UID:
almahu_9949711024002882
Format:
1 online resource (272 pages) :
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colour illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781911529620
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9781911529613
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9781911529637
Content:
Cultural heritage was invented in the realm of nation-states, and from an early point it was considered a public asset, stewarded to narrate the historic deeds of the ancestors, on behalf of their descendants. Nowadays, as the neoliberal narrative would have it, it is for the benefit of these tax-paying citizens that privatisation logic on heritage sector have been increasing over recent decades, to cover their needs in the name of social responsibility and other truncated views of the welfare state. This volume examines whether we can place cultural heritage at the other end of the spectrum, as a common good and potentially as a commons. It does so by looking at Greece as a case study, lately a battlefield of harsh and experimental austerity measures but also of inspiring grass-roots mobilisation and scholarship, currently blossoming to defend the right of communities to enjoy, collaboratively manage and co-create goods by the people, for the people. Since cultural heritage -and culture in general- is hastily bundled up with other goods and services in various arguments for and against their public character, this volume invites several experts to discuss their views on their field of expertise and reflect on the overarching theme: Can cultural heritage be considered a commons? If so, what are the advantages and pitfalls concerning theory, practice and management of heritage? What can we learn from other public resources with a longer history in commons-based or market-oriented interpretation and governance? Can a commons approach allow us to imagine and start working towards a better, more inclusive and meaningful future for heritage?
Note:
Foreword: The Wisdom of the Commons: 'Together' is -- Always Better (Graham Fairclough) v -- Introduction: Cultural Heritage in the Realm of the Commons: -- Reading a Letter from the Future (Stelios Lekakis) 1 -- Part 1 15 -- Chapter 1. A Political Economy of Heritage and the Commons: A First Sketch Focusing on Greece (Stelios Lekakis) 17 -- Chapter 2. An Economic Analysis of Heritage as Commons: Reflections on Theory, Methodology and Social Imagery (Mina Dragouni) 45 -- Chapter 3. Heritage, Openness and the Commons in Urban Environments: Some Thoughts on the Archaeological Parks of Philopappos Hill and Plato's Academy in Athens (Despina -- Catapoti, Ioulia Skounaki and Georgia Gkoumopoulou) 67 -- Part 2 95 -- Chapter 4. Cultural Life Reconfigured: From the Ancestral to the Digital Commons and Beyond (Nicholas Anastasopoulos) 97 -- Chapter 5. State, Netocrats and the Commons: Developing a Cultural Policy in the Era of Platforms (Prodromos Tsiavos) 109 -- Chapter 6. "Capture and Release of the Chthonic Beasts": Archaeological Heritage as Digital Commons in Contemporary Art Practice. Various Thoughts on the Occasion of the Artwork 'Future Bestiary' (Marina Markellou and Petros Moris) 127 -- Chapter 7. Seeds as Common Cultural Heritage (Vasso Kanellopoulou) 141 -- Chapter 8. From Cooking to Commoning: The Making of Intangible Cultural Heritage in OneLoveKitchen, Athens (Penny Travlou) 159 -- Chapter 9. Urban Experiments in Times of Crisis: From Cultural Production to Neighbourhood Commoning (Giorgos Chatzinakos) 183 -- Chapter 10. Commoning Over a Cup of Coffee: The Case of Kafeneio, a Co-op Cafe at Plato's Academy (Chrysostomos Galanos) 213 -- Part 3 227 -- Chapter 11. The Alternative of the Commons, New Politics and Cities (Alexandros Kioupkiolis) 229 -- Chapter 12. Making Politics Meaningful: The Pitfalls of the 'Commons' and the Importance of Anthropological Analysis (Dimitris Markopoulos) 253 -- Afterword: This is not a Manifesto: Precipitating a Paradigm Shift in Cultural Management (Stelios Lekakis) 259 -- Biographical Notes 263 -- Index 26.
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Also available in print form.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781911529606
Language:
English
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
