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- Description
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Summary
- "The 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage was a major step in addressing concerns about musical diversity and vitality on a global scale. 180 nation-states have ratified the Convention to date. Many have developed policies to address the sustainability of their music practices. On the eve of its twentieth anniversary of the Convention, 14 experts were invited to reflect on two decades of approaching music as Intangible Cultural Heritage. In introducing the contributions to this volume, this chapter introduces the genesis of the Convention, its most prominent features, its workings and successes, and the challenges that have arisen from using this framework to address threats to music sustainability worldwide"--
- Uniform Title
- Music, communities, sustainability (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Foreword / Jeff Todd Titon -- Introduction. Approaching music as Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) / Anthony Seeger and Huib Schippers -- PART ONE. THE GENESIS OF THE ICH CONVENTION. Recognizing Intangible Cultural Heritage / Richard Kurin ; Modalities for community participation in implementing the UNESCO ICH Convention / Noriko Aikawa-Faure ; Definitions related to the safeguarding of living culture : Words matter / Wim van Zanten (summary; full text available on companion website) ; Reclaiming community agency in managing Intangible Cultural Heritage : Paperwork, people, and the potential of the public voice / Naila Ceribašić -- PART TWO. THE ICH CONVENTION IN ACTION. The "ICH Movement" in China : The Status of Traditional Musics after ICH Certification / Xiao Mei & Yang Xiao ; UNESCO-based and UNESCO-free : Governmental and Non-Governmental Efforts for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage / Olcay Muslu ; Community Engagement as a Site of Struggle : UNESCO Conventions, Intangible Cultural Heritage, and State Agendas / Tan Sooi Beng ; There Is No Price for That: UNESCO as Translator Between Conflicting Value Systems in Guatemala / Logan Elizabeth Clark ; Sustainability, Agency, and the Ecologies of Music Heritage in Alentejo, Portugal / Slwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco -- PART THREE. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. Reading ICH in Cultural Space : China's National Cultural Ecosystem (Experimental) Conservation Areas / Gao Shu ; Archives, Technology, Communities, and Sustainability : Overcoming the Tragedy of Humpty Dumpty / Anthony Seeger ; Mapping musical vitality : A comparative approach to identifying musical heritage in need of safeguarding / Catherine Grant ; Working Musically Through Crisis : What Will It Take to Push for a Sound(er) Future for Haiti? / Rebecca Dirksen.
- LCCN
- 2022002580
- OCLC
- ssj0002669841
- Title
Music, communities, sustainability [electronic resource] : developing policies and practices / edited by Huib Schippers & Anthony Seeger.
- Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2022.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Schippers, Huib, 1959-
Seeger, Anthony.