Thursday, February 17, 2011

Digital Media: Can it preserve and disseminate intangible culture heritage

By Yuhang Zhou

Abstract

Cultural heritage records human beings’ intelligence and the development of civilization. Regretfully, some of them are confronting decrease, disruption, even extinction during handing down. The emergence of digital media brings fresh hope for them. With the aid of digital media, historical heritage, pictures, music, dance, language, manuscript, cultural practices could be saved. Even though it can prevent various intangible cultures from disappearing, does it mean digital media really guarantee those forms of art could pass down from generation to generation? Take Kunqu opera as case study, this article seeks to assess the importance of digitally preserving, and analyzes its high ground and drawbacks.

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