World Archaeology· 2018Q1
Embracing change: how cultural resilience is increased through cultural heritage
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Short summary
Cultural resilience is best enhanced by accepting loss and transformation, not by conserving heritage as a resource for future resilience, according to this Q1 journal paper.
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Key points
- Cultural heritage is increasingly seen as a resource for fostering resilience, but this paper argues against this view.
- The author proposes that accepting loss and transformation of heritage increases cultural resilience.
- Evident changes in heritage over time can inspire people to embrace uncertainty and absorb adversity.
- This approach can enhance risk preparedness, post-disaster recovery, and mutual understanding.
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Abstract
The notions of risk and resilience are increasingly relevant to cultural heritage. Archaeological sites and monuments in particular are widely perceived to be vulnerable and subjected to growing risks of deliberate destruction, e.g. in the context of armed conflicts. At the same time, it has become a familiar claim that cultural heritage needs to be conserved as an important resource for fostering cultural resilience, reducing disaster risk, and supporting peace and reconciliation in the future. In this paper, the author takes issue with that latter view and suggests instead that cultural resilience, risk preparedness, post-disaster recovery and mutual understanding between people will be best enhanced by an increased ability to accept loss and transformation. The evident changes of heritage over time can inspire people to embrace uncertainty and absorb adversity in times of change, thus increasing their cultural resilience.
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Field: Archeology (Arts and Humanities)
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