scholarly journals Design for Cultural Heritage at the University of Ferrara

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Contarini ◽  
Anna Bernabè ◽  
Marco Manfra ◽  
Davide Turrini
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University ◽  
Santa Maria

Alongside Teaching and Research, Italian universities are also committed to Public Engagement activities featuring teaching and cultural initiatives for a non-academic audience. At the University of Ferrara, this commitment was translated into an exhibition in April 2019, originating from a virtuous union of cultural heritage and teaching activities. The creation of the “Natura Naturata” exhibition involved the synthesis of taught courses and research by the University of Ferrara's Industrial Product Design students together with their teachers, in collaboration with librarians. In the Product Design 2 Workshop, students develop exhibition projects, starting from the curatorial concept, through the construction, up to the graphic-communicative aspects and the creation of information and teaching tools. The exhibition was created based on the study of rules used to properly protect library assets so that students could gain specific skills for the preparation of bibliographic exhibitions. It took shape in the Chemistry and Life Sciences Library Santa Maria delle Grazie to emphasize the importance of the University's tangible and intangible cultural heritage with the intention of conveying the 'world' of library collections – and also the University's historical and architectural heritage - to students, scholars, and citizens.

scholarly journals A Virtual Representation of the Egyptian Cultural Heritage

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Fathi Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Virtual Museum ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
The World ◽  
Unique Experience

<p>In Egypt, the Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT) is treating cultural heritage in a holistic approach whether regarding the diversity of themes of cultural heritage or in the case of museums, the presence of objects in the different museums both within the country or abroad (a sort of global virtual museum). The establishment of CULTNAT marks a unique experience in the application of the latest innovations in the world of telecommunications and information technology towards heritage issues. CULTNAT’s main mandate is to document the various aspects of Egypt's tangible and intangible cultural heritage as well as its natural heritage.</p>

scholarly journals Vedic Philosophy and Swami Nigamananda

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Sangram Keshari Mallik ◽  
Dr. Braja Kishore Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Literary Creation ◽  
Ancient India ◽  
Vedic Literature ◽  
The World ◽  
Independent Entity ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Rig Veda ◽  
The Individual

Wonder that is India. India is wonderful because of its abundant and affluent cultural heritage. The cultural heritage of India is prudential of its spiritual richness and classical creativity. Vedic literature is the most wonderful and unparallel literary creation of Ancient India. Vedic literature has made this country worthy of worship. Vedas are without beginning and without end. Veda is author-less. It is Apauruseya. They are considered to be the direct word of the Divine.  Vedic knowledge appeared in the dawn of the cosmos within the heart of Brahma. Brahma imparted this knowledge in the form of sound (Sabda) to his sons who are great sages. They transmitted the Vedic sound heard from Brahma to their disciples all over universe. There are four Vedas. They are the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda.  Four Vedas contain four types of texts such as The Samhitas, The Arankayas, The Brahmanas and The Upanishads. Veda is accepted as a code of conduct to Sanatan Dharma. The teaching of Veda is the concept that the individual is not an independent entity, but, rather, a part of the Universal Consciousness.  Upanishads is the manifestation of Vedantic thought. Sada Darshan (Six Systems of Vedanta) is a very important part of Vedic philosophy.  Swami Nigamananda a great Master of Vedic Literature achieved Nirbikalpa Sidhi of Vedanta in the year 1904.  The philosophy of Vedanta is reflected in the creation of Swami Nigamananda. In his writings (Yogi Guru, Jnani Guru, Tantrik Guru, Premik Guru, Brahmacharya Sadhana and Vedanta Viveka) he has explained the main scriptures of Vedas such as The Upanishads, The Bramha Sutras and The Bhagavad Gita. His philosophy teaches us to love and live in a state of eternal freedom. The Philosophy of Swami Nigamananda is a synthesis of Sankar and Gouranga i.e. knowledge and love. Knowledge envisages the path of analysis and Love, the path of synthesis. In this way Nigamananda convincingly reconciled the two apparently contradictory creeds of Adi Shankaracharya and Gauranga Mohapravu. “He advised his disciples to combine Shankara’s view and Gournaga’s way and walk on this path of synthesis. In fact attainment of Jnana through Bhakti is the nucleus of his philosophy. Through his teachings and works, he proclaimed to the world the fundamental harmony of all religions that there are many paths which lead to the same goal”.

scholarly journals On Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in China from the Intellectual Property Rights Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Lin ◽  
Zheng Lian
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Copyright Protection ◽  
Patent Protection ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Third ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
Protection Mode ◽  
Ipr Protection

With the development of globalization, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has come under increasing threat, making the safeguarding of ICH a crucial task for the governments and peoples of the world. This paper examines China’s current state of intellectual property (IPR) protection for ICH and proposes that ICH be placed under China’s legislative protection as intellectual property. Due to the immense diversity and complexity of ICH and the difficulty in reconciling various interests involved, the existing IPR protection mode faces many obstacles in practice. We present two case studies and three sets of recommendations on improving the protection of ICH in China. The first set relies on improving copyright protection for ICH, the second set relies on improving trademark and geographical protection for ICH, and the third set relies on improving patent protection for ICH.

