Cultural heritage had been defined and maintained centered around physical structures or tangible features. It is only recently that the focus has shifted to nonphysical and intangible values of heritage, which incorporate natural, social, and cultural elements. Roles of intangible...
The 2019 International Intangible Heritage Film Festival (IIFF) will be held from 27 to 29 September at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Korea. Centered on the slogan “Rediscover Intangible Cultural Heritage,” the sixth edition of the festival will...
The 2019 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held from 10 to 12 October at the National Intangible Heritage Center (NIHC) in Jeonju, Republic of Korea. The forum is hosted by ICHCAP and organized by the NIHC. The...
Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), a German sociologist known for his 1887 book Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (Community and Society), expressed concerns that communities characterized by close personal interactions and solidarity were giving way to societies characterized by indirect, impersonal interactions to pursue...