TY - JOUR
KW - Cultural reproduction
KW - Intangible cultural heritage (ICH)
KW - right to heritage
KW - Tourism
AU - Yujie Zhu
AU - Junmin Liu
AB - Despite a considerable body of research focusing on the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), the actual impact of ICH on shaping the cultural life of local communities needs further acknowledgement. Since 2004, China has rapidly engaged with ICH and the associated practices stipulated by UNESCO. Based on a critical analysis of two cultural festivals in China, this study illustrates the impact of official heritage discourse on local communities. Heritage policies have adopted a particular understanding of “culture” that certifies and beautifies related cultural practices and products for commercial purposes. However, these processes of cultural reproduction transform community-based leisure activities into tourism consumption for an external public. Such changes legitimize and reinforce social inequalities within state-society relationships. This study contributes to the broader discussion on the “right to heritage”–whose rights and what rights should be considered in the issues that ICH creates as a form of cultural reproduction.
BT - Loisir \& Societe-Society And Leisure
DA - sep
DO - 10.1080/07053436.2021.1999090
LA - English
M1 - 3
N1 - Publisher: Routledge
N2 - Despite a considerable body of research focusing on the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), the actual impact of ICH on shaping the cultural life of local communities needs further acknowledgement. Since 2004, China has rapidly engaged with ICH and the associated practices stipulated by UNESCO. Based on a critical analysis of two cultural festivals in China, this study illustrates the impact of official heritage discourse on local communities. Heritage policies have adopted a particular understanding of “culture” that certifies and beautifies related cultural practices and products for commercial purposes. However, these processes of cultural reproduction transform community-based leisure activities into tourism consumption for an external public. Such changes legitimize and reinforce social inequalities within state-society relationships. This study contributes to the broader discussion on the “right to heritage”–whose rights and what rights should be considered in the issues that ICH creates as a form of cultural reproduction.
PY - 2021
SP - 415
EP - 428
T2 - Loisir \& Societe-Society And Leisure
TI - Cultural Reproduction: Ethnic Festivals as Intangible Cultural Heritage in China
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126037362&doi=10.1080%2f07053436.2021.1999090&partnerID=40&md5=1be1caedf3382d06e49472f2176ddf66
VL - 44
SN - 07053436 (ISSN)
ER -