Living Heritage

Material Memory by Council on Library and Information Resources

Feb 12, 202123:03Society & Culture

Intangible or "living" cultural heritage includes folk arts, food, and other traditions. Host Nicole Kang Ferraiolo talks to media scholar Saiful Alam Chowdhury about how climate change affects living heritage in Banglad...

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