Intangible cultural heritage can provide cultural value content for product development and
marketing of tourism destinations, enabling these areas to obtain economic benefits. This …

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is an important part of human civilization and a major
tourism resource type. In the ICH tourism development process, many stakeholders are …

This article starts from the premise that cultural appropriation is a key concern for folklorists
and ethnologists, as well as for many of the communities with which they engage and …

Purpose Every community with the potential to organize a festival aims to actualize
increased participation to transform the community image and socio-cultural cohesion …

A provocative theoretical synthesis by renowned folklorist and anthropologist Charles L.
Briggs, Unlearning questions intellectual foundations and charts new paths forward. Briggs …

Sonic ethnography explores the role of sound-making and listening practices in the
formation of local identities in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. The book uses a …

During the last half a century, the concepts of folklore and heritage went respectively through
parallel but inverted courses. I think there are serious problems in the mating of “Folklore” …

Coastal and marine cultural heritage (CMCH) is at risk due to its location and its often
indefinable value. As these risks are likely to intensify in the future, there is an urgent need to …

This article attempts to fundamentally reorient research on “folklore and the media.” After
reviewing a number of ways this topic has been addressed, this article reconceptualizes …

In this article I argue that the renewed promotion of the Manas epic in Kyrgyzstan after 2010
should not be reduced to an attempt to consolidate a national identity or strengthen the state …