01959nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002600043653003200069653003400101653002400135653001000159100001900169700001700188700002400205245005100229856014800280300001200428490000700440520126200447022002001709                                       d10aCathedrals of Culture10aOutstanding universal value10aauthorised heritage discourse10aintangible heritage10avoice1 aMairead Craith1 aUrsula Boser1 aAshvin Devasundaram00aGiving voice to heritage: a virtual case study  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994506908&doi=10.1111%2f1469-8676.12326&partnerID=40&md5=ed9b8c39e034cd8bab230ae60b44e439  a433-4450 v243 aThis essay focuses on changing discourses of heritage with reference to concepts of place broadly defined. Our virtual case study is Wim Wenders  series of documentaries entitled Cathedrals of Culture. In this series of 3D films, Wenders invited five other directors to give voice to their favourite buildings. The directors chose classic examples of Western heritage located primarily in European cities. Our contribution explores the human constructions assigned to these buildings and the implications of the anthropomorphisation of buildings for the concept of heritage. With reference to categories of tangible and intangible heritage, we ask whether giving voice to material artefacts challenges the material dominance of architecture for heritage, deepening our sense of place and constituting a step forward for a more dialogical approach to heritage generally. We query the extent to which this filmic anthology reinforces a hegemonic authorised heritage discourse or delivers a postmodern version of ‘spirit of place’. We ask whether this filmic adventure in 3D could effectively generate a new and (re)newed sense of place in other heritage contexts. Our hypothesis is set in the framework of various ICOMOS and UNESCO international charters.  a09640282 (ISSN)