ANTH 100A Lecture 10: Lecture 10 Cultural Heritage
Document Summary
We"ve understood ethnicity as both ixed and luid; both a category of ascription and oppression, and a category of agency and self-production. Ultimately ethnicity is a category that signiies cultural diference. How then do we understand content of that category, the actual stuf that people produce to mark their own identity, and that in some cases is produced about them (with or without their consent) Focusing on heritage and museums is one way to think about identity markers the visual and material signposts that we use to communicate the content of our group identity. What is heritage: a mode of cultural production that has recourse to the past and produces something new. The paradox of possession of heritage as a mark of modernity. Who is heritage displayed/performed for: internal audiences: As a mode of self-expression and means of transmitting identity. To build group coherence and sense of belonging.
