Folklife at the International Level: The Roots of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ Part V, Globalization and Death
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
Now that we have introduced UNESCO’s 1989 Recommendation on the Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore in the last blog post in this series, and discussed some of its recommended approaches, let’s delve back into tracing the development of the ICH concept. As a starting point, the 1989 Recommendation offers us this: Folklore (or traditional and popular culture) is …
Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Intangible Cultural Heritage, WIPO