Interpreting Slavery and Slave Trade #MemoryTourism #BigIsms
Legacies
of Slavery: A Resource Book for Managers of Sites and Itineraries of Memory
UNESCO
This
resource book is designed for managers of sites and itineraries of
memory related to the slave trade and slavery. It provides a comparative
analysis of experiences in the preservation and promotion of such sites
across the world and proposes practical guidance
for their management and development.
It is the first resource book on this specific issue to be published by a
UN agency, and provides guidelines on how best to preserve, promote and
manage sites of memory, taking into account the sensitivity of
this painful memory.
Designed in two parts, the resource book contains conceptual and
practical information for managers. It also showcases more than 50
concrete examples of sites, itineraries and museums
implementing particular strategies for the preservation, promotion and
interpretation
of heritage related to the slave trade and slavery. Moreover, it
offers advice and recommendations for the development of memory tourism,
responding to the growing demand from citizens to better know this
history.
See also
Download the publication, also available in French and Spanish
New publication on "Legacies of Slavery - A Resource Book for Managers of Sites and Itineraries of Memory" (News)
The Slave Trade and Slavery: how to reconcile the ethics of commemoration and the marketing of cultural tourism? (link is external) Ali Moussa Iye, UNTWO Global report on cultural routes and itineraries
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absolute power depends on absolute control over knowledge, which in turn necessitates absolute corruption
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