TY - JOUR
T1 - Heritage protection for the 21st century
AU - Waterton, Emma
AU - Smith, Laurajane
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - This paper assesses the recent Heritage Protection Review (HPR) process, which culminated in the publication of the Heritage White Paper “Heritage protection for the 21st century” (DCMS, 2007). It argues that although the White Paper makes laudable and useful attempts at streamlining and clarifying the management and protection process, many of its proposed changes operate at the rhetorical level only. Indeed, it does little to challenge the dominant and elitist understandings of “heritage” and attendant cultural values and meanings, and thus fails to adequately address social inclusion/exclusion issues in the cultural sector.
AB - This paper assesses the recent Heritage Protection Review (HPR) process, which culminated in the publication of the Heritage White Paper “Heritage protection for the 21st century” (DCMS, 2007). It argues that although the White Paper makes laudable and useful attempts at streamlining and clarifying the management and protection process, many of its proposed changes operate at the rhetorical level only. Indeed, it does little to challenge the dominant and elitist understandings of “heritage” and attendant cultural values and meanings, and thus fails to adequately address social inclusion/exclusion issues in the cultural sector.
KW - Department for Culture, Media and Sport
KW - England
KW - Heritage Protection Review (HPR)
KW - Heritage White Paper
KW - legislation and policy
KW - public value
KW - social inclusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045163089&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09548960802362157
DO - 10.1080/09548960802362157
M3 - Review article
SN - 0954-8963
VL - 17
SP - 197
EP - 203
JO - Cultural Trends
JF - Cultural Trends
IS - 3
ER -