Termin

A/B Woche

Studiengang

Bau- und Kunstgeschichte Bachelor / Prüfungsordnung 2022

Termin

Do 15:30 - 17:00, A/B Woche, 27.04.2023 bis 20.07.2023, Lehrgebäude 2A / A0.25

Studiengänge

• Architektur Master / Prüfungsordnung 2022
• World Heritage Studies Master / Prüfungsordnung 2008
• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Prüfungsordnung 2015
• Architektur Master / Prüfungsordnung 2016
• Stadt- u. Regionalplanung Master / Prüfungsordnung 2017

Lehrinhalt

“There is no such thing as heritage.” This provocative statement represents a point of view that has become dominant in the study of cultural heritage in recent decades. It suggests that a focus on historic buildings, sites and objects – that is, on things – is no longer sufficient to explain the power and significance of “heritage” in human society. Rather, it is necessary to understand heritage as a process and a practice: that is, as something that people do and make at historic sites – often for reasons that may be political in nature.
How heritage-making occurs and why are central questions to be addressed in the study project. Through readings and discussion, we will explore key concepts developed in the field of Heritage Studies, including “appropriation” and “construction”, “performance” and “mapping”, and “contestation”, “negotiation” and “co-authoring”, among others. We will then apply this theoretical framework to the analysis of selected heritage sites, looking closely at the processes and practices of heritage-making or “heritagization” operating there, as well as the needs, motives and politics behind them. In-person site-visits to at least two heritage sites are planned.
Participation in the weekly meetings is expected, and attendance at the site-visits is mandatory. Evaluation will be based on oral and written contributions generated in the context of group work.

Literatur

Crouch, David. “The Perpetual Performance and Emergence of Heritage”, in: Emma Waterton and Steve Watson, eds., Culture, Heritage and Representation, Ashgate 2010, pp. 57-71.
Haldrup, Michael, and Jorgen Ole Boerenholdt. "Heritage as Performance", in: Emma Waterton and Steve Watson, eds., Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research, Palgrave 2015, pp. 52-68.
Harrison, Rodney. Understanding the Politics of Heritage. Routledge, 2010. Waterton, Emma, and Laurajane Smith. “There is no such thing as heritage”, in: Emma Waterton and Laurajane Smith, eds., Taking Archaeology Out of Heritage, Cambridge 2009, pp. 10-27.
 

Termine

• Mi 11:30 - 14:30, B Woche, 12.04.2023 bis 19.07.2023, Online
• 09:00 - 18:00, Block+SaSo Woche, 03.05.2023 bis 06.05.2023, Lehrgebäude 2A / AU.12
• 09:00 - 18:00, Block+SaSo Woche, 21.06.2023 bis 24.06.2023, Lehrgebäude 2A / AU.19

Studiengänge

• Architektur Master / Prüfungsordnung 2022
• Architektur Master / Prüfungsordnung 2016
• Stadtplanung Master / Prüfungsordnung 2019
• World Heritage Studies Master / Prüfungsordnung 2008
• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Prüfungsordnung 2015

