Full Description
This book explores the concept of 'dissent' within the realm of art and cultural heritage through a rich and multidisciplinary lens. It investigates how dissent shapes the very definition of cultural heritage and the systems that govern cultural heritage, drawing primarily on social science perspectives. Combining methodologies from law and economics with insights from museology, art history, and postcolonial studies, the volume offers a unique perspective on how disagreement and contestation can redefine cultural value and authority.
The first part, "Dissent as Contestation," starts from the observation that the very value of cultural heritage has always been contested. It focuses on cultural heritage found in public spaces, where the contestation over its value is exacerbated. This raises questions concerning, for example, the subjects called upon to finance the preservation of their own cultural heritage and the creation of new cultural activities and, therefore, the relationship between public and private actors. The role of dissent, moreover, can play a major role - now more than ever - in the re-interpretation of values traditionally attached to specific cultural objects.
The second part, "Dissent as Reinvention," addresses dissent-related practices. Practices that, through episodes of conflict and contrast, manage to create new methods and new procedures for the governance of heritage and cultural activities. The chapters cover specific case studies dealing with local experiences or specific media of expression and explore how dissent can lead to paradigm shifts. Moreover, they consider whether and how certain institutional bodies, such as international organizations or local policymakers, have (or have not) put in place mechanisms to accommodate, listen to, and reflect possible episodes of dissent among relevant stakeholders.
The third part, "Dissent as Regulation," focuses on issues concerning the regulation of the cultural and heritage sector. The chapters discuss how to adopt political or legal decisions when there is disagreement concerning different options. They explore at what level of the decision-making process dissent should be taken into consideration (or prevented) and which branch of power - legislative, executive, or judiciary - is most affected by issues concerning dissent.
Contents
Introduction.- Part I - Dissent as Contestation.- MSCHF's "Wavy Baby" Speech, Cultural Heritage, and Consumer Culture: Fashion Contestations.- Performance as Dissent.- Permanence or Impermanence: Dissent within Historic Museum Exhibits.- A creative dissent: increasing the value of public cultural heritage through private involvement.- Protesting and the Yellow Jacket Movement: Dissent within French Cultural Heritage.- Part II - Dissent as Reinvention.- Conflicting values and rivalry: Dissent as Reinvention.- Reinventing contemporary art and the city through dissent: Grassroots practices between artistic experimentation and urban care.- Cultural heritage and urban regeneration: towards collaborative approaches for cultural heritage management and enhancement.- Turning disaffection into a vehicle for wider and long-lasting socio-economic change: participatory approaches to cultural heritage. A voice from Ercolano (Naples, IT).- Part III - Dissent as Regulation.- Avoiding, preventing, or resolving dissent: What is the role of law? About dissent in some of its legal technical meanings and how these can be applied to cultural and art-related matters.- Public scrutiny and film funding in Italy and France.- Public vs Private Art Collections: The Changing Role of Museums.- A Legal Framework for Ownership Rights in Negative Cultural Heritage.- Free and Prior Informed Consent and Indigenous Peoples' Tangible Cultural Heritage.- Conclusion.
