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Safeguarding the Intangible

What happens when the flood of cultural expression from around the world threatens to drown out ancient songs and stories? What happens when the cultural treasures of a community reside only in the memories of a few elders? Michael F. Brown, author of Who Owns Native Culture (Harvard
University Press, 2003), explores UNESCO's new efforts to safeguard the world's intangible cultural heritage.  Read is essay on the Cultural Commons - the meeting place for culture and policy.  
http://www.culturalcommons.org/comment.cfm

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Next Wednesday's Lebrecht Live on BBC Radio3: HAS ANGLO-FRENCH CULTURE CONC'D OUT?

Wednesday 4 June at 6.45pm GMT: With political relations in deep-freeze over the Iraq war and the prospects of Britain joining the Euro receding, it would seem that Britain and France are drifting apart in many ways - culturally, in more ways than most. Why have we gone blind to French art and the French deaf to our music? Where are the new mediators of cultural dialogue? Can the entente ever be restored? Get your views in. Call 08700 100 444 in the UK (+44 8700 100 444 from abroad). Lines are open on transmission days from 1800 (UK time), 1900 (CET), 1300 (US East Coast) until the end of the broadcast.

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Next Wednesday's Lebrecht Live on BBC Radio3: HAS ANGLO-FRENCH CULTURE CONC'D OUT?

Wednesday 4 June at 6.45pm GMT: With political relations in deep-freeze over the Iraq war and the prospects of Britain joining the Euro receding, it would seem that Britain and France are drifting apart in many ways - culturally, in more ways than most. Why have we gone blind to French art and the French deaf to our music? Where are the new mediators of cultural dialogue? Can the entente ever be restored? Get your views in. Call 08700 100 444 in the UK (+44 8700 100 444 from abroad). Lines are open on transmission days from 1800 (UK time), 1900 (CET), 1300 (US East Coast) until the end of the broadcast.