Youth Heritage Alliance Vol.4
Ethnic Crafts in the Context of the Cultural and Creative Economy and Museums
Introducers
Luo Pan, Associate Research Librarian, Research Department, Chinese National Museum of Ethnology
Zhang Lisheng, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Peking University
Guests
Shama Shizhe, Co-founder of Valley Echo, Juris Master, Peking University
Guoji Yixin, Member of Valley Echo, Master's in Art Theory, Sichuan University
Moxi Zishi, Co-founder of Valley Echo, Musician (Online)
Mose Yiluo, Co-founder of Valley Echo, Master's Degree, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Online)
David Francis, Curator, British Museum; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of London (Online)
Time
September 11, 2021, 14:30
Location
Shanshui Living Room (No. 16 Guoxue Hutong, Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing)
Organizer
UNESCO Asia-Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center (Beijing)
About the Youth Heritage Alliance
Origin
The UNESCO Asia-Pacific World Heritage Training and Research Center (Beijing) is dedicated to exploring the formation of contemporary heritage studies.
As heritage conservation movements expand globally, many universities worldwide are committed to establishing more independent heritage disciplines. However, the strong practical orientation of conservation efforts has imbued heritage studies with a pronounced interdisciplinary character, leaving it somewhat distant from a clearly defined and mature disciplinary framework.
In this context, we aim to leverage the diversity, openness, and transformative potential of the current moment by inviting scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds to participate in the Youth Heritage Alliance. While disciplines may have incommensurable aspects and perspectives on heritage may still require refinement, young scholars often inherit their disciplinary traditions while also demonstrating innovation and a willingness to challenge boundaries. We believe this is precisely where meaningful exchange and collision can occur, fostering a more defined field of heritage studies.
The "Youth Heritage" academic salon series is an exploration within this context.
Membership
The core academic group consists of young scholars with diverse disciplinary backgrounds related to cultural heritage.
Currently, core members specialize in fields such as cultural heritage, museology, archaeology, architecture, urban and rural planning, anthropology, sociology, and tourism studies. They come from institutions including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhejiang University, Central Academy of Fine Arts, and KU Leuven, as well as research institutes and museums.
Organization
Academic salons are held every 1–2 months.
Each salon invites a scholar to act as the introducer, who selects a theme and may invite guests to participate in discussions. The introducer opens the topic, followed by free discussions in a salon format. A recorder documents the discussions for archival purposes.
In addition to core members, each salon includes approximately 10 invited participants. Those outside Beijing may join online discussions.
After each salon, the discussions will be summarized and, based on their content and value, published as conference proceedings on the WeChat public account "Peking University Cultural Heritage Research" or compiled into articles for publication in journals such as Natural and Cultural Heritage Studies.
Past Events
December 25, 2020
Toward a Desecularized Heritage: Viewing the Museumification of Temples and Ancestral Halls
November 28, 2020
Rethinking Heritage Critique: Discussions and Actions on World Heritage
