The evolving nexus of intangible cultural heritage and tourism
Dialogue
With Dr. Noël Salazar
Chaired by Jorijn Neyrinck
> 5 Noember 2.30 pm to 4 p.m. CEST via Zoom
In 2012, UNWTO presented a seminal global study on the links between tourism and ICH—one of the many outcomes of its continuous partnership with UNESCO to give “culture” the prominent place it deserves in tourism development strategies and projects.
Through an extensive compendium of case studies and good practices (partially compiled by me, the participating anthropologist), the study offered in-depth information on and analysis of government-led actions, public-private partnerships, and grassroots community initiatives.
In his Dialogue talk, Noël Salazar will discuss what has happened since 2012.
- Salazar will start by giving an overview of several broader thematic trends that characterize the evolving relationship between tourism and ICH.
- He will then address the question of how we should envision the future of ICH-related tourism in times of polycrisis.
- The talk will end with some critical considerations, among others on the role of research in addressing the issues at hand
5 Noember 2.30 pm to 4 p.m. CEST
> Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85958718285
BIO
Noel B. Salazar is professor in social and cultural anthropology, and founder of the Cultural Mobilities Research (CuMoRe) cluster at KU Leuven, Belgium. He co-teaches the course Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development and represents KU Leuven on the Una Europa Cultural Heritage self-steering committee. Salazar has conducted ethnographic fieldwork on heritage and tourism in Indonesia, Tanzania and Chile. He is currently co-leading an interdisciplinary and intersectoral research project on the revalorization of traditional crafts in Belgium.
Salazar is editor of the Berghahn Worlds in Motion book series, co-editor of eight edited volumes and ten special issues, and author of Momentous Mobilities (2018), Envisioning Eden (2010) and numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the relation between heritage, tourism and other mobilities (including a theme issue in the International Journal of Heritage Studies and participation in the UNWTO Study on Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage).
He is on UNESCO’s and UNWTO’s official roster of consultants and an expert member of the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee and the UNESCO-UNITWIN Network ‘Culture, Tourism and Development’.
Salazar is also a think tank member of the Living Heritage Journeys Project (2024-2027) . Furthermore, he’s a former governing board member and current member of the general assembly of the UNESCO accredited ICH NGO Workshop Intangible Heritage.
