01373nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653001700052653001300069653001900082653002400101653001700125653001400142653001400156100002200170245007200192300001000264490000700274520083000281022002001111       2013                            d  cfeb10aGelassenheit10aheritage10aheritage value10aintangible heritage10amodern ruins10aruination10athingness1 aPora Petursdottir00aConcrete matters: Ruins of modernity and the things called heritage  a31-530 v133 aIntangibility has become a trendy term within heritage studies and is now even considered to refer to heritage in general. This article discusses this development, along with its integrity and consequences for the fate of things in the heritage discourse. With reference to the concrete ruins of Iceland s recent past it addresses the traditional and contemporary processes of discrimination and othering within heritage definitions, and the often fragile dialectic between heritage and waste. With a foothold in these very concrete and tangible remains the article questions the emerging claim  that all heritage is intangible  and suggests that a broader heritage conception, and a true concern for the very tangible qualities of things, may bring us closer to a comprehension of the (heritage) value of these modern ruins.  a14696053 (ISSN)