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From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory
Anne Eriksen
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Description for From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory
Paperback. Provides a historical perspective on heritage which links early modern (antiquarian) and contemporary heritage care of ancient objects and sites. Uses empirical evidence to present Norwegian culture and heritage to an international audience. Focuses on time, experiences of temporality and the notion of history. Series: Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches are transformed from antiquities to monuments to heritage sites? This book argues that the transformations concern more than words alone: They reflect fundamental changes in the way we experience the past, and the way historical objects are assigned meaning and value in the present. This book presents a series of cases from Norwegian culture to explore how historical ... Read more
Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches are transformed from antiquities to monuments to heritage sites? This book argues that the transformations concern more than words alone: They reflect fundamental changes in the way we experience the past, and the way historical objects are assigned meaning and value in the present. This book presents a series of cases from Norwegian culture to explore how historical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785332050
SKU
V9781785332050
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About Anne Eriksen
Anne Eriksen is a Professor in Cultural History at the University of Oslo, Norway, and an expert on collective memory and forms of historical knowledge. Among her recent publications are Negotiating Pasts in the Nordic Countries (ed. with. J.V. Sigurdsson, 2009) and Museum. En kulturhistorie (2009).
Reviews for From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory
` The case studies supply the overall argument with a desirable empirical specificity; they deepen and enrich it, while they at the same time challenge common generalizations, current theories and habitual ways of thinking. This works on two parallel levels: the empirical cases are lifted out of their immediate contexts and used to examine and discuss theoretical arguments, and then ... Read more