Reflections on culture, heritage and preservation

Since culture is the subject of this seminarI would like to begin with a discussion of the commonsense notion of culture. As CONDEPHAAT is charged with formulating cultural policy, it is important to understand commonsense meanings of the term in order to be better able to reach the most diverse pub...

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Published in:Vibrant : virtual Brazilian anthropology 2013-10, Vol.10 (1), p.77-97
Main Author: Durham, Eunice Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Since culture is the subject of this seminarI would like to begin with a discussion of the commonsense notion of culture. As CONDEPHAAT is charged with formulating cultural policy, it is important to understand commonsense meanings of the term in order to be better able to reach the most diverse public possible. This is relatively easy to do because commonsense notions of culture are part of our own understandings of the concept. Could one of you please give me a commonsense definition of cul...
ISSN:1809-4341
1809-4341
DOI:10.1590/S1809-43412013000100004