Admission requirements
There are no additional requirements.
Description
In this course, we will explore how digital technologies reshape how we interact with, preserve, and pass on our cultural heritage. We will examine the role of digital databases and online archives in making vast amounts of historical and cultural information readily available to anyone online. The course is structured into three modules. The first module focuses on the creation and navigation of digital heritage. It will demonstrate how cultural artefacts are documented in digital forms and how to navigate extensive arts and cultural databases. Examples include Google Arts & Culture, which provides high-resolution images of artworks from museums around the world, and Europeana, a digital platform providing access to millions of books, music, artworks and beyond from archives, libraries and museums in Europe. The second module delves into the debates around digital heritage, addressing topical issues like open access, sustainability, and authenticity. The third and final module discusses the application of digital heritage to research, showcasing the wide range of scholarly and museum practices that utilize digital resources. This includes data visualisation, virtual reconstructions using 3D modelling and augmented/virtual/mixed reality technologies. It will highlight how digital heritage can transform the methods of conducting art history and humanities research from innovative digital perspectives.
Course objectives
Students who successfully complete the course will have a good understanding of:
the data aspects of cultural heritage institutions such as museums and archives;
digital skills and key concepts in digital heritage and preservation, including metadata;
current debates within digital heritage scholarship.
Students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
analyze the various methods used to document artworks and cultural artifacts in digital form;
evaluate different practices for preserving and presenting cultural heritage in the digital realm;
critically reflect on the societal impact of digital heritage scholarship, thereby enhancing societal awareness;
apply written communication skills by articulating and defending viewpoints and arguments related to the creation, preservation, and application of digital heritage.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Lecture
Attendance is compulsory. Students are allowed to miss a maximum of two seminars, provided they present a valid reason beforehand. Students who have missed more than two seminars will have to apply to the Examination Board of the BA Arts and Culture in order to obtain permission to further follow and complete the course.
Assessment method
Assessment
- Written examination with closed and (short) open (essay) questions
Weighing
- Final exam: 100%
To pass the course, the grade must be 5.5 or higher (rounded to 6.0, grades between 5.0 and 6.0 are not awarded). A resit can be done through taking the resit exam if the student failed in the final exam (5.0 or lower).
Resit
A resit can be done through taking the resit exam if the student failed in the final exam (5.0 or lower).
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading List
Course materials will be published on Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website
Registration À la carte education, Contract teaching and Exchange
Information for those interested in taking this course in context of À la carte education (without taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
Information for those interested in taking this course in context of Contract teaching (with taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Student administration Arsenaal
Remarks
Not applicable.