Admission requirements
Introduction to Heritage Studies 1 (or equivalent level) is recommended.
This is a seminar with a limited number of participants (20 students), for Archaeology students exclusively.
Description
This seminar will be an introduction to the direct and indirect effects of climate change on cultural heritage sites at various scales in the 21st century. You will be exploring the consequences of these events (sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and drought among others) on cultural heritage such as loss and damage to livelihoods, land, cultural heritage, materials, and displacement of communities. How can we detect these adverse changes on cultural heritage sites and communities living in their surroundings? How have these changes influenced cultural heritage management? What key takeaways can we gain from addressing climate change and human activities on cultural heritage sites?
These questions will be addressed in lectures through the presentation of global examples and in small groups in which you will investigate a site of your choice. There is no geographical limitation for the selection of your case. After an introduction to the topic, you will start your group project which will result in developing a portfolio and a final presentation. These two assignments will introduce your selected site, its challenges, and its resilience in order to come up with adaptive solutions. Weekly group discussions will allow peer feedback to develop your portfolio and final presentation.
You will learn how to analyse a cultural heritage site with several challenges, including climate change, at site, local, and urban scales and with a holistic view by combining geographical, historical, architectural, and heritage survey to apply in your portfolio.
Course objectives
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
Understand the effects of climate change on cultural heritage sites;
Analyse the vulnerabilities, risks, and challenges of managing a particular cultural heritage site under the changing climate;
Identify the resilience of a particular cultural heritage site under the changing climate;
Develop solutions for activating resilient features of a particular cultural heritage site.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in MyTimetable.
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Mode of instruction
This seminar includes
Seminar lectures;
Group discussions;
Group presentations.
Assessment method
Portfolio (70%);
Final presentation (20%);
Oral participation (10%).
Assessment deadlines
The dates of exams and retakes can be found in MyTimetable. The deadlines of papers, essays and assignments are communicated through Brightspace.
Reading list
The reading list will be available on Brightspace.
Registration
Registration start dates for the BA2 seminars differ from the registration dates of the regular courses.
Registration will take place with the use of forms. These will be e-mailed by the Administration Office to all BA2 students at the beginning of March.
Contact
For more information about this course, please contact Dr. Gül Aktürk Hauser.
Remarks
Compulsory attendance. Attendance will be administrated by each lecturer. Students can miss no more than one class.