TY - JOUR
KW - Cultural identity (THE\_382)
KW - Djenne
KW - Djenné
KW - Mali
KW - Mali (ML)
KW - Mopti [Mali]
KW - UNESCO
KW - Youth (THE\_3108)
KW - cultural heritage
KW - cultural identity
KW - cultural influence
KW - Intangible cultural heritage (ICH)
KW - material culture
KW - modernity
KW - young men
KW - young population
AU - Charlotte Joy
AB - UNESCO s recent emphasis on countries  intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has raised questions about what such a programme of validation means in practice. In this article, a discussion of the restoration of traditional boys  houses (sahos) on the outskirts of Djenné in Mali is used to question what is actually preserved through architectural restoration. An exploration of modern boys  houses highlights their dynamic social function and the tension between a heritage vision of a town that looks inwards, and the outward-looking ambitions of young men in Djenné.
DO - 10.1177/1359183511424827
M1 - 4
N2 - UNESCO s recent emphasis on countries  intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has raised questions about what such a programme of validation means in practice. In this article, a discussion of the restoration of traditional boys  houses (sahos) on the outskirts of Djenné in Mali is used to question what is actually preserved through architectural restoration. An exploration of modern boys  houses highlights their dynamic social function and the tension between a heritage vision of a town that looks inwards, and the outward-looking ambitions of young men in Djenné.
SP - 389
EP - 400
TI - Negotiating material identities: young men and modernity in Djenne
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-83255181833&doi=10.1177%2f1359183511424827&partnerID=40&md5=6c8ac53598514c53efa4c74a1e113c4f
VL - 16
SN - 13591835 (ISSN)
ER -