Contestation, Reinvention, and Regulation of Cultural Heritage Through Dissent (Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market, 12)

This book explores the concept of ‘dissent’ within the realm of art and cultural heritage through a rich and multidisciplinary lens.It investigates how dissent shapes the very definition of cultural heritage and the systems that govern cultural heritage, drawing primarily on social science perspectives.Combining methodologies from law and economics with insights from museology, art history, and postcolonial studies, the volume offers a unique perspective on how disagreement and contestation can redefine cultural value and authority. The first part, “Dissent as Contestation,” starts from the observation that the very value of cultural heritage has always been contested.It focuses on cultural heritage found in public spaces, where the contestation over its value is exacerbated.This raises questions concerning, for example, the subjects called upon to finance the preservation of their own cultural heritage and the creation of new cultural activities and, therefore, the relationship betwee