Becoming heritage: recognition, exclusion, and the politics of Black cultural heritage in Colombia

Since the late twentieth century, multicultural reforms to benefit minorities have swept through Latin America, however, in Colombia ethno-racial inequality remains rife. Becoming Heritage evaluates how heritage policies affected the Afro-Colombian community of San Basilio de Palenque after it was p...

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Main Author: Escallón Chiappe, María Fernanda (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2023
Series:Afro-Latin America
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:Since the late twentieth century, multicultural reforms to benefit minorities have swept through Latin America, however, in Colombia ethno-racial inequality remains rife. Becoming Heritage evaluates how heritage policies affected the Afro-Colombian community of San Basilio de Palenque after it was proclaimed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2005. Although the designation partially delivered on its promise of multicultural inclusion, it also created ethno-racial exclusion and conflict among groups within the Palenquero community. The new forms of power, knowledge, skills and values created to safeguard heritage exacerbated political, social, symbolic and economic inequalities among Palenqueros, and did little to ameliorate the harsh realities of living and dying in Palenque. Bringing together broader discussions on race, nation and inclusion in Colombia, Becoming Heritage reveals that inequality in Palenque is not only a result of Black Colombians' uneven access to resources; it is enforced through heritage politics, expertise and governance
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Apr 2023)
A new framework of legitimacy -- Institutionalizing heritage : bureaucracy, meritocracy, and expertise -- Heritage in the face of death -- Palenqueras and the trap of visibility
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxiii, 224 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009180382
DOI:10.1017/9781009180382

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