13494 - Heritage in Urban and Regional Studies Modulübersicht

Module Number: 13494 - Phase-out Module
Module Title:Heritage in Urban and Regional Studies
  Kulturerbe in Stadt- und Regionalforschung
Department: Faculty 6 - Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Gailing, Ludger
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every summer semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:This aims of this module are:
 
  • To understand urban and regional transformation processes and controversies around heritage in terms of e.g. spatial planning, governance and politics, built environment, socio-cultural, architectural traditions.
  • To develop knowledge of the interfaces between heritage studies and urban and regional studies.
  • To critically interrogate urban and landscape “heritage” as a concept and its position in urban and regional development, grasping the interplay between material, cultural, economic and political dimensions in the making of cities and regions around the world.  
Contents:Heritage is central to contemporary towns, cities and regions today. From industrial sites, through ancient ruins, to festivals heritage can be understood in terms of constituent elements of a city or region or it can be used more expansively to the city/ region in general as a spatial-cultural quality of e.g. an urban centre or regional landscape. Urban/ landscape heritage is central to policy, planning and politics, becoming embroiled in approaches to and conflicts over urbanisation, deindustrialisation, tourism, social and cultural identities and urban/ regional democracy. This module examines the spatial politics and geographies of heritage from urban and regional perspectives. We consider how heritage can become central to overlapping discourses on identities, built environment, urban/ regional history and plans for the future of towns, cities and regions. We consider how heritage can contribute to spatial inequalities and conflicts over public space, identity, community and economic development. We engage critically with concepts of urban and regional heritage from their emergence in mid-20th century Europe. Empirically, we focus on diverse global contexts, in both the Global North (e.g. Western Europe, post-socialist countries) and South (Africa, Asia).
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Seminar / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:The bibliography will be presented in class.
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:20% Presentation (10 minutes per student) 80% Research paper (3000-3500 words including references)
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:In the event that the module cannot be taught or tested according to the present description (e.g. for reasons of infection protection), the alternatives communicated on relevant platforms (e.g. homepage or Moodle) apply.
Module Components:Seminar Heritage in Urban and Regional Studies
 
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment
Follow-up Module/s: Phase-out module since: 25.04.2023