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Cultural Mapping Orientation and Workshop - TEXT Student's
Cultural Mapping Orientation and Workshop - TEXT Student's
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OUTLINE
Part I.
Part II.
Workshop Proper
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What is Culture?
“Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, arts, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities
and habits acquired by man as a member of society” (p. 1).
What is Culture?
“Culture is a complex, multifaceted concept. It is a term used to cover the social structure, languages, belief systems, institutions, technology,
art, food, and traditions of particular groups of people. The term is used to define a group’s way of life and its own view of itself and of other
groups, as well as to define the material goods it creates and uses, the skills it has developed, and the behaviors it transmits to each successive
generation.”
What is Heritage?
“A social and political construct encompassing all those places, artefacts and cultural expressions inherited from the past which,
because they are seen to reflect and validate our identity as nations, communities, families and even individuals, are worthy of some
form of respect and protection.”
“Heritage is no longer a matter of focusing on the buildings, archaeological remains, literature and so on of the rich and famous in history.”
“Our everyday (vernacular) places, objects and ways of living are just as vital as the famous.”
It refers to the totality of cultural property preserved and developed through time and passed on to posterity (Rule III, Sec. 6(I),
National Cultural Heritage Act 2009).
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Cultural Mapping: Project Overview
“Cultural Mapping is an approach (or the process) used to identify, record and use cultural resources and activities for building
communities. Communities map what is important to them” (Cook and Taylor, 2013).
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The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development (Art. II, Sec. 17).
The State shall foster the preservation, enrichment, and dynamic evolution of a Filipino national culture based on the principle of
unity and diversity in a climate of free artistic and intellectual expression (Art. XIV, Sec. 14).
Arts and Letters shall enjoy the patronage of the State. The State shall conserve, promote and popularize the nation’s historical and
cultural heritage resources, as well as artistic creations (Art. XIV, Sec. 15).
All the country’s artistic and historic wealth constitutes the cultural treasure of the nation and shall be under the protection of the
State which may regulate its disposition (Art. XIV, Sec. 16)
Protect, preserve, conserve, and promote the nation’s cultural heritage, its property and histories, and the ethnicity of local
communities;
Protect cultural workers and ensure their professional development and well-being.
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Cultural Heritage
It refers to the totality of cultural property preserved and developed through time and passed on to posterity
All products of human creativity by which a people and a nation reveal their identity and;
Movable or immovable
Tangible or Intangible
It refers to cultural property with historical, archival, anthropological, archaeological, artistic and architectural value and with
exceptional or traditional production whether of Philippine origin or not, including antiques and natural history specimens with
significant value.
Natural Heritage
Natural heritage, according to UNESCO (1972), refers to “natural features, geological and physiographical formations and delineated
areas that constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants and natural sites of value from the point of view of
science, conservation or natural beauty.
Examples
Forests, caves
Plants, animals
Rocks, minerals
Church, mosque
Government buildings
Schools
Marketplace
Plazas/parks, monuments
Houses
Streets/roads
Movable Heritage
Costumes
Weaponry
Religious Items
Furniture/Equipment
Jewelry
Crafts
Musical Instruments
Work Implements
Personalities
Painting/Artworks
Documents/Books
Memorabilia
Photographs
A unique cultural property found locally, possessing outstanding historical, cultural, artistic and/or scientific value which is highly
significant and important to the country and nation and officially declared as such by the pertinent cultural agency [Sec. 3 (bb)].
Cultural property having exceptional cultural, artistic, and historical significance to the Philippines as may be determined by the
National Museum or the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
A place listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having outstanding universal
value.
• Mt. Hamiguitan
Paoay in Ilocos Norte, Santa Maria in Ilocos Sur, Miag-ao in Iloilo, San Agustin in Manila
Historical Site
Any place, province, city, town and/or any location and structure which has played a significant and important role in the history of
our country and nation.
