The First ICH-Researchers Forum ICH-Researchers First The The First ICH-Researchers Forum The Implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention FINAL REPORT The Implementation of UNESCO of Implementation The ’ s 2003 Convention 2003 s FINAL REPORT FINAL 3 June 2012 Paris, France Organised by Maison des Cultures du Monde, France and International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) IRCI The First ICH-Researchers Forum The Implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention FINAL REPORT 3 June 2012 Paris, France Organised by Maison des Cultures du Monde, France and International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) The First ICH-Researchers Forum The Implementation of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention FINAL REPORT 3 June 2012 Paris, France Organised by Maison des Cultures du Monde, France and International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) Published by International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) c/o Sakai City Museum, 2 cho Mozusekiun-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-city, Osaka 590-0602, Japan [email protected] Editorial Design by Yasuyuki Uzawa Printed by Bigaku-Shuppan, September 2012 ISBN:978-4-9906647-0-1 © International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage In the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI), 2012 Table of Contents Foreword Toshiyuki Kono .............................................................................................. 7 Proceedings ................................................................................................................. 10 Key Note Speech “Ten Years after – Pandora’s Box” Chérif Khaznadar ........................................................... 18 Experts’ Paper Beyond Tradition: Cultural Mediation in the Safeguard of ICH Antonio A. Arantes ................................................................................................................ 22 The Need for Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage Lourdes Arizpe ............................... 28 Charting A Way Forward: Existing Research and Future Directions for ICH Research Related to the Intangible Heritage Convention Harriet Deacon and Chiara Bortolotto ................................................................................ 31 Communities and the Contested Politics of Representational Ownership Kristin Kuutma ..................................................................................................................... 42 National Registers and the Fifth Criteria of Inscription on the Two Lists of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Öcal Oğuz ................................................................. 52 Documentation as a Tool for Safeguarding a Community’s Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Disappearing Misako Ohnuki .................................................................. 56 Reflections on the Criteria of Inscrition on the Lists of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention Ahmed Skounti ................................................ 61 On the Third Source of Guidance for the Implementation of UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage Convention Rieks Smeets ................................................................... 71 The Relation Between Communities and Their Living Culture as Represented by Audiovisual Files Wim van Zanten .............................................................................. 87 Annexes Annex I: List of Participants ................................................................................................... 94 Annex II: Programme Schedule ............................................................................................... 96 Annex III: Text of the “Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage” ..... 98 2012 The First ICH Researchers Forum of 2003 Convention 7 International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) Foreword Toshiyuki Kono Professor of Kyushu University, Japan Member of IRCI Governing Board International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) As can be understood from the fact that Article 6 para.7 of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (herein after referred to as “the Convention”) states that “States Members of the Committee shall choose as their representatives persons who are qualified in the various fields of the intangible cultural heritage”, the Convention is predicated on the assumption that not diplomats, but experts in various domains of the intangible cultural heritage will be the key players in the practice of implementing the Convention. Ideally we should aim to connect the practice and research on the Convention, not be distorted by politics, and implement the Convention soundly and suitably for the intangible cultural heritage. In fact, many experts in a variety of fields are attending both the General Assembly of States Parties and the Intergovernmental Committee in official and unofficial capacities. However, spending time on the draft and revision of operational guidelines or deliberations about whether or not inscription of elements into the Lists should take place and other issues, discussions related to the essential nature of the intangible cultural heritage has been very rare at these meetings until now. This situation is highly regrettable. It would be ideal to build a virtuous cycle mechanism in which researchers exchange views focusing on the Convention and reflect their findings obtained through cutting-edge research in the practice of the Convention, while obtaining research seeds from the practice of the Convention. In order to achieve this, the Forum of ICH Researchers was organized and held its first meeting on June 3, 2012 in Paris (http://www. ichresearchers-forum.org/). This forum has at its core experts who have been continuously involved in the convention from its drafting process until today, and is jointly organized by the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region in Japan and La Maison des Cultures du Monde in France. Even though this was the first meeting of the forum and we did not do much promotion for the event, nearly 80 people participated and lively discussions were held throughout the day. This is an evidence that the goals of this project were precisely on target. This report collects together the papers submitted at the forum in order to share them widely with researchers in fields related to intangible cultural heritage. Going forward we plan to hold the forum in Paris once every two years in conjunction with the General Assembly of 8 2012 The First ICH Researchers Forum of 2003 Convention International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) States Parties to this Convention, and to hold follow-up meetings at locations other than Paris to deepen problem areas and develop the research. The Convention is a young convention that will at long last celebrate the 10th anniversary of its adoption next year. Researchers in fields related to intangible cultural heritage are required to support it over the long term and contribute to its development. I would like to continue this forum long into the future, so I would be grateful to receive your long-term support of this project. Proceedings 10 2012 The First ICH Researchers Forum of 2003 Convention International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) Proceedings The meeting was opened by Toshiyuki Kono, Professor, Kyushu University (Japan), who welcomed the participants and speakers. He thanked La Maison des Cultures du Monde and the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific Region (IRCI) (Japan) for organizing the meeting. He also thanked the UNESCO ICH Section for their support. The meeting was sponsored by the Estonian National Commission for UNESCO, the Flemish Commission for UNESCO, the French National Commission for UNESCO, the Moroccan National Commission for UNESCO, the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, the Commission on Intangible Cultural Heritage of the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the Flemish Interface Center for Cultural Heritage (FARO). Cécile Duvelle The first speaker was Cécile Duvelle, Chief of the ICH section, UNESCO. She noted that in the last four years there have been tangible results in implementing the Intangible Heritage Convention and that States Parties have begun to focus on safeguarding at the national level, decreasing the number of nominations to the Convention’s lists. Researchers played an important part in the development of the Convention and subsequently in national delegations and through expert meetings. Research continues to be very important in the implementation of the Convention. Specific attention should be paid to generating data that shows how ICH contributes to sustainable development. Chérif Khaznadar Chérif Khaznadar, President, La Maison des Cultures du Monde (France), welcomed participants to La Maison des Cultures du Monde and gave a review of trends in the implementation of the Convention during the last decade. The Convention brought recognition to forms of heritage that had previously been poorly recognized, and provided a critique of the definition of heritage in the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention. A broad debate could reveal 2012 The First ICH