No. 12 (2022): Patrimonio cultural: miradas sobre su conformación
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From tangible to intangible, useless to development pillar: the changing perceptions of cultural heritage in Africa

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  • Ancila Nhamo

Published 2023-09-30

Keywords

  • Heritage definition, perceptions on cultural heritage, heritage conservation in Africa, colonialism and heritage, history of heritage in Africa, uses of heritage in Africa.

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From tangible to intangible, useless to development pillar: the changing perceptions of cultural heritage in Africa. (2023). Antropología. Revista Interdisciplinaria Del INAH, 12, 179-199. https://revistas.inah.gob.mx/index.php/antropologia/article/view/19881

Abstract

The definition of cultural heritage in Africa has metamorphosed since pre-colonial times. Many communities had concepts of cultural heritage, its management, and ways of perpetuation, but most went undocumented, and have since been lost over the years, more so as a result of colonial domination and the resultant breaks in oral traditions. Constituting a substantial discussion of the changes in heritage perceptions during the precolonial period is now, therefore, a challenge, although there is no question that the agility of these ways of knowing resulted in some effective management measures that occasioned colonial settlers to find much of the heritage still in existence. This paper discusses the evolution of heritage definition, perceptions and management during colonial times and independent Africa. It explores how heritage, in its broadest sense, has been shaped, developed and utilised in Africa over this broad period. The evolving notion of cultural heritage was influenced by and reflected in the economic and social transformation that took place on the continent. Although the majority of the official definitions of what heritage is, as well as how it is managed and utilized in Africa today are still predominantly derived from colonial discourse, the local concepts have persisted on the side-lines and are slowly filtering into the mainstream. Therefore, the paper explores heritage transformation within dichotomous but often converging Western and African frameworks of perceiving heritage.

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