Neil Silberman
@NeilSilberman
Partner, Coherit Associates. Past Pres., ICOMOS Interpretation Committee. Adjunct UMass Amherst, Anthropology. Writer. Red Sox fan. Authenticity hunter.
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Don't mistake the criticism of an odious Authorized Heritage Discourse for the elimination of all AHDs. They can pop up in the unlikeliest of places. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
Repatriation may or may not be the first step toward cultural equity and respect. Depends on what is repatriated to whom. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
No heritage site is neutral either. Wise visitors listen closely. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. --William Cowper, 1733
Our rival public imaginaries have become almost wordlessly performative; political commentators are now essentially theater critics.
Can certain clinical pathologies be considered intangible heritage? Link between brain damage and religious fundamentalism established by scientists buff.ly/2VE0VIo
OMG. Even if you don't care about the art market and illicit trade in cultural property, you HAVE to read this: buff.ly/2TyGevH
Fascinating! Cultural commodification works both ways. We want to buy it and it teaches us what we should buy. How do art museums decide what great works should be fridge magnets? bit.ly/2zBVD6e
UNESCO can't even protect itself... French baguettes could soon be protected by Unesco bit.ly/2OV2Bta
It's occurred to me that the collective noun "heritage" represents every thought, thing, action, or landscape that has the potential to serve as a symbol of belonging. But just like the girl with the curl, when it is good, it is very very good, but when it is bad it is horrid.
From the days when America's opioid crisis came in black, sticky balls profitably smuggled in from Vancouver by respectable Republicans. Listen to Ep. 18 "The Smugglers of Portland" @PlacesofLegend #podcast on Apple podcasts, Google Play, & our website at buff.ly/2NAoz4m
It's all happened before...
Desperate immigrants, illegal drugs, and underworld smugglers. From south of the border? No! In Oregon's Willamette Valley, brought by the thousands from China in defiance of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Listen to Episode 16 of @PlacesofLegend #podcast "The Smugglers of Portland"
Kafkaesque: Eva Hoffee, original heiress of Kafka letters forced to give them to Israel’s national library, dies at 85 bit.ly/2LX7PHP
Reassuring? TSA is tracking regular travelers like terrorists in secret surveillance program bit.ly/2mPeXXF
A piece that dives much deeper than the usual superficialities of Gastronomic Heritage. Eating while immigrant: The bitter taste of assimilation and the joy of 'stinky' food trib.in/2K4t4kP
Now out in hardcover and ebook! Check out the Table of Contents. Yes, I know, steep academic pricing. But if a 30% discount helps at all, DM me and I'll send you a code. The Oxford Handbook of Public Heritage Theory and Practice bit.ly/2LuQ1Du
Fascinating piece on the changing sociology of commemoration modes: The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor nyti.ms/2LsDNex
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