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Digitising Heritage
Get PDF‘Digitising Heritage’ presents new interdisciplinary studies about the diverse manifestations of heritage in digital form, in museums, academic institutions, politics, and history. Individual contributions span across literary studies, forensics, physics, sound studies, law, postcolonial studies, archaeology, migration and museum studies. How can researchers and practitioners make effective use of digital technologies to foster a sustainable heritage engagement? To what extend can critical heritage concepts find expression in the digital age? The volume answers these questions in a multimedia format that combines audio, video, 3D graphics and technologies.„Digitising Heritage“ versammelt neue interdisziplinäre Studien zu den verschiedenen digitalen Erscheinungsformen Kulturellen Erbes in Museen, akademischen Institutionen, Politik und Geschichte. Die Beiträge stammen unter anderem aus den Bereichen Archäologie, Forensik, Medienwissenschaft, Klangforschung, Literaturwissenschaft, Migrationsforschung, Museumswissenschaft, Physik, Postkoloniale Studien und Recht. Wie können Forscher:innen und Praktiker:innen digitale Technologien effektiv nutzen und ein nachhaltiges Engagement für Kulturerbe in der Gesellschaft fördern? Inwieweit können kritische Konzepte von Kulturerbe im digitalen Zeitalter ihren Ausdruck finden? Der Band beantwortet diese Fragen in einem multimedialen Format, das Audio-, Video-, 3D-Grafiken und -Technologien kombiniert
Projects of scale-making: new perspectives for the anthropology of tourism
Get PDFScale has recently entered social anthropology as both a unit of analysis and a heuristic tool. This paper highlights the applicability to the anthropology of tourism of what has been identified as “projects of scale-making” by Tsing (2000) and respective “modes of incorporation” by Glick Schiller, Caglar and Guldbrandsen (2006). Because tourism is one of the central industries shaping present-day understandings of what is global and what is local, scale as a theoretical and methodological tool is ideally suited to study this field. Central concerns of anthropological research on tourism, such as the industry’s political economy, its influence on the perception of landscapes and culture as well as the problematic notion of authenticity, are reconsidered. We argue that central shortcomings of the globalisation debate, such as a teleologically-minded futurism, euphemistic notions of economic circulation and conflations of mundane and scientific debates, shape both the tourism industry and too many anthropological studies on tourism. In light of the contributions collected in this dossier this paper instead develops an analytical framework that highlights the hidden relations of production in tourism economies and the impacts of projects of scale-making on the construction of landscapes and culture.A escala foi recentemente incorporada na antropologia social como unidade de análise e ferramenta heurística. Este artigo centra-se naquilo que Tsing (2000) definiu como “projectos de configuração de escala” e nos respectivos “modos de incorporação” tal como explorados por Glick Schiller, Caglar e Guldbrandsen (2006), destacando a sua aplicabilidade à antropologia do turismo. Na medida em que o turismo é uma das indústrias centrais para a configuração das ideias actuais acerca do que é global e do que é local, a escala, enquanto instrumento teórico e metodológico, adequa-se de forma ideal ao estudo deste campo. Aspectos nucleares da pesquisa antropológica sobre o turismo, como a economia política desta indústria, a sua influência na percepção de paisagens e culturas, ou ainda a controversa noção de autenticidade, são aqui reconsiderados. Defendemos que as principais falhas do debate sobre a globalização, como o futurismo de fundo teleológico, as noções eufemísticas sobre a circulação económica e a mistura entre debates científicos e comuns, informam, simultaneamente, a indústria turística e demasiados estudos antropológicos sobre o turismo. Em alternativa, e à luz das contribuições reunidas neste dossiê, este artigo desenvolve um quadro analítico que destaca as relações de produção ocultas nas economias turísticas e o impacte de projectos de configuração de escala na construção de paisagens e culturas
Digitising Heritage
