Stories on the go

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Hvidtfeldt Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
User Participation ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Internet Site ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Strategic Initiatives

The article focuses on 1001 Stories of Denmark: an internet site and a mobile app that collects and displays stories and visual material connected to places all over Denmark. This site offers a “social media-like” communication frame with various levels of participation. But in reality, 1001 stories of Denmark is mainly a one-to-many dissemination of expert knowledge, and actual user participation is limited. However, the site does host user-generated material, e.g. a number of amateurish videos and stories that often do not follow the guidelines, but in some cases construct willful and affective narratives. I argue that these videos and stories demonstrate the potential of mobile and digital cultural heritage sites; however, it requires strategic initiatives and long-term engagement from museums and cultural institutions to create and maintain the level of the dialogue and participation.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN STRUKTUR, FUNGSI, DAN NILAI BUDAYA PADA LEGENDA TELAGA NGEBEL PONOROGO DAN LEGENDA DANAU RANU PASURUAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Nuraini Saura Putri ◽  
Oktavian Aditya Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Structure Function ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
General Public ◽  
Oral Literature ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Literature Research ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Efforts to preserve the legendary cultural heritage and in the framework of seeking the identity of the nation as well as the diversity of ethnic groups in Indonesia, one way to do is to collect and care for folklore. This research as a means to treat foklor legend of Lake Ranu and Ngebel legend Telaga. Both legends have almost the same story, both the character and the story. The purpose of this study is to determine the similarities and differences in the two legends, through its structure, function and cultural values. Such long-term goal in this study is, to provide knowledge about oral literature research on literature students who can be used as a reference for the future. In addition, this research can also provide new knowledge for the general public about the storyline of the legend of Lake Ngebel and the legend of Lake Ranu. Based on the results of research that has been done then can be drawn a conclusion, namely: the structure there are four equations and has three differences. Something contained in the two legends have three functions, namely; as entertainment, as a means of legitimizing institutions and cultural institutions, as child educators. For the cultural values contained in these two legends are the value of Diktatik, Ethical, and Religious values

scholarly journals Monitoring and Managing Human Stressors to Coastal Cultural Heritage in Svalbard

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanne Bech Holmgaard ◽  
Alma Elizabeth Thuestad ◽  
Elin Rose Myrvoll ◽  
Stine Barlindhaug
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International History ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Climate And Environmental Change ◽  
Wear And Tear ◽  
Sustainable Use And Management

Svalbard’s cultural heritage sites are important remnants of an international history in the High North. Cultural heritage in the Arctic is being impacted by climate and environmental change as well as increased human activity. Tourism is a potential cause of transformation in cultural heritage sites, such as increased wear and tear, creation of paths and traces as people walk through cultural environments. Cultural heritage management is therefore an increasingly challenging endeavor as management authorities must take under consideration multiple impacts and threats to cultural heritage sites in a changing environment. Based on research conducted in Svalbard from 2014 to 2016 on methods for long-term systematic cultural heritage monitoring, this paper will discuss dilemmas for a sustainable use and management of vulnerable cultural heritage sites in the Arctic.

scholarly journals Re-Discovering Ancient Landscapes: Archaeological Survey of Mound Features from Historical Maps in Northwest India and Implications for Investigating the Large-Scale Distribution of Cultural Heritage Sites in South Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 2089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Green ◽  
Orengo ◽  
Alam ◽  
Garcia-Molsosa ◽  
Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Ancient Landscapes ◽  
Northwest India

Incomplete datasets curtail the ability of archaeologists to investigate ancient landscapes, and there are archaeological sites whose locations remain unknown in many parts of the world. To address this problem, we need additional sources of site location data. While remote sensing data can often be used to address this challenge, it is enhanced when integrated with the spatial data found in old and sometimes forgotten sources. The Survey of India 1” to 1-mile maps from the early twentieth century are one such dataset. These maps documented the location of many cultural heritage sites throughout South Asia, including the locations of numerous mound features. An initial study georeferenced a sample of these maps covering northwest India and extracted the location of many potential archaeological sites—historical map mound features. Although numerous historical map mound features were recorded, it was unknown whether these locations corresponded to extant archaeological sites. This article presents the results of archaeological surveys that visited the locations of a sample of these historical map mound features. These surveys revealed which features are associated with extant archaeological sites, which were other kinds of landscape features, and which may represent archaeological mounds that have been destroyed since the maps were completed nearly a century ago. Their results suggest that there remain many unreported cultural heritage sites on the plains of northwest India and the mound features recorded on these maps best correlate with older archaeological sites. They also highlight other possible changes in the large-scale and long-term distribution of settlements in the region. The article concludes that northwest India has witnessed profound changes in its ancient settlement landscapes, creating in a long-term sequence of landscapes that link the past to the present and create a foundation for future research and preservation initiatives.

scholarly journals Long Term Monitoring of Air Pollution on Monuments and Cultural Heritage Sites in Cyprus Using Satellite Remote Sensing

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-167
Author(s):  
K. Themistocleous ◽  
A. Nisantzi ◽  
A. Agapiou ◽  
D. D. Alexakis ◽  
D. G. Hadjimitsis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Long Term Monitoring ◽  
Term Monitoring

scholarly journals The virtual dimension of the heritage site and its representation in the digital age

2020 ◽  
pp. 82-87
Author(s):  
A. A. Puchkovskaia ◽  
◽  
L. V. Maksimova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Saint Petersburg ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Heritage Objects

The process of transformation of communicative practices of interpretation and popularization of cultural heritage in the framework of the accelerating dissemination and integration of digital technologies in all spheres of human activity is considered. The rhizomorphism of modern digital culture is analyzed, which inevitably aff ects the nature of the representation of monuments in virtual space. It is hypothesized that, despite the variety of approaches presented for creating digital avatars of cultural institutions and cultural heritage objects in a virtual environment, none of the currently existing solutions for Saint-Petersburg makes it possible to represent a cultural heritage object in the context of its retrospective visualization and connection with other culturally signifi cant objects, such as events and personalities. Conceptual grounds are proposed for a deeper understanding of the cultural monument as a subject of representation. An attempt is made to comprehend the representative capabilities of digital instruments, moreover, the question of the need to develop a full-scale and multi-functional digital platform for representing cultural heritage sites is raised.

scholarly journals Coastal Erosion of Arctic Cultural Heritage in Danger: A Case Study from Svalbard, Norway

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 784
Author(s):  
Ionut Cristi Nicu ◽  
Lena Rubensdotter ◽  
Knut Stalsberg ◽  
Erich Nau
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Erosion Rate ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Rate Analysis ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Cultural Heritage Objects

Strong cultural heritage management relies on a thorough evaluation of the threats faced by heritage sites, both in the present and in the future. In this study, we analysed the changes in the position of Hiorthhamn shoreline (Svalbard), which is affecting coastal cultural heritage sites, for a period of 93 years (1927–2020). Shoreline changes were mapped by using maps, ortophotos, drone images, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), and topographic surveys. Also, TLS was used to 3D document the endangered coastal cultural heritage sites. Detailed sedimentological and morphological mapping was made in the field and from the newly acquired drone images in order to understand shoreline-landscape interaction and to depict changes occurring from 2019 to 2020. Short-term (2019–2020) and long-term (1927–2020) shoreline erosion/accretion was made with the help of the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) and prompted a subdivision of three sectors, based on change pattern. Compared to a previous long-term analysis (1927–2019), this year’s average erosion rate analysis (expressed by the EPR parameter) for the 93-year period is −0.14 m/yr. This shift in mean development is due to a newly formed spit-bar in Sector 2. Referring strictly to Sector 1, where the protected cultural heritage objects are located, the erosion rate increased from the previous analysis of –0.76 m/yr to −0.77 m/yr. The shoreline forecast analysis highlights that half of the protected cultural heritage objects will likely disappear over the next decade and almost all the cultural heritage objects analysed in this study will disappear in roughly two decades. This shows the great danger the Arctic’s cultural heritage sites is in if no mitigation measures are undertaken by the local authorities.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document