Socio-Demographic Changes and Transmission of Tangible and Intangible Resources: Ethnographic Glimpses From the Western Italian Alps
| Autor: | Giulia Fassio, Roberta Clara Zanini, Valentina Porcellana, Pier Paolo Viazzo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Physical geography Alpine anthropology 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Intangible cultural heritage media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Pastoralism socio-demographic changes ethnographic method tangible and intangible resources 01 natural sciences Ethnography Geography. Anthropology. Recreation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes media_common Western Italian Alps Archaeology GB3-5030 010601 ecology Cultural heritage Negotiation Alpine anthropology Western Italian Alps tangible and intangible resources socio-demographic changes ethnographic method Geography Economy Settlement (trust) Commoditization Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Revue de Géographie Alpine, Vol 104, Iss 3 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1760-7426 0035-1121 |
| Popis: | This article looks at the transmission of tangible and intangible resources from an anthropological perspective and presents two case-studies that provide both interesting commonalities and significant contrasts: the Occitan-speaking (and predominantly Waldensian) upper Pellice Valley, in the western Piedmontese Alps, and Macugnaga, a Walser settlement in the north-eastern Piedmontese Alps. Both localities host linguistic minorities and, demographically, have not suffered massive depopulation. Economically they differ since mountain pastoralism continues to be one of the pillars of economy and culture in the upper Pellice Valley, whereas Macugnaga has converted to tourism. We argue that the current focus on intangible heritage should not obscure the role of tangible assets – such as land, buildings and rights to private and collective resources – which are often essential to ensure that traditional craftsmanship is rescued and preserved. It should also not be taken for granted that the fate of intangible cultural heritage, when it possesses adequate potential, is invariably to turn into tangible, economic resources. Ethnographic research shows that this process may be hindered or mitigated as a results of negotiation between opposite views on the commoditization of cultural heritage. It also suggests that the very survival of a tradition may depend on its being “staged” to the benefit of, and shared with, tourists. |
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