Shared national memory as intangible heritage: re-imagining two Koreas as one nation

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Park, H. 2011. Shared national memory as intangible heritage: re-imagining two Koreas as one nation. Annals of Tourism Research. 38 (2), pp. 520-539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2010.11.013
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TitleShared national memory as intangible heritage: re-imagining two Koreas as one nation
AuthorsPark, H.
Abstract

This paper suggests that shared national memory, as intangible heritage of tangible heritage, is of crucial significance in encouraging South Korean nationals to reaffirm their ethnic and cultural affinities with North Korea during heritage tourism experiences in Changdeok Palace. Importantly, heritage can be a safe and neutral ground for mediating political contentions and conflicts. Despite the political tensions between the two Koreas, the essence of ‘Koreanness’, deeply grounded in shared national memory revived during the Changdeok experience, facilitates the process of re-imagining two Koreas as one nation. The intangible heritage of Changdeok Palace stands as one definitive symbolic representation that augments national sentiment at a time of redefining notions of national belonging and re-emphasising entrenched primordial associations with North Korea.

Keywordsintangible heritage; heritage tourism; national memory; two Koreas; ethnographic approach
PublisherElsevier Masson
JournalAnnals of Tourism Research
ISSN0160-7383
Electronic1873-7722
Publication dates
Online08 Feb 2011
PrintApr 2011
Publication process dates
Deposited13 Apr 2011
Accepted11 Nov 2010
Submitted24 Nov 2009
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2010.11.013
Web of Science identifierWOS:000290136100009
LanguageEnglish
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