This essay explores the profound connection between intangible cultural heritage and the digital realm, using metaphors to highlight the value attributed to heritage spaces and practices. It discusses how the metaphor of urban parks illustrates the public and global nature of cultural heritage and its ability to foster cultural hybridity and legacy. The digital realm, much like urban parks, offers opportunities for the preservation and revitalization of intangible cultural heritage, nurturing community building and a sense of collective identity. However, the essay also acknowledges the potential for the digital space to be a catalyst for political action, challenging the notion of uncontested and seamless reproduction and regurgitation of leisure-oriented digital cultures. It emphasizes the importance of resisting the freezing of cultural heritage and emphasizing its role in the common good.

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Metaphors for the Study of Digital Heritage Cultures

  • Payal Arora

摘要

This essay explores the profound connection between intangible cultural heritage and the digital realm, using metaphors to highlight the value attributed to heritage spaces and practices. It discusses how the metaphor of urban parks illustrates the public and global nature of cultural heritage and its ability to foster cultural hybridity and legacy. The digital realm, much like urban parks, offers opportunities for the preservation and revitalization of intangible cultural heritage, nurturing community building and a sense of collective identity. However, the essay also acknowledges the potential for the digital space to be a catalyst for political action, challenging the notion of uncontested and seamless reproduction and regurgitation of leisure-oriented digital cultures. It emphasizes the importance of resisting the freezing of cultural heritage and emphasizing its role in the common good.