No full text‘Digitising Heritage’ presents new interdisciplinary studies about the diverse manifestations of heritage in digital form, in museums, academic institutions, politics, and history. Individual contributions span across literary studies, forensics, physics, sound studies, law, postcolonial studies, archaeology, migration and museum studies. How can researchers and practitioners make effective use of digital technologies to foster a sustainable heritage engagement? To what extend can critical heritage concepts find expression in the digital age? The volume answers these questions in a multimedia format that combines audio, video, 3D graphics and technologies.„Digitising Heritage“ versammelt neue interdisziplinäre Studien zu den verschiedenen digitalen Erscheinungsformen Kulturellen Erbes in Museen, akademischen Institutionen, Politik und Geschichte. Die Beiträge stammen unter anderem aus den Bereichen Archäologie, Forensik, Medienwissenschaft, Klangforschung, Literaturwissenschaft, Migrationsforschung, Museumswissenschaft, Physik, Postkoloniale Studien und Recht. Wie können Forscher:innen und Praktiker:innen digitale Technologien effektiv nutzen und ein nachhaltiges Engagement für Kulturerbe in der Gesellschaft fördern? Inwieweit können kritische Konzepte von Kulturerbe im digitalen Zeitalter ihren Ausdruck finden? Der Band beantwortet diese Fragen in einem multimedialen Format, das Audio-, Video-, 3D-Grafiken und -Technologien kombiniert
Musical Performance and the Changing City:Post-Industrial Contexts in Europe and the United States
No full textA contribution to the field of urban music studies, this book presents new interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music in urban social life. It takes musical performance as its key focus, exploring how and why different kinds of performance are evolving in contemporary cities in the interaction among social groups, commercial entrepreneurs, and institutions. From conventional concerts in rock clubs to new genres such as the flash mob, the forms and meanings of musical performance are deeply affected by urban social change and at the same time respond to the changing conditions. Music has taken on complex roles in the post-industrial city where culture and cultural consumption have an unprecedented power in defining publics, policies, and marketing strategies. Further, changes in real estate markets and the penetration of new media have challenged even fairly modern music cultures. At the same time, new music cultures have emerged, and music has become a driver for cultural events and festivals, channeling the dynamics of a society characterized by the social change, media intensity, and the neoliberal forces of post-industrial urban contexts. The volume brings together scholars from a broad range of disciplines to build a shared understanding of post-industrial contexts in Europe and the United States. Most directly grounded in contemporary developments in music studies and urban studies, its broad interdisciplinary range serves to strengthen the relevance of urban music studies to fields such as anthropology, sociology, urban geography, and beyond. Offering in-depth studies of changing music culture in concert venues, cultural events, and neighborhoods, contributors visit diverse locations such as Barcelona, Berlin, London, New York, and Austin.A contribution to the field of urban music studies, this book presents new interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music in urban social life. It takes musical performance as its key focus, exploring how and why different kinds of performance are evolving in contemporary cities in the interaction among social groups, commercial entrepreneurs, and institutions. From conventional concerts in rock clubs to new genres such as the flash mob, the forms and meanings of musical performance are deeply affected by urban social change and at the same time respond to the changing conditions. Music has taken on complex roles in the post-industrial city where culture and cultural consumption have an unprecedented power in defining publics, policies, and marketing strategies. Further, changes in real estate markets and the penetration of new media have challenged even fairly modern music cultures. At the same time, new music cultures have emerged, and music has become a driver for cultural events and festivals, channeling the dynamics of a society characterized by the social change, media intensity, and the neoliberal forces of post-industrial urban contexts. The volume brings together scholars from a broad range of disciplines to build a shared understanding of post-industrial contexts in Europe and the United States. Most directly grounded in contemporary developments in music studies and urban studies, its broad interdisciplinary range serves to strengthen the relevance of urban music studies to fields such as anthropology, sociology, urban geography, and beyond. Offering in-depth studies of changing music culture in concert venues, cultural events, and neighborhoods, contributors visit diverse locations such as Barcelona, Berlin, London, New York, and Austin
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