scholarly journals ‘Pra homem, menino e mulher’? Problematizing the gender inclusivity discourse in capoeira

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Owen ◽  
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Racial Equality ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
United Nations Educational ◽  
The World ◽  
Ethnographic Data

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian bodily discipline that has now become a global phenomenon. In 2014 the cultural significance of capoeira was recognized on the world stage when it was awarded the special protected status of an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. In the application to this organisation, and in wider advertising material and practitioner literature, capoeira is celebrated as a practice that promotes social cohesion, inclusivity, integration, racial equality and resistance to all forms of oppression. This paper seeks to problematize this inclusive discourse, exploring the extent to which it is both supported and contradicted in the gendered discourses and practices of specific capoeira groups in Europe. Drawing upon ethnographic data, produced through two sets of ethnographic research and the researchers’ 24 years of combined experience as capoeira players, this paper documents the complex and contradictory contexts in which discourses and practices of gender inclusivity are at once promoted and undermined.

scholarly journals Imbuing the Supply Chain with the Customers Mind: Todays Reality, Tomorrows Opportunity

2019 ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Moskowitz Howard ◽  
Gere Attila ◽  
Danny Moskowitz Yeshaya ◽  
Sherman Robert ◽  
Deitel Yehoshua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Personal Viewpoint

This paper introduces a new approach to understanding the mind of the customer with the goal of optimizing the supply chain by creating, marketing and then delivering what the customer(s) want. The underlying notion is that for every product one can discover groups of people with defined preferences for the product and defined messages which drive expected purchase. The approach divides into two parts, knowledge development through Mind Genomics experiments and mind-set sequencing through the PVI (Personal Viewpoint Identifier). The paper shows data for six flavored beverages, the creation of mind-sets and the creation of the PVI to drive the messaging and thus purchase of each product. The paper finishes with the prospects for the world of product design and marketing when one can rapidly discover these product-specific mind-sets and the messages which excite each mind-set.

scholarly journals THE COMPARISON OF HOUSE MODELS FOUND IN PREHISTORIC AND ANCIENT TOMBS – THE EVIDENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL AND INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

space&FORM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (48) ◽  
pp. 263-282
Author(s):  
Piotr Krzysztof Arlet ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Archaeological ◽  
Western Mexico ◽  
Northern Poland ◽  
The World ◽  
Architectural Models ◽  
Geographic Regions ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Different Cultures

Almost all over the world, archaeological museums present collections of prehistoric small houses made of clay, bronze and wood. These artefacts were part of tombs equipment, some of high artistic level. Models discussed in the article represent five different cultures from distant geographic regions: Egypt, Italy, Northern Poland, Western Mexico, and Honshu in Japan. Since these cultures were additionally separated on a timeline this excluded interaction between them. A number of articles published contains information about such artefacts. However, according to the best knowledge of the author none has tried to juxtapose and compare the oldest architectural models.

scholarly journals Heritage Conservation, UNESCO and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Eastern Canada

Ethnologies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 383-403
Author(s):  
Richard MacKinnon
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Near Future

Since Canada has signed the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972, it has had some eighteen cultural and natural sites selected for the World Heritage List that represent internationally significant nature reserves and natural wonders, significant Canadian architectural history, important sites representing Canadian aboriginal culture and geological treasures of world-wide importance. These internationally significant sites have put Canada on the world stage in both the heritage conservation field and in the national and international tourism sector. What Canada has decided to inscribe on this list has had a major impact at the local, regional, national and international arenas. The author of this paper reflects on some of the ancillary guiding charters and conventions since the World Heritage Convention was implemented that have led to where we are today in the field of heritage conservation in Canada. He goes on to predict some areas where heritage conservation will be going in Canada in the near future. He argues that Canada could likewise have its rich intangible culture play a similarly significant role if the Canadian government signed the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of 2003. Last, he discusses some of the recent developments in eastern Canada in intangible cultural heritage, conservation and the sustaining of traditions.

scholarly journals Integrating Intangible Cultural Heritage into Ideological and Political Courses in Colleges and Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Jianping Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Ideological And Political Education ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Consciousness ◽  
The World ◽  
Traditional Chinese Culture ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Special Places

China’s intangible cultural heritage as an important part and the soul of the traditional Chinese culture is the cultural treasure of China and even the world. As the concept of cultural protection is deeply rooted in the minds of people, the state attaches increasing importance to intangible cultural heritage. The unique forms of cultural expressions and the special places of these expressions are deeply rooted in the Chinese culture and they should also be an important content in China’s efficient ideological and political education. This article mainly explores the significance of intangible cultural heritage in ideological and political teaching as well as the strategies to effectively integrate intangible cultural heritage into ideological and political teaching in order to achieve the educational purposes of condensing the consensus of traditional Chinese culture, enhancing the cultural consciousness among teachers and students in colleges and universities, and enhancing the patriotic enthusiasm and cultural confidence.

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