ARKEO 4056

Heritage Management: Understanding Techniques and Practices

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This seminar course will explore the management structures that define, protect, and defend cultural heritage. The course will train students to conduct ethnographic investigations of heritage institutions in a transnational context. The course will examine the history of global, national, and local cultural heritage. Students in this class will gain a nuanced understanding of how and why heritage is managed, monitored, and preserved by transnational institutions, including UNESCO, national and municipal governments, and local communities. This course is intended to prepare students to work within the heritage industry, both as participants and as critical observers. Students will learn methodologies central to the analysis of cultural heritage as well as how to navigate a wide range of issues concerned with heritage management and preservation.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-CEL, CU-ITL)

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