Keitumetse: Cultural heritage keeper

Dr Keitumetse PIC: UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
Dr Keitumetse PIC: UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA

Cultural heritages play a strong role in both economic and social life even though the majority of them remain informal sites. They are the main institutions that connect history, territory and society, defining the cultural context of social life. As such they require public protection and explicit management.

To many this is an area less interesting, which takes too much of one’s time due to its complexity and lacking resources. For Dr Susan Keitumetse, UNESCO Chair holder (African Heritage Studies and Sustainable Development) and a research scholar (Cultural Heritage and Tourism) at the University of Botswana (UB), it is a passion, devotion, calling and life.

Like many other fields, this is an area predominantly followed by males as a vocation. However, Dr Keitumetse is one of the brave few females who continue to represent women brilliantly in this area.

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