Heritage protection for the 21st century

Emma Waterton*, Laurajane Smith

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-203
Number of pages7
JournalCultural Trends
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2008
Externally publishedYes

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