On Heritage as a Principle of Valorisation A note on Italo Calvino
That heritage – or, ‘the common good of humanity’, as it has also been called – embodies a form of – cultural, social and economic – value, seems self-evident. Yet, why is it so?In other words, which is the specific rationale of valorisation contained in heritage? If heritage contains an intrinsic p...
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| description | That heritage – or, ‘the common good of humanity’, as it has also been called – embodies a form of – cultural, social and economic – value, seems self-evident. Yet, why is it so?In other words, which is the specific rationale of valorisation contained in heritage? If heritage contains an intrinsic principle of valorisation, why do we need heritage-making practices, practices that institute and valorise heritage? If heritage needs to be valorised, does this mean that its principle of valorisation is not as intrinsic as commonly believed? Needless to say, in this short text it is not possible to tackle such a complex and challenging question as it deserves. Provisionally, my only aim here is to recall an interesting reflection advanced almost 40 years ago by the writer Italo Calvino which, I think, might help us to untangle the puzzle of the entwinement of heritage and value. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85a19d47cda44e99abe3902af44440782022-12-22T03:41:31Zengprofessionaldreamerslo Squaderno1973-91412016-06-011140912On Heritage as a Principle of Valorisation A note on Italo CalvinoAndrea Mubi Brighenti0University of TrentoThat heritage – or, ‘the common good of humanity’, as it has also been called – embodies a form of – cultural, social and economic – value, seems self-evident. Yet, why is it so?In other words, which is the specific rationale of valorisation contained in heritage? If heritage contains an intrinsic principle of valorisation, why do we need heritage-making practices, practices that institute and valorise heritage? If heritage needs to be valorised, does this mean that its principle of valorisation is not as intrinsic as commonly believed? Needless to say, in this short text it is not possible to tackle such a complex and challenging question as it deserves. Provisionally, my only aim here is to recall an interesting reflection advanced almost 40 years ago by the writer Italo Calvino which, I think, might help us to untangle the puzzle of the entwinement of heritage and value.http://www.losquaderno.professionaldreamers.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sQ40_tot_.pdf#page=9Patrimonializationlo Squaderno No. 40 |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Mubi Brighenti On Heritage as a Principle of Valorisation A note on Italo Calvino lo Squaderno Patrimonialization lo Squaderno No. 40 |
| title | On Heritage as a Principle of Valorisation A note on Italo Calvino |
| title_full | On Heritage as a Principle of Valorisation A note on Italo Calvino |
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| title_short | On Heritage as a Principle of Valorisation A note on Italo Calvino |
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| topic | Patrimonialization lo Squaderno No. 40 |
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