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Title:

Postcolonial concept of hybridity and cultural property rights: Between the dynamics of culture and essentialism

Alternative title:

Postkolonìal’na koncepcìâ gìbridnostì ì prava kul’turnoї vlasnostì. Mìž dinamìkoû kul’turi ì esencìalìznom

ORCID:

0000-0002-8423-3199   0000-0002-5570-9792

Subject and Keywords:

culture   property   hybrid   postcolonialism

Description:

Tekst pol., streszcz. ang., ukr.

Abstract:

The article deals with the concept of “hybridity” in the context of cultural property rights. Authors, who embrace an anthropological approach, argue that there is tension between the existence of cultural hybrids and theoretical foundations embedding the above-mentioned field of law. As a matter of fact, cultural property — as well as cultural heritage, its subsequent extension — presupposes an alignment between a particular culture and an appropriate group. Accordingly, culture should unproblematically belong to specified “owners” who have the right to control it. However, this premise is particularly troublesome in the context of cultural hybrids as an attempt to specify “holders” of such products seems to be beleaguered. Additionally, the paper contends that the concept of cultural property itself distorts culture — it portrays its subject as a static, uncontaminated and easily determinable phenomenon. Furthermore, authors show that cultural property contributes to false perceptions of indigenous people in postcolonial contexts. In general terms, the article demonstrates the prolific character of postcolonial reflection in the context of the law.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Date issued:

2018

Date copyrighted:

2018

Identifier:

ISSN 2082-4939

Source:

PAd P 102216 II

Language:

pol   ukr   eng

Relation:

Wrocławsko-Lwowskie Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2018, 9, s. 71-82

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Is version of:

Czasopisma Naukowe w Sieci (CNS)

Rights holder:

Copyright by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego Sp. z o.o.

Autor opisu:

WR U/PAdjm   WR U/PAdbg