Required resources before you begin
To proceed with this module, read
- 📖 Read Chapter 9 of Handbook on Intangible Heritage
- 🗂️ Review the case studies developed for chapter 9 from the Manual
ℹ️ These materials provide the foundations you’ll need to get the most out of this module.
Managing ICH in today’s dynamic world involves navigating multiculturalism, crises such as pandemics and natural disasters, and the pressures of globalisation. This module presents both the challenges and innovative methodologies for sustainable ICH management, with Bulgarian and European case studies.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Analyse how minority cultural practices can persist despite historical constraints and modernisation pressures.
- Analyse the significance of community ownership in preserving ICH.
- Evaluate the impact of crises (pandemics, conflicts, disasters) on ICH.
- Apply sustainable management methodologies to ICH protection scenarios.
Lessons in this Module
- Lesson 1. Foundations of ICH and Contemporary Challenges
- Lesson 2. Multiculturalism and Cultural Conflicts in ICH Management
- Lesson 3. Crisis Management — Pandemics, Natural Disasters, and Conflicts
- Lesson 4. Solutions and Methodologies for Sustainable ICH Management