Universität Wien

080024 VO-L B230 Forschungsfelder: The Anthropology of Cultural Heritage in Europe (2016S)

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max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 02.03. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 09.03. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 16.03. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 06.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Montag 11.04. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 13.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 20.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 27.04. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Montag 02.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 04.05. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Montag 09.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 11.05. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 18.05. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Montag 23.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 22.06. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Mittwoch 29.06. 14:30 - 16:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course is about the study of cultural heritage of/in Europe from an anthropological perspective. It will introduce the topic to the students and foster the understanding of heritage-related social phenomena.
It will take into consideration particularly but not exclusively the UNESCO’s World Heritage Lists (with an emphasis on the so-called "intangible" heritage), with a focus on the analysis of both top-down/institutional policies and the responses to said policies at community level.

During the course, a significant number of case-studies from throughout Europe will be presented and discussed, amongst which the research undertaken by the lecturer himself in Italy and in the Czech Republic.
Notions of "social memory", "identity", "tradition", and "heritage" will be critically examined and discussed during the lessons, with the support of the pertinent literature.

The provisional structure of the course will be the following:

a): What is the cultural heritage? How do we study it anthropologically, and why?
b): The anthropology of memory, nostalgia, tradition, identity.
c): Various types of heritage and heritage institutions.
d): Conclusions.

The students will be openly asked to actively participate in the interconnected teaching and learning processes. They will be encouraged to ask questions and contribute during the lessons and also given the opportunity to express their opinions voluntarily on the readings that will be handed out and read in itinere. Small groups of students (2 to 3 people) will also be asked to present and discuss some pieces of writing. Nevertheless, the main learning methods will be the course attendance and the individual study of the literature.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

The assessment will be undertaken through an oral exam (100 points) with the teacher. The exam will be held by means of questions/answers and discussions about the course and literature contents. Its purpose will be to ascertain the students’ knowledge of said contents, but also his/her capacity to acquire and autonomously use critical thinking and research methods.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Nicht prüfungsimmanente LV, 2x Fehlen erlaubt
Für den erfolgreichen Abschluss der LV sind zumindest 50 von 100 möglichen Punkten zu erreichen.

The grade scale will be the following:
>= 87,5 excellent (1)
>= 75 very good (2)
>= 62,5 good (3)
>= 50 sufficient (4)
< 50 not sufficient (5)

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Literature
(all the texts will be handed over by the teacher in paper or pdf format)

Compulsory readings

S. Macdonald, Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today, Routledge, New-York-London 2013, (chapters 1-6, 9)

K. Kuutma, "The Politics of Contested Representation: UNESCO and the Masterpieces of Intangible Cultural Heritage", in D. Hemme, M. Tauschek, R. Bendix (eds.), Prädikat "Heritage": Wertschöpfungen aus kulturellen Ressourcen, LIT, Berlin 2013, pp. 177-196

Additional readings
(every student will have to choose and study at home, or present in the class, at least one of the following texts besides the compulsory ones)

R. Bendix, "Heritage between economy and politics: An assessment from the perspective of cultural anthropology", in Smith L., Akagawa N. (eds), Intangible Heritage, Routledge, London-New York 2009, pp. 253-269

C. Bortolotto, "Introduction: le trouble du patrimoine culturel immatériel", in Id. (ed.), Le patrimoine culturel immatériel: enjeux d’une nouvelle catégorie, Maison des sciences de l’homme, Paris 2011, pp. 21-43

C. Brumann, "Heritage agnosticism a third path for the study of cultural heritage", in Social Anthropology / Anthropology sociale, n. 22 (2), 2015, pp. 173-188

L. S. Fournier 2012, "The Impact of the Intangible Cultural Heritage UNESCO Policies in France", in Traditiones, n. 41 (2), pp. 193-206

M. Tauschek, "Reflections on the Metacultural Nature of Intangible Cultural Heritage", in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, n. 5 (2), 2011, pp. 49-64

A. Testa, "L’homme-cerf, l’ethnologue et le maire. Les politiques du folklore dans un contexte rural italien", in Folklores et politique. Approches comparées et réflexions critiques (Europes Amériques), S. Fiszer, D. Francfort, A. Nivière, J.-S. Noël (eds), Le Manuscrit, Paris 2014, pp. 99-120

A. Testa, "The Overwhelming Power of ‘Tradition’: Festivals, Carnivals and the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Europe Today", Paper for the Ernest Gellner Seminar, Czech Association of Social Anthropologists, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, 21 March 2014

A. Testa, "Rethinking the Festival: Power and Politics", in Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, n. 26 (1), 2014, pp. 44-73

A. Testa, "The Re-Enchantment of Europe: ‘Traditional’ Carnivals and the Belief in Propitiatory Magic (Two Ethnographic Cases from Italy and Czechia)", in T. Minniyakhmetova, K. Velkoborská (eds), Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the SIEF Working Group on the Ritual Year "Magic in Rituals and Rituals in Magic", ELM Scholarly Press, Innsbruck-Tartu 2014, pp. 100-109

A. Testa, "From folklore to cultural heritage and the other way round. Theoretical annotations from two ethnographic case-studies (Italy and the Czech Republic)". Paper for the 12th International SIEF congress "Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century", Zagreb, 21-25 June 2015

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

B230 und EC 120 Grundlagen Europäischer Ethnologie

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:31