ABSTRACT

My discussion centres on local meanings of colonial heritage buildings, popular history and cultural identity, in a context of rapid urban development. The study site is the town core of Danish-founded Serampore, a suburb to Kolkata, one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas. Based on data mainly relating to my personal engagement in heritage conservation in Serampore, I analyse how once European buildings, and the history they are material manifestations of, are today inscribed in categories of local identity by the area’s citizens. A story of ghosts turned heritage activists introduces the article’s main themes and central arguments.

中文翻译：

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恢复Serampore的荣耀。西孟加拉邦快速城市发展过程中的殖民遗产、流行历史和身份认同

摘要

我的讨论集中在快速城市发展的背景下，殖民遗产建筑的当地意义、流行历史和文化认同。研究地点是丹麦成立的塞兰波尔的城镇核心，这是加尔各答的郊区，加尔各答是世界上最大的都市区之一。根据主要与我个人在 Serampore 进行遗产保护有关的数据，我分析了欧洲建筑及其作为物质表现的历史今天如何被该地区的公民铭记在当地身份类别中。鬼魂变身遗产活动家的故事介绍了文章的主要主题和中心论点。