will continue to be preserved for the future.

Creating Cultural Identity in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Wertmann
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses

In recent years, China has experienced social, cultural, political and economic transformations. In order to stabilise the country in the midst of dramatic change and to legitimise the continuing rule of the Communist Party, the government has promoted nationalism and the building of a common sense of cultural identity among the people. One of the most familiar and available means to do this is to remind people of China’s ancient past. This chapter focuses on the field of archaeology to show how growing interest in cultural heritage work has produced new ways of bringing the past to the people. New ways of making the past accessible to the masses will be introduced in this chapter. These include the construction of new museums, the popularisation of archaeological discoveries, and focus on new target groups through mobile digital museums.

Changes in the cultivation activities of the ethnic minority household economy of Coho Sre in Lam Dong from 1986 to 2015

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-146
Author(s):  
Bong Phan Van
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Household Economy ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Central ◽  
To Come

Lam Dong is a province in the South Central Highlands and also home of many ethnic minorities including the Co ho Sre group. Farming activities plays a vital role in the economy of Co ho Sre households. In general, from 1986-2015, their farming activities have experienced some positive changes compared to the past, which improves the living standard of households. However, the development in cultivation is still slow and precarious. Relying on rice and coffee is still popular, and there is a gap in term of income between the Kinh people in the province. The article points out the achievements and difficulties in this conventional farming activities of Co ho Sre households in the province so as to come up with some solutions to improve the efficiency of their farming activities, contribute to the development and economic sustainability of Co ho Sre households as well.

SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITY AND MOUNTAINOUS AREAS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Duy Dung
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Mountainous Areas ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Right

Ethnic minority and mountainous areas are considered to be strategically important especially in the political, socio-economic, defense and security fields of the country. In the past years, thanks to the deep concern of the Party and State, the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities has changed and gradually improved. Apart from the achievements, up to now, the socio-economy of the ethnic minority and mountainous areas are still lagging behind the rest of the country, the lives of ethnic minorities are still difficult. One of the main causes is “Lack of capital for development investment”, which is a big obstacle for the region’s economic development. From the above issues, recognizing the right challenges to the development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas to find solutions for development to be a process that needs to be addressed, studied.

scholarly journals Cultural Heritage as a Part of Cultural Potential (in the Context of Revitalization of Ethnic Minorities)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 77-88
Author(s):  
Ladislav Lenovský
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
For Profit ◽  
The Past ◽  
Carpathian Region

Cultural heritage is considered to be a valuable and representative part of the culture derived from the past. Cultural potential is a set of cultural phenomena, elements and complexes used or usable for profit. It consists of five components: heritage; organizations and institutions; events and products; infrastructure; human resources. Cultural mapping is being used for its identification, where the elements of cultural potential are cultural resources. The mapping of cultural potential with an emphasis on cultural heritage is a prerequisite for the success of revitalization of the nearly extinct ethnic group of German woodcutters from the Small-Carpathian region – Huncokars.

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