Democratising Heritage Values: A Methodological Review

Ana Pastor Pérez, David Barreiro Martínez, Eva Parga-Dans and Pablo Alonso González
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Ana Pastor Pérez: Group of Public Archaeology and Heritage (GAPP), University of Barcelona, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
David Barreiro Martínez: Institute of Heritage Sciences (Incipit), CSIC, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Eva Parga-Dans: Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA), CSIC, 38206 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Pablo Alonso González: Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA), CSIC, 38206 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-26

Abstract: This paper explores the transformation of heritage values from a critical perspective. The de-authorising conceptual shift in cultural heritage has not always been accompanied by a revitalisation of the dynamics of valorisation. To achieve the integration of multivocal discourses in sustainable preservation strategies, experts and academics need to work with methods that enable this to happen. This article presents a methodological analysis articulated through three different case studies that bring new experiences regarding the decolonisation of knowledge in the field of heritage values, addressing different aspects of the social dimension of cultural heritage. The first deals with contestation processes associated with productive winemaking traditions in the Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain. The second case addresses the rebellious Paris of the Commune and the narratives associated with the valorisation of the traces that it has left in the city’s landscape. Finally, the third case analyses the values that come into play when citizens’ participation governs the transformation of an archaeological site in Barcelona. To conclude, we reflect on the idea of sustainability as a way of listening to, sharing and co-creating knowledge connected to communities.

Keywords: social value of heritage; ethnographic methods; tangible and intangible cultural heritage; critical heritage studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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