近三十年来,遗产研究逐渐在世界范围内变成一个备受关注的学术议题。到目前为止,遗产研究已经形成了几个比较成熟的理论维度,包括遗产与历史、过去、现在的辩证关系,遗产的阐释,遗产政治与所有权,家园遗产与社区参与,遗产工业与旅游开发,等等。纵观学术界的研究成果,遗产研究是一个跨学科、多领域交叉、关注现实实践、应用性强的学科,因而,对遗产的研究应该特别注重对文化多元性及社会现实问题的观照。
During the recent three decades,heritage studies have become a noteworthy academic topic around the world.So far,a couple of mature theoretical dimensions over the studies have been formed,including the dialectical relationship between heritage and history,the past and the present,the interpretation of heritage,heritage politics and proprietorship,home heritage and community involvement,heritage industry and tourism development,etc.A thorough review of the research results reveals that heritage studies are an interdisciplinary,cross-field subject,practice-oriented,and dedicated to applicative purposes.Therefore,special emphasis has to be laid on the study of cultural diversity and social reality in the studies about heritage.