International Conference on "Asian Heritages at the Crossroads "
Conference Organizer: Centre for Anthropological Research, University of Hong Kong
Date: 4 – 5 December 2007
Venue: University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Objective:
One of the consequences of the intensification of globalization and commodification in the 21st century is that many of our heritages are either fast disappearing in the wake of modernization or transforming into commodities for tourist dollars. Asian heritages are particularly vulnerable because of the abrupt social and cultural changes brought about by rapid economic growth, especially in China and India. In recent years, movements have emerged that challenge the fallacies of rapid development and monetary gain and seek to preserve and conserve Asian heritages.
This conference aims to interrogate the conceptual and ideological issues that surround the debates on heritage in the region; the relationship between development, conservation and preservation on one hand; the interaction of globalization, commodification and the disappearing heritages on the other hand; and revivalism and reinvention of heritages on the third front.
Broad themes include:
1) Heritage, Memory & Identity;
2) Globalization, Commodification & Conservation;
3) Ethnicity, Lifestyle & Heritages;
4) Heritage & Tourism;
5) Religious & Environmental Heritages
Submission:
1) Abstract by 15 June 2007
2) Full paper by 30 October 2007
Registration Fee:
1) Early Bird by 15 June 2007 HK$150 (US $20)
2) After 15 June 2007 HK$250 (US $30)
Contact Person:
Miss HUANG Yedan
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