01Case 01 of 05Doctoral research and peer-reviewed publication
La Serena, Extremadura
Cultural heritage, territory and communities
- Period
- 2021–2025/26
- Territory
- La Serena, Badajoz (Spain)
- Institutions
- Universidad de Extremadura
- Role
- Doctoral researcher
- Main output
- Doctoral thesis (2025) and article in Virajes (2026)
An ethnography of how intangible cultural heritage is built, negotiated and transformed in a rural district shaped by landscape, pastoralism, Merino sheep, craft production and community knowledge.
Research question
What happens when the heritage communities live does not quite match the heritage institutions describe, regulate or promote?
The full case study is currently available in Spanish. English version in preparation. Read the full case in Spanish
- 19municipalities covered
- 5combined research techniques
- 2025doctoral thesis defended
Related publications
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2026
Article
Paisaje cultural merino: Aportaciones a la economía desde el patrimonio cultural inmaterial en La Serena (Extremadura, España)
Merino cultural landscape: contributions to the economy from intangible cultural heritage in La Serena
Oliver Duarte Herrera y Alfonso Vázquez-Atochero. Revista de Antropología y Sociología: Virajes, 28(1), 199–231.
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2025
ThesesPending
Etnografía crítica de los procesos de patrimonialización en la comarca de La Serena (Badajoz): prácticas y discursos entorno a la construcción del patrimonio cultural inmaterial
Critical ethnography of heritage-making processes in La Serena (Badajoz)
Oliver Duarte Herrera. Tesis doctoral · Programa de Doctorado en Psicología, Universidad de Extremadura.
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2024
ArticlePending
Ethnography of intangible heritage: a theoretical and methodological route based on critical discourse analysis
Oliver Duarte Herrera. Boletín Antropológico, 2(108), 316–334.
Resources
Article in Virajes (2026) Article page at the journal Doctoral thesis in Dialnet