01536nas a2200337   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003300043653001100076653001200087653000900099653001400108653001700122653001100139653002200150653002200172653002200194653002300216653003900239653002100278653001400299653001400313653002100327100001800348245007100366856014900437300001200586490000700598520057300605022002001178                                       d10aCultural identity (THE\_382)10aDjenne10aDjenné10aMali10aMali (ML)10aMopti [Mali]10aUNESCO10aYouth (THE\_3108)10acultural heritage10acultural identity10acultural influence10aIntangible cultural heritage (ICH)10amaterial culture10amodernity10ayoung men10ayoung population1 aCharlotte Joy00aNegotiating material identities: young men and modernity in Djenne  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-83255181833&doi=10.1177%2f1359183511424827&partnerID=40&md5=6c8ac53598514c53efa4c74a1e113c4f  a389-4000 v163 aUNESCO 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.  a13591835 (ISSN)