All cultural properties of the country deemed important to cultural heritage shall be registered in the Philippine Registry of Cultural
Property.
The NCCA, through the appropriate cultural agencies and local government units (LGUs), shall establish and maintain this registry
within three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act (Sec. 14).
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A. Ethnography
B. Historiography
A. Ethnography
Has a guiding question that evolves during the study (Hall, 2003).
Doing Interviews
Recording interviews
B. What is Historiography?
The writing of history based on the critical examination of sources (Merriam-Sebster, 2007).
Participation (life in society and democracy), action (engagement with experience and history), and research (soundness in thought
and the growth of knowledge).
Ethics in Research
The use of and access to research results should be negotiated and mutually agreed.
A research community should benefit from and not be disadvantaged by the research project.
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Heritage Mapping
Is the term used to describe the set of activities and processes for exploring, discovering, documenting, examining, analyzing,
interpreting, presenting, and sharing information related to people, communities, societies, places and the material products
associated with those people and places.
A heritage map may be created as an end in itself or to provide an input into another endeavor.
Who maps?
Community members of all age groups and professions (male and female) including traditional knowledge holders and future
stakeholders:
Why mapping?
2. Community empowerment
Cultural mapping contributes to harmonisation through establishing environments for acknowledging diversity and complexity.
Cultural mapping is a valuable mechanism for sharing histories and rethinking history.
Cultural mapping has potential to provide inputs into the new economies based on creativity and information technology. It is thus a
catalyst for economic development.
Cultural sustainability
connecting people with their environment and heritage – their cultural landscape – and to be part of looking after it,
conserving, planning and developing it sustainably in ways that add social and economic value for the community.
WORKSHOP
Name of Heritage:
Photo of Heritage:
I. Background Information
II. Description
IV. Significance
V. Conservation/Safeguarding Measures
A. Status
B. Threats
C. Measures
VI. References
The significance of the place should be established before any intervention is actualized and conservation procedures are done.
Moreover, significance is established through physical, oral, and archival investigations.
Significance Indicators
1. Historical Significance –is the process used to evaluate what was significant about selected events, people, and developments in
the past. You may want to use some of the indicators to determine historical significance:
k. Relevance as symbolic
2. Economic Significance –refers to how much the heritage icon or practice had contributed or is still contributing to the livelihood,
wealth, flow of goods and services to people or community. Economic significance may even be assessed quantitatively such as
providing an estimate of the number of households engaged in the practice e.g. heritage cuisine. The worth or value of particular
object such as an ivory statue may also be included in this category.
3. Aesthetic or artistic significance –includes aspects of sensory perception for which criteria can and should be stated. Such criteria
may include consideration of the form, scale, color, texture, and material of the fabric; the smells and sounds associated with the
place and its use (Burra Chapter).
4. Scientific or Research Significance –the scientific or research value of a place will depend upon the importance of the data
involved, on its rarity, quality, or representativeness, and on the degree to which the place may contribute further substantial
information (Burra Charter).
5. Socio-political and Spiritual Significance –embraces the qualities for which a place has become a focus of spiritual, political,
national, or other cultural sentiment to a majority or minority group.
Levels of Significance
List of Threats
Commercial development
B. Transportation Infrastructure
C. Services Infrastructures
Localised utilities
Water infrastructure
D. Pollution
Air pollution
Solid waste
Aquaculture
Commercial hunting
Crop production
Land conversion
Subsistence hunting
Quarrying
Water (extraction)
Dust
Micro-organisms
Pests
Radiation/light
Relative humidity
Temperature
Wind
Civil unrest
Illegal activities
Military training
Terrorism War
Desertification
Drought
Flooding
Storms (Typhoons)
Temperature change
Avalanche/ landslide
Earthquake
Fire (widlfires)
Tsunami/tidal wave
Volcanic eruption
Hyper-abundant species
Translocated species
Governance
Human resources
Legal framework
Management activities
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