Estudos Culturais e do Património
Preface The preservation of cultural heritage is a matter of vital importance that transcends borders and eras, reflecting not only the identity of communities but also the complexity of their histories. In this context, this book brings together a series of contributions that explore the various p...
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| Format: | Online |
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| Sprog: | portugisisk |
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Edições P.PORTO
2026
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| Online adgang: | https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176372 |
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| Summary: | Preface
The preservation of cultural heritage is a matter of vital importance that transcends borders and eras, reflecting not only the identity of communities but also the complexity of their histories. In this context, this book brings together a series of contributions that explore the various problems and perspectives associated with cultural heritage, offering a comprehensive overview of its contemporary relevance.
Publishing a book on cultural heritage makes perfect sense today, especially considering different academic contexts in which it is repeatedly stated that the results obtained so far in its safeguarding are insufficient, for different reasons, whether due to disinterest and political disinvestment, or due to the imposition of an economistic vision that distorts and decontextualizes it. A book can be a powerful tool to combat these limited views and a warning to awaken consciences among government officials, proposing a deeper and more comprehensive reflection on the importance of cultural heritage and its multiple dimensions.
Today, the notion of cultural heritage is much broader than the one we traditionally knew, namely, that of a collection of ancient objects or historical sites consensually considered valuable because they reflected identities, particularly national identity. In reality, it would be more appropriate to assume a notion of cultural heritage as a set of cultural assets that represent a vision of the past from the present, the result of a social construction (like the past itself) in which, at each historical moment, certain groups, usually the dominant ones, decide what to legitimize as cultural heritage, what to value and what to preserve (similarly, what to ignore or forget). [...] |
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