Showing papers on "Cultural heritage published in 1986"

Encyclopedia of Ukraine

Abstract: Over thirty years in the making, the most comprehensive work in English on Ukraine is now complete: its history, people, geography, economy, and cultural heritage, both in Ukraine and in the diaspora.

Three Relationships in the Teaching of Literature.

Abstract: Our conception of literature-what it is and what it does-will determine how we set about teaching it If it is the cultural heritage, to be preserved and transmitted, then we may teach the literary work as a valued artifact, demanding that students show it respect and acknowledge its place in the literary canon We may lean toward an historical approach in which we study the work's origin, the cultural context in which it was created, the influences upon its author, and the influences it exerts upon those who follow If literature is instead the domain in which we

The return of cultural property

Abstract: The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries bore witness to the zenith of the European art of 'collecting' antiquities. The second half of the nineteenth century saw the beginnings of systematic archaeological techniques of excavation, field survey, conservation and protection. It saw what Professor Seton Lloyd has called the 'birth of a conscience' regarding the expropriation of antiquities from other countries. In the twentieth century the idea has emerged that cultural property is a matter of international concern, as being part of the 'heritage of mankind'. This concern has centred around looting from and destruction of archaeological sites, cultural heritage, the illicit traffic of art in the international market, and the return of cultural property. ildditional controls have been sought to establish the protection of cultural property in time of war as well as peace.

Ishmael Reed's Multi-Culture: The Production of Cultural Perspective

Abstract: All of Ismael Reed's literary efforts - his fiction, poetry, essays, his promotions of other novelists and poets - support an idea which he calls the "multi-culture": an amalgamation of perspectives, art forms, and lifestyles from different cultures, past and present. In his "Preface" to Calafia: The California Poetry, the latest of several collections of multi-ethnic writing he has edited, he describes the anthology as one which "attempts to bring together the poetry of different California cultures under one roof" (xiii). His novels also reveal this sort of attempt to bring different cultures "under one roof," but here his cultural "house" includes perspectives from ancient Egypt, Medieval Europe, Nineteenth century Haiti, and the American Old West, to name but a few. Reed envisions the multi-culture as a sort of collective consciousness to be created through cultural exchanges between individuals and groups which will revitalize not only their individual experiences but their culture as well. His kaleidoscopic surveys of history, art, and religion in his literature are based on the general conviction that a diversity of realities is more of an asset than a liability in furthering self-understanding as well as tolerance of the family of man. But more specifically, those surveys are organized around the cultural contributions made by ethnic groups within the United States to the country as a whole, contributions which Reed feels have not been given the recognitions they deserve by the majority of the American populace, past or present. As a black writer, one of his literary objectives is to present the cultural heritage of Afro-Americans as a rich combination of traditions and influences which in turn have contributed more to

Law and the cultural heritage. Volume 1: Discovery and excavation [Book Review]

Abstract: Review(s) of: Law and the cultural heritage. Volume 1: Discovery and excavation, by P. J. O'Keefe and L. V. Prott Professional Books Ltd. Abingdon, Oxon., 1984 Cloth and paper bound, xxvii + 434pp.

Socialization for change: The cultural heritage of the southern woman

Abstract: Using autobiographical material as primary data, the author argues that the cultural mechanism by which the Southern female was socialized to become a Southern lady prepared her at the same time both to accept and to adapt to social change that would render the traditional role nonviable.

The Bulgarian cinema

Abstract: This survey of Bulgarian cinema from its beginning to its present situation under the current government reveals this country's vital and original filmmakers at work expressing and continuing their nation's rich artistic and cultural heritage.

How historians can keep heritage architects honest

Abstract: It is twelve years since the Hope Enquiry focused attention on the National Estate, and some 41 years since the first National Trust was formed in New South Wales. For all that, however, heritage conservation in Australia is not problem-free. Despite the numerous books and articles that have been written, many of its proponents have failed to come to grips with reality and have little clear sense of purpose.

Documentation of the Italian cultural heritage

Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter describes the documentation of the Italian cultural heritage. Cataloguing applies to the entire existing cultural patrimony. It is a specialized intellectual activity whose purpose is not, however, purely academic. It also aims to improve planning and execution in all other spheres of curatorial activity, be it the legal/administrative side or the more technical side. These aims—and their integration with what can be defined as the national policy for cultural property—determine in a significant way the methods and procedures of cataloguing. As a general rule the actual work of cataloguing can be defined as—the detailed collection and verification of historical and philological data drawn from archival sources, from specialized bibliographies, and from new research undertaken by the same scholars who are entrusted with the cataloguing; ascertaining the situation regarding ownership of cultural property; determining the state of conservation of the cultural property and, as a result, indicating when conservation work is necessary.

Inherit and Develop Our National Cultural Heritage, Nurture People with Talent for Putting in Order and Studying Old Texts

Abstract: To return to putting our nation's ancient texts in good order is a project pointed out to us by Comrade Chen Yun. The party center has, for that reason, issued documents that point out that the work of putting ancient manuscripts in good order is a very important project—one that will have significance for our children's generation and their children's generation. In the past, in our schools, education concentrated mostly on the natural sciences and engineering, to meet the needs of the development of the national economy. However, even people who are studying the natural sciences and engineering must know something about China's cultural heritage. From now on, at the same time that we continue to promote the sciences and engineering, we must also strengthen education in the humanities at the university level. We should also, starting with the primary schools, let the students learn some classical Chinese, and strive toward the goal that every person in the country who can read newspapers can also read so...

Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Against Natural Disasters

Abstract: Publisher Summary Prevention of decay or damage is the highest form of conservation. It is expected that by discussing the problems and submitting to friendly criticism, one will establish communication between each of the separate disciplines working in the field of conservation of historic architectural and museum projects. This chapter discusses some disasters—such as floods; slow geological movements of the soil up, down, and sideways; earthquakes; frost; snow; high winds; driving rain; tornados; and hurricanes—that cause immense damage to cultural property. It also discusses the necessity of planning to protect the cultural heritage from natural disaster. Administrative measures, such as town planning, are important in both the pre-disaster and recovery situations. However, reports on what actually happened during a disaster indicate that considerable improvements could be made in post-disaster operations, if there had been pre-disaster planning. The aim should be to establish communication and understanding between key people before the event. In planning terms, a disaster is also an opportunity to implement overdue changes and environmental improvements.