Monthly Archives: October 2013

As individual’s memory plays a significant role in our lives, how we see ourselves is very much rooted in the past. The past is what makes us who we are, it’s where we come from, where we grew up, the … Continue reading →

Intangible heritage is comprised of a set of traditions that are passed down in ones culture though word of mouth or as a set of traditions.  Because intangible heritage is passed down though word of mouth or though actions such … Continue reading →

http://lnu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:607511/FULLTEXT01 This is the link to the article referenced to in this post! We all want to travel, but a lot of the time it is not realistic or feasible for us to. For this blog post I will take … Continue reading →

Authorized Heritage Discourse When it comes to key terms surrounding the topic of heritage, or world heritage sites, one can be easily mistaken. In this case, authorized heritage discourse, is full of meaning. To begin with, what is discourse? Discourse … Continue reading →

Heritage is important to us and our society because “[h]eritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life … Continue reading →

The Bamiyan Buddha’s are two large statues which were created as a reminder of the Buddhist past of the valley. These statues were created between the third and fourth centuries and are located in Afghanistan by the Bamiyan Valley. (Harrison, … Continue reading →

The world has always been a very politically moved place. And we have already known and learned that politics play a major role in not only the policies of UNESCO and the World Heritage Convention, but also in the countries … Continue reading →

    UNESCO was created to protect World Heritage sites, in order to “promote peace and harmony within nations” (lecture). Its intriguing to discover that these heritage sites are also destroyed, to inflict some type of purpose. The destruction of … Continue reading →

The world is made up of numerous amounts of values, ethics, and morals including natural and cultural sites that represents heritage. ‘Universal value’, is the complete meaning of world heritage. The World Heritage List, contains all the natural and cultural … Continue reading →