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A 20th century global form of cultural encounter
Tourism
A unit of analysis in folklore
Tradition
"Heritage" as a concept, process, and associated industries, involves:
The transvaluation of the obsolete
An object whose value cannot be measured financially might be called what?
Inalienable possession
An object that is easily replaced or exchanged for money is known as what?
Alienable possession
The means and relations of producing goods is known as the
Mode of production
A collection of baskets behind a glass case is an example of what type of display?
Object centered display
Gatwick airport and its simulation of travel is an example of . . .
Real vs. virtual air travel
How Dickens described the 19th century diorama; visiting a museum; listening to world music . . these are all what?
modes of conveyance
The tourism industry sells what?
Imaginative transport
Longing for a past place or condition never actually experienced is known as what?
nostalgia
Everyday tools of a culture on display in a museum is known as what?
The ordinary presented as extraordinary
What is given to an object through exhibition?
A second life
Folklorist from NYU and author of Theorizing Heritage?
Barbara Kirschemblatt Gimblett