Lehrinhalt

Globally, there is a proliferation of conflicts, prompted by socio-political, security, economic as well as climate and environmental causes – or indeed a combination of these. The nature of conflicts has shifted, for example civil wars have tripled in the past decade. In these precarious contexts, heritage places and associated cultural practices often become sought after targets or are otherwise unlawfully appropriated in conflict settings. At the same time, they also have the potential to contribute to peace-building processes. For example, in situations where the end of a conflict is being negotiated, conversations around the physical reminders of past human-rights violations can serve to work towards reconciliation, healing, and social justice. In a similar vein, intangible heritage and arts practices can facilitate a process that addresses grievances. They have the potential to be transformative and shift the dynamic when peace mediation processes are stuck.
This interdisciplinary study project aims to take a forward-looking approach by exploring the potential of integrating heritage practice into peace mediation and negotiation processes. As a first step we want to learn about the changing nature of conflicts and about some appropriate mediation tools and practices. We will then explore intersections with the field of Critical Heritage Studies (CHS). With reference to relevant literature and case studies we want to identify concrete ways in which heritage both as a product and as a creative practice that is closely linked to shaping identities can be harnessed for mediation and peace-building processes. At the same time, we want to explore how tools from the mediation field can be integrated into professional heritage practice. Ultimately, we want to collect case studies that can inspire us to re-think the collaboration between heritage and mediation practice.
The study project will be organized into two mandatory block seminars with intermediate consultation sessions in-between. The block seminars will cover the relevant history, theory and tools from the fields of mediation practice and heritage studies. In the first block seminar, students are expected to prepare presentations on designated topics and theoretical texts and to participate in a mediation workshop. For the second block seminar, students will be expected to present more in-depth research on specific case studies that illustrate innovative ways of integrating heritage practice into peace-building processes. The seminars will be complemented by excursions to Berlin that will include site visits as well as meetings with practitioners and activists from related fields. Research results will also have to be submitted in written form.
The study project will be led by Dr. Clara Rellensmann, teaching and research associate at the Department of Architectural Conservation (BTU), and by Nicola Dahrendorf, a human-rights expert and mediator with thirty years’ experience in conflict and post-war settings.
As the number of students that can participate in the study project is limited, students that are interested in participating should sent an email to clara.rellensmann@b-tu.de by no later than 6^th April 2023. In your email, please include a brief introduction of yourself (including information on the degree programme you are studying and the semester you are in) and let us know why you are interested in participating in the study project. The dates for the mandatory block seminars will be announced during the online introductory session on 12^th April 2023.
Sessions: bi-weekly online sessions, two comprehensive block seminars in Cottbus + excursions to Berlin
First session: 12^th April 2023, 11:30 am (online)

Termin

Di 13:45 - 17:00, A/B Woche, 18.04.2023 bis 27.06.2023, Lehrgebäude 2D / 109

Studiengänge

• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Prüfungsordnung 2013
• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Prüfungsordnung 2015

Lehrinhalt

This seminar explores the various challenges and opportunities of conserving heritage ruins and archaeological sites. After gaining an understanding of the different uses and (conflicting) values of these sites, students will then look at the agents of deterioration that threaten the fabric and stability of these sites. A variety of preventive measures and protective structures will be analysed that aim at lessening the damage to these sites. The interpretive planning process will also be discussed as well as the use of reconstructions and replicas at these sites. These skills will then be applied to several case studies visited during the excursion.

Dates:
18 April 2023
25 April 2023
16 May 2023
23 May 2023
30 May 2023
20 June 2023
27 June 2023
 
1.45 – 5 pm in LG 2D, room 1.09
 
Excursion 2 – 4 June 2023
 
NB: The costs for the excursion will have to be covered entirely by students, except for the entrance fees. The excursion is mandatory and is an essential element of the seminar.
The venues are different places in Berlin.
 

Termin

Mo 13:45 - 15:15, A/B Woche, 10.04.2023 bis 10.07.2023, online

Studiengang

World Heritage Studies - Fernstudium (1. - 4. Semester) / Prüfungsordnung 2021

Lehrinhalt

This seminar explores the various challenges and opportunities of conserving heritage ruins and archaeological sites. After gaining an understanding of the different uses and (conflicting) values of these sites, students will then look at the agents of deterioration that threaten the fabric and stability of these sites. A variety of preventive measures and protective structures will be analysed that aim at lessening the damage to these sites. The interpretive planning process will also be discussed as well as the presentation of sites. These skills will then be applied for the analysis and assessment of a site chosen by each of the students.   
NB: Three of the above-mentioned dates are designed as mandatory synchronous online sessions, in which students will present their research.
 
The syllabus and bibliography can be consulted on moodle.
 

Studiengänge

• World Heritage Studies Master / Prüfungsordnung 2008
• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Prüfungsordnung 2013
• Heritage Conservation and Site Management Master / Prüfungsordnung 2015

Lehrinhalt

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