Heritages, identities and Europe: Exploring cultural forms and expressions

Kockel, Ullrich; Craith, Máiréad Nic; Clopot, Cristina; Tjarve, Baiba

Abstract

Traditional arts practices and festivals have attracted increasing and diverse attention in the European context since policymakers discovered ‘culture’ as a resource in the 1980s. The promotion of local and regional ‘heritage’ as a resource especially for tourism has been linked to the rise of neo-liberalism, which sees local culture and identity as assets if they can be harnessed to provide foundations for social and economic growth in the face of a decline in manufacturing. The link between heritage and identity has become a commonplace topic. Cultural traditions, being part of cultural heritages, are significant factors that shape local, regional, national and European identities. Music has long been seen as a key element of European heritage and identity, although that tends to be in the context of ‘high culture’. The economic potential of cultural heritage at a transnational level has been recognised by the European Commission.

Citation

Kockel, U., Craith, M. N., Clopot, C., & Tjarve, B. (2019). Heritages, identities and Europe: Exploring cultural forms and expressions. In U. Kockel, C. Clopot, B. Tjarve, & M. Nic Craith (Eds.), Heritage and Festivals in Europe: Performing Identities (1-17). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429202964-1

• Acceptance Date: Feb 28, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Aug 28, 2019
• Publication Date: Sep 18, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 26, 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 1-17
• Series Title: Critical heritages of Europe
• Book Title: Heritage and Festivals in Europe: Performing Identities
• Chapter Number: 4
• ISBN: 9780429511554; 9780367186760
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429202964-1
• Keywords: Heritage; Festivals; Europe; Intangible cultural heritage; Tourism
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1684630
• Publisher URL: https://www.routledge.com/Heritage-and-Festivals-in-Europe-Performing-Identities-1st-Edition/Kockel-Clopot-Tjarve-Craith/p/book/9780367186760