Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey
This article problematizes the tendency of States Parties to use UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage as a political tool for nation-building. Having overall control and authority over the administration and implementation of this Convention, States Parties o...
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European journal of Turkish studies
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openedition-oai:revues.org:ejts_5000 https://doi.org/10.4000/ejts.5000 urn:doi:10.4000/ejts.5000 en https://journals.openedition.org/ejts/5000 2014-12-17T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/fo2y https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey European journal of Turkish studies Éditions de l’EHESS info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1773-0546 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejts Aykan, Bahar Turkey nation-building UNESCO ICH Convention Intangible Heritage Nevruz Newroz This article problematizes the tendency of States Parties to use UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage as a political tool for nation-building. Having overall control and authority over the administration and implementation of this Convention, States Parties often use it to promote an official version of intangible heritage to foster national identity and unity. Such state dominance may in some cases result in strengthening the state’s control over the heritage of minority groups and contribute to the appropriation of their heritage as national heritage, becoming a means to reject their identities and cultures. I discuss these politico-nationalistic issues surrounding the 2003 Convention through the case of “Nevruz”, a very controversial festival in Turkey. |
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This article problematizes the tendency of States Parties to use UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage as a political tool for nation-building. Having overall control and authority over the administration and implementation of this Convention, States Parties often use it to promote an official version of intangible heritage to foster national identity and unity. Such state dominance may in some cases result in strengthening the state’s control over the heritage of minority groups and contribute to the appropriation of their heritage as national heritage, becoming a means to reject their identities and cultures. I discuss these politico-nationalistic issues surrounding the 2003 Convention through the case of “Nevruz”, a very controversial festival in Turkey. |
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Aykan, Bahar |
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Aykan, Bahar |
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Aykan, Bahar |
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Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey |
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Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey |
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Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey |
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Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey |
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Whose Tradition, Whose Identity? The politics of constructing “Nevruz” as intangible heritage in Turkey |
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whose tradition, whose identity? the politics of constructing “nevruz” as intangible heritage in turkey |
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European journal of Turkish studies |
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2014 |
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