14447 - Discourses on Culture, Heritage, Diversity Modulübersicht

Module Number: 14447
Module Title:Discourses on Culture, Heritage, Diversity
  Diskurse von Kultur und Erbe
Department: Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Dr. phil. habil. Havlin, Tetiana
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:Students know various critical approaches to reflect on discourses about culture, diversity, and heritage. They also know how to apply different methodological tools to examine and compare different forms and