Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley

This research explores the ways people understand and value archeological heritage based on the perspectives of Lenggong’s local community which is rich in archaeological finding and social context. The communication and interpretation of archaeological heritage in current times mostly focuses on th...

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Main Author: Balan, Yugeetha
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling my-usm-ep.483262021-02-17T03:06:51Z Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley 2017-11 Balan, Yugeetha P87-96 Communication. Mass media This research explores the ways people understand and value archeological heritage based on the perspectives of Lenggong’s local community which is rich in archaeological finding and social context. The communication and interpretation of archaeological heritage in current times mostly focuses on the expert’s knowledge and much less on its social context. Therefore, this research’s focus on local perspectives is considered to be imperative in heritage discourses. The objective of this research is to explore meanings and values of archaeological heritage within a social context from the local community’s perspective that will contribute to sense of community. This research also acknowledges social dimensions of heritage and archaeological heritage through the narratives of the local community. 2017-11 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/48326/ http://eprints.usm.my/48326/1/UNDERSTANDING%20ARCHAEOLOGICAL.pdf%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Komunikasi (School of Communication)
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language English
topic P87-96 Communication
Mass media
spellingShingle P87-96 Communication
Mass media
Balan, Yugeetha
Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley
description This research explores the ways people understand and value archeological heritage based on the perspectives of Lenggong’s local community which is rich in archaeological finding and social context. The communication and interpretation of archaeological heritage in current times mostly focuses on the expert’s knowledge and much less on its social context. Therefore, this research’s focus on local perspectives is considered to be imperative in heritage discourses. The objective of this research is to explore meanings and values of archaeological heritage within a social context from the local community’s perspective that will contribute to sense of community. This research also acknowledges social dimensions of heritage and archaeological heritage through the narratives of the local community.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Balan, Yugeetha
author_facet Balan, Yugeetha
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title Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley
title_short Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley
title_full Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley
title_fullStr Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley
title_full_unstemmed Understanding Archaeological Heritage Narratives From The Perspective Of Local Community Of Lenggong Valley
title_sort understanding archaeological heritage narratives from the perspective of local community of lenggong valley
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Komunikasi (School of Communication)
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.usm.my/48326/1/UNDERSTANDING%20ARCHAEOLOGICAL.pdf%20cut.pdf
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