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Preface K E C I A F O N G Editor 92 This issue of Change Over Time investigates the concept of integrity as it pertains to cultural heritage conservation. Our guest editor, Jukka Jokilehto, takes a retrospective, bird ’s- eye view, as it w ere, of integrity as it has been defined by UNESCO. While UNESCO remains the most inue fl ntial international instrument for global heritage discourse, its authority has been weakened by overt and aggressive politicization of both the heritage designation pro cess and corruption of the organ ization’s conservation mission. Our other contributing authors to this issue address the concept of integrity at national or site- specific scales. They challenge the normative applications of integrity as the concept has been applied to the identification, designation, conservation, and interpretation of heritage to date and, in some instances, propose new conceptual and practical models for integrity assessment. The tension expressed in this collection of articles is indicative of a broader, global reckoning characterized by demands for social, environmental, and eco- nomic justice and repre sen ta tion. We could not have anticipated how timely this journal issue would be as both society and the professions are asked to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Change Over Time University of Pennsylvania Press

Preface

Change Over Time , Volume 10 (2): 2 – May 17, 2022
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University of Pennsylvania Press
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2153-0548
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10.1353/cot.2021.0010

Abstract

K E C I A F O N G Editor 92 This issue of Change Over Time investigates the concept of integrity as it pertains to cultural heritage conservation. Our guest editor, Jukka Jokilehto, takes a retrospective, bird ’s- eye view, as it w ere, of integrity as it has been defined by UNESCO. While UNESCO remains the most inue fl ntial international instrument for global heritage discourse, its authority has been weakened by overt and aggressive politicization of both the heritage designation pro cess and corruption of the organ ization’s conservation mission. Our other contributing authors to this issue address the concept of integrity at national or site- specific scales. They challenge the normative applications of integrity as the concept has been applied to the identification, designation, conservation, and interpretation of heritage to date and, in some instances, propose new conceptual and practical models for integrity assessment. The tension expressed in this collection of articles is indicative of a broader, global reckoning characterized by demands for social, environmental, and eco- nomic justice and repre sen ta tion. We could not have anticipated how timely this journal issue would be as both society and the professions are asked to

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Change Over Time – University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: May 17, 2022

References

  • A Future in Ruins UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace
    Meskell, Lynn
  • Public Choice
    Bertacchini, El; Liuzza, C.; Meskell, L.