To What Extent Is Negative Heritage a Benefit to Society？
To What Extent is Negative Heritage a Benefit to Society？
Contents
1. Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
2. Background------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3. Arguments--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
3.1 Drawbacks------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
3.2 Brief evaluation of drawbacks--------------------------------------------------------6
3.3 First benefit -----------------------------------------------------------------------------7
3.4 Brief evaluation of the first benefit --------------------------------------------------8
3.5 Second benefit---------------------------------------------------------------------------8
3.6 Brief evaluation of the second benefit------------------------------------------------9
4. General evaluation------------------------------------------------------------------------10
5 Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
Reference List---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
1. Introduction
Cultural heritage, including monuments, groups of buildings and sites, which are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art or science (UNESCO 1972), is inherited from past generations, maintained in the contemporary era and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. While seemingly uncontroversial and due to its significant position and profoundly influential value, human beings are exploring ancient civilization and preserving cultural heritage. However, we should recognize that not all heritage represent a positive memory, the uncritical interpretation of heritage is to omit negative factors of the past. In order to distinguish heritage more thoroughly, we use the term “negative heritage” which is
Contents
1. Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
2. Background------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3. Arguments--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
3.1 Drawbacks------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
3.2 Brief evaluation of drawbacks--------------------------------------------------------6
3.3 First benefit -----------------------------------------------------------------------------7
3.4 Brief evaluation of the first benefit --------------------------------------------------8
3.5 Second benefit---------------------------------------------------------------------------8
3.6 Brief evaluation of the second benefit------------------------------------------------9
4. General evaluation------------------------------------------------------------------------10
5 Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11
Reference List---------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
1. Introduction
Cultural heritage, including monuments, groups of buildings and sites, which are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art or science (UNESCO 1972), is inherited from past generations, maintained in the contemporary era and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. While seemingly uncontroversial and due to its significant position and profoundly influential value, human beings are exploring ancient civilization and preserving cultural heritage. However, we should recognize that not all heritage represent a positive memory, the uncritical interpretation of heritage is to omit negative factors of the past. In order to distinguish heritage more thoroughly, we use the term “negative heritage” which is