Cultures of Heritage Concepts – from ‘historical monument’ to ‘heritopia’
Wienberg, Jes LU
(2026)
In Ólafia
- Abstract
- The article consists of six core sections. Firstly, it argues for examining the language, origin, use and meaning of key concepts when seeking to understand historical perspectives. Secondly, is a concrete investigation of three concepts related to the French Revolution: ‘historical monument’, ‘vandalism’, and ‘heritage’. Thirdly, it describes how ‘historical monument’ was replaced by ‘heritage’ as the central concept. Forthly, it is an analysis of the development of two cultures in heritage studies, which I have chosen to call ‘canonical heritage’ and ‘critical heritage’ respectively. Fifthly, it is a presentation and explanation of the new concept ‘heritopia’, which was coined in response to Zygmunt Bauman’s more pessimistic concept of... (More)
- The article consists of six core sections. Firstly, it argues for examining the language, origin, use and meaning of key concepts when seeking to understand historical perspectives. Secondly, is a concrete investigation of three concepts related to the French Revolution: ‘historical monument’, ‘vandalism’, and ‘heritage’. Thirdly, it describes how ‘historical monument’ was replaced by ‘heritage’ as the central concept. Forthly, it is an analysis of the development of two cultures in heritage studies, which I have chosen to call ‘canonical heritage’ and ‘critical heritage’ respectively. Fifthly, it is a presentation and explanation of the new concept ‘heritopia’, which was coined in response to Zygmunt Bauman’s more pessimistic concept of ‘retrotopia’. Finally, there is a summary of the article. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The article consists of six core sections. Firstly, it argues for examining the language, origin, use and meaning of key concepts when seeking to understand historical perspectives. Secondly, is a concrete investigation of three concepts related to the French Revolution: ‘historical monument’, ‘vandalism’, and ‘heritage’. Thirdly, it describes how ‘historical monument’ was replaced by ‘heritage’ as the central concept. Forthly, it is an analysis of the development of two cultures in heritage studies, which I have chosen to call ‘canonical heritage’ and ‘critical heritage’ respectively. Fifthly, it is a presentation and explanation of the new concept ‘heritopia’, which was coined in response to Zygmunt Bauman’s more pessimistic concept of... (More)
- The article consists of six core sections. Firstly, it argues for examining the language, origin, use and meaning of key concepts when seeking to understand historical perspectives. Secondly, is a concrete investigation of three concepts related to the French Revolution: ‘historical monument’, ‘vandalism’, and ‘heritage’. Thirdly, it describes how ‘historical monument’ was replaced by ‘heritage’ as the central concept. Forthly, it is an analysis of the development of two cultures in heritage studies, which I have chosen to call ‘canonical heritage’ and ‘critical heritage’ respectively. Fifthly, it is a presentation and explanation of the new concept ‘heritopia’, which was coined in response to Zygmunt Bauman’s more pessimistic concept of ‘retrotopia’. Finally, there is a summary of the article. (Less)
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