Admission requirements
Only the following categories of students can register for this course:
Students enrolled for the BA programme “CA-DS” at Leiden University who have passed the Propedeuse
Students enrolled for the Minor CA-OS
Exchange and Study Abroad students who had been admitted to this course
Pre-master students who have completed their Admission procedure for the master CA-DS. and have been formally admitted to this course as part of the pre-master programme.
Please see the registration procedure below.
Description
This course explores the discourses and institutional practices surrounding heritage from an anthropological perspective, drawing on case studies from various parts of the world. In the past few decades, museums have been proliferating all over the world, many of them set up by and for previously disenfranchised groups, and often concerned with issues of culture, representation, and meaning. During the same time period, UNESCO has spearheaded globalized efforts to safeguard heritage, through projects like the World Heritage List and a series of conventions. In this course, we will ask how “heritage” gets constructed in specific instances through the various discourses (institutional, legal, national, international) around the concept as well as policies aimed at its preservation. Through reading and discussion, we will examine some of the key issues with which both anthropologists and heritage professionals are struggling, including: representation; strategies for “decolonizing” or “reclaiming” museums and heritage; repatriation and illicit trade; globalization, and tourism.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to:
demonstrate, in writing and oral presentation, a familiarity with key concepts from the institutional discourses and practices surrounding the concept of heritage preservation;
critically analyze institutional discourses regarding heritage preservation and the way in which these shape and are shaped by the specifics of social, political and economic realities on the ground;
carry out a small research project on a well-defined topic relating to heritage preservation, locating and using secondary sources (lit review);
clearly articulate your findings from the above mentioned project, both in written/visual form (poster) as well as in an oral presentation.
Timetable
February 11 – May 12, 2016
Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Note: All-day field trip on April 7th; no class on May 5th
Mode of instruction
Total 10 ECTS = 280 study hours (sbu):
Tutorials (12 * 1 = 24)
Literature study (839 pp. = 140)
Writing assignments (4 * 500 words = 32)
Field trip (8)
Research for poster project (40)
Assesment method
written assignments
Final research project, presented in the form of a poster
Active participation at all class meetings is required, including leading discussion for one class period
Registration in uSis
All participants must register in uSis for the lecture series of this course. (Registration for the exam is not required since there is no classical examination.). Please consult the course registration website for information on registration periods and further instructions.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used to make information and assignments available.
Reading list
Stig Sørensen, Marie Louise and John Carman, eds, Heritage Studies: Methods and Approaches, Routledge, 2009.
Additional readings, available (electronically) via the Leiden university library. A detailed overview of required readings for each session is included in the course syllabus.
In addition to the common core of required readings, you will do your own library research to find additional readings as sources for your poster and poster presentation.
Contact information
Dr. Henrike Florusbosch: j.h.j.florusbosch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Office hours: Thursdays 13-15h, room 3A45, Pieter de la Court Building