01625nas a2200217 4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653002100044653001600065653001500081653001400096653001100110100001800121245009200139856015100231300001000382490000700392520098800399022002001387 2021 d10aHeritage studies10aProspective10aRetrotopia10atradition10aUNESCO1 aL.S. Fournier00aCurrent and Future Developments in Heritage Studies: From "Retrotopia" to "Prospective" uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124480918&doi=10.3986%2fTraditio2021500103&partnerID=40&md5=1a6e436463d66e40e69aa2176c711abc a29-410 v503 aIn the article, the author starts from the different approaches between heritage studies on the one hand and disciplinary heritage approaches on the other hand to consider current and future developments in the field of intangible cultural heritage. In the play between critical studies and broader studies, there are risks of regression as well as opportunities for progress. To underpin his analysis, he refers to his experience of development processes in the field of cultural heritage and to some recent research in France on the institutional functioning of UNESCO in the field of intangible cultural heritage. He then focuses on the notions of "retrotopia" (Bauman, 2017) and "prospective" (Godet, 2004), which seem to him to be suitable for triggering a fundamental anthropological reflection on the future of cultural heritage research. At the end, he draws some conclusions about the possibilities of progress - or, conversely, regression - in intangible cultural heritage. a03520447 (ISSN)