Key concepts in the Convention Unit 3 PowerPoint presentation

Key concepts in the Convention Unit 3 PowerPoint presentation

• UNESCO
• Intangible Cultural Heritage Section

Word cloud of the Convention

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In this presentation …

• More about the Convention:
• A flexible instrument
• ‘Anchoring the Convention’
• Terms to be discussed:
• Intangible heritage; elements
• Communities, groups, individuals
• Safeguarding

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The Convention – a flexible instrument

• Few obligations
• Few definitions
• Open definitions
• Non-exhaustive classifications (domains of ICH, safeguarding measures)
• No official glossary

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‘Anchoring the Convention’ at the country level

• The term ‘ICH’ translated:
• Di sản văn hóa phi vật thể (Vietnamese for ‘heritage – cultural, not [phi] tangible’)
• Mukei (Japanese for ‘not having form’)

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• (Russian)

• (Tajik)

• (Uzbek)

• (Bulgarian for ‘non-material cultural heritage’)

• dědictví (Czech), dedičstvo (Slovak), baština (Croatian)

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

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The Convention’s definition of intangible cultural heritage (1)

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• Article 2.1:
• the ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills
• – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith –
• that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.

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• Article 2.1 continues:
• This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.

• The Convention’s definition of intangible cultural heritage (2)

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• Article 2.1 further:
• For the purposes of this Convention, consideration will be given solely to such intangible cultural heritage as is compatible with existing international human rights instruments, as well as with the requirements of mutual respect among communities, groups and individuals, and of sustainable development.

• The Convention’s definition of intangible cultural heritage (3)