Internationale de l'imaginaire, nouvelle série, n. 29

Expert gouvernemental de la France pour la Convention de l'Unesco, l'auteur livre son analyse et ses mises en garde contre les dangers qui menacent le patrimoine culturel immatériel.

internationale de l'imaginaire n°29 . Warning: the intangible heritage in danger . The performing arts, oral expression, festive events, knowhow, etc., the intangible cultural heritage reveals itself in very different fields. That's exactly what brings it its richness and makes it impossible to give any rigid definition of this term. At a time when three dangers - museumification, folklorization and commercialization - are threatening it, will the Unesco Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage succeed in protecting this heritage ?. Chérif Khaznadar, who has followed and taken part in the development and implementation of this Convention as an expert consultant, shares his impressions, his analyses and his warnings..