National Identity, Cultural Heritage, and University Education: Exploring Folklore Formation

Authors

  • Josefina Galuchi Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8365-3252

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/antropolitica2024.v56.i2.a59713

Keywords:

Culture, Heritage, Folklore, University of Buenos Aires, Anthropology.

Abstract

The book Culture and National Heritage: Folklore Studies at the University of Buenos Aires, compiled by Dr. Alicia Martin, addresses the trajectory of Folklore education within the University of Buenos Aires. Organized into six chapters, the book analyzes different moments in the creation of the Bachelor’s Degree in Folklore, its incorporation in 1958 as a specialization within the Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropological Sciences, the inclusion of studies of Italian folklorists, and the professional work of the early folklore scholars who managed cultural heritage. It presents an innovative work that covers an issue not analyzed within the studies of the history of the folklore field, anthropology, and that which pertains to heritage public policy. Through an anthropological approach, which combines the analysis of archival material and interviews with former students and researchers from the analyzed state institutions, curriculum plans, subject programs and seminars, notes, biographies, historical documents from various institutions, books, magazines of the time, etc., the authors reflect on the place of culture, heritage policies, and the importance of Folklore studies in the university setting.

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Author Biography

Josefina Galuchi, Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Licenciada y Profesora de Enseñanza Media y Superior en Ciencias Antropológicas por la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Becaria doctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas y Administración de Parques Nacionales, Sección Antropología Social del Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

References

INFANTINO, Julieta; MOREL, Hernán. El surgimiento del Folklore Aplicado. Entre la disciplina académica, la profesionalización y la gestión pública. In: MARTÍN, Alicia (comp.). Cultura y patrimonio nacional. Los estudios de Folklore en la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires: Eudeba, 2020. p. 85-116.

MARTÍN, Alicia (comp.). Cultura y patrimonio nacional. Los estudios de Folklore en la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires: Eudeba, 2020.

Published

2024-06-01

How to Cite

Galuchi, J. (2024). National Identity, Cultural Heritage, and University Education: Exploring Folklore Formation. Antropolítica - Revista Contemporânea De Antropologia, 56(2). https://doi.org/10.22409/antropolitica2024.v56.i2.a59713