Archiving Cultures: Heritage, Community and the Making of Records and Memory

by Jeannette A. Bastian

Archiving Cultures defines and models the concept of cultural archives, focusing on how diverse communities express and record their heritage and collective memory and why and how these often-intangible expressions are archival records. Analysis of oral traditions, memory texts and performance arts demonstrate their relevance as records of their communities.

Key features of this book include definitions of cultural heritage and archival heritage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367550717
• ISBN13: 9780367550714
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"