The Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage–Towards a Sustainable Future–” is now available online.

The forum held online on 29 October 2021, with the participation of ten experts from Japan and abroad, deepened the discussion on the progress, challenges, and the future direction of the research related to the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).

It contains all the presented papers and the summary of panel discussion. Check below for the table of contents and for downloading selected papers.  

*The entire volume is available for download if you click the cover image at the bottom.

[CONTENTS]

PREFACE (IWAMOTO Wataru)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PRESENTED PAPERS

SESSION 1: PROGRESS OF THE MAJOR ISSUES IN ICH SAFEGUARDING, REFLECTING ON MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS BY IRCI

IRCI’s Research Activities: Achievements and Challenges (NOJIMA Yoko)

Research for the Safeguarding of Endangered Intangible Cultural Heritage: Reflecting on the Last Decade (Harriet DEACON)

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Disaster: Reflections on the IRCI Project 2016–2020 (Meredith WILSON)

IRCI Research Data Collection for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Issues, Challenges and Future (Hanafi HUSSIN)

SESSION 2: RECENT INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND SCOPE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF ICH: FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE 2003 CONVENTION AND OTHER PERSPECTIVES

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Human Security in an Age of SDGs (SATO Masahisa)

Heritage Studies as Public Ethnology: Recent Trends and the Issues Concerned with Intangible Cultural Heritage (IIDA Taku)

Recent International Trends and Scope for the Safeguarding of ICH: Research and the 2003 Convention (Himalchuli GURUNG)

ANNEXES

ANNEX 1   Remarks and Congratulatory Speeches

ANNEX 2   Forum Documents

ANNEX 3   Questionnaire Survey on IRCI’s Activities: Report on the Results