Universität Wien

240201 SE Cultural Heritage. From the Archive and the Repertoire (P4) (2013W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Participation at first session is obligatory!
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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Wednesday 16.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 23.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 30.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 06.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 13.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 20.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 27.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 04.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 11.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 18.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 08.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 15.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 22.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 29.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content/Areas/Fields

1.) The notion of Culture and Heritage and its usage in the UNESCO proclamations of C.H

- From material Culture to Immaterial Cultural Heritage- History of the Heritage Studies and lines of Debates

- Invention of Tradition/ Ambivalence of Heritage

- Cultural Heritage- A New Humanism for the South?

2.) Heritage Choice / Heritage Regimes

The question of what 'cultural heritage' might be is closely related to social negotiations which are oriented towards group interests. The title of 'world heritage' is the final legitimation of a certain choice from the field of material /immaterial culture. But in whose name declares one group something as being 'cultural heritage'? What about the recognition of cultural products of ethnic groups which might not have political representation in a nation? The strategies employed in the determination of cultural heritage are not autonomous, rather the participation of hegemony in the process of heritagization is immanent.

3.) Performing Heritage / Narrating Heritage

Selective introduction to socio-cultural practices of memories and performing memory with special focus on the so called 'negative heritage' (Violence, Slavery, etc.)

- Oral History

- Performing History in Rituals

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Goals of the seminar:

The Seminar program combines a range of contemporary academic debates on the topic of Cultural Heritage and aims to train graduates of social and cultural anthropology in the field of cultural and natural heritage studies.

Its interdisciplinary curriculum combines studies on culture and nature, tangible and intangible heritage, conservation and development and cultural discourse.

Examination topics

For each of the topical focus points fundamental texts as well as supplementing literature will be made available. An illustrative documentation of practical examples will be provided on audiovisual media.

Reading list

Selected Bibliography will be delivered in the first lectures.

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