In the context of Cultural Heritage, authority refers to the power that a person or group of persons have to define what is regarded as heritage, and to decide how that heritage might best be preserved and exploited. More recently, concepts such as shared authority have emerged to describe practices of power-sharing about heritage between traditional heritage brokers, such as professionals in museums, archives and libraries, and those for whom the heritage is deemed to belong or have belonged. Affiliated with the term ‘authority’ are terms such as ‘author’ or ‘authorship’. The author – in most instances – is deemed to have legitimate claim, authority over or responsibility for that work.
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- Thinking Faro Forum, 19 April 2024
Thinking Faro Forum is organised by the municipality of Faro in Algarve, and is attended by various stakeholders, university students and citizens. The representative of the INCULTUM pilot on the Campina de Faro will present the results of the activity … Continue reading →
- online, 17th May 2024 h. 14 CET
This webinar in two parts will bring together professionals from the spectrum of Digital Cultural Heritage practice to share their experiences of using and working with paradata seeking to lay down a common understanding of paradata as a first step … Continue reading →