Studying World Heritage in the Netherlands - Part 2

What can one learn from three days of fieldwork on Texel? As it turns out, quite a bit. Visiting the exhibition “Garde Robe” at Kaap Skil museum, I came across a successful example of a museum sharing its authority with members of the community.

Henrike Florusbosch • May 31, 2016

The Anti-Politics of World Heritage

In the late 1990s, Mt. Kenya obtained World Heritage status for its unique natural features. Natural-scientific rhetoric underpinned the designation - and covered up the politics at play.

Marlous van den Akker • May 23, 2016 • 1 comment

Future heritage? The 'Historic Urban Landscape' approach in Zanzibar and Amsterdam

What can Zanzibar Town in Tanzania learn about managing world heritage from Amsterdam, and vice versa? At least one thing: that intangible heritage is not a matter of the past, and that its purpose - its future – may ‘conserve’ it most effectively.

Peter Pels • February 11, 2016

Cold showers and amazing little buckets

A story on how students from Leiden went to do research on problems with water in the Philippines and then very physically experienced their research topic. Or: How you can have both too little and too much water at the same time.

Nina Simic • March 04, 2015 • 3 comments

World Heritage in the Netherlands (Part 1)

For exploration you don’t always have to go to the far and exotic: An anthropologist who studies world heritage discourse and practice in West Africa decides to be adventurous and explore a World Heritage site in her own backyard.

Henrike Florusbosch • September 01, 2014

Carrying a talisman: a valid fieldwork method

Some fieldwork encounters radically change our perspective. However, it often seems that such encounters depend more on a dose of good luck than on careful planning. My research as well took a radically different turn after one such lucky rendezvous.

Marlous van den Akker • December 02, 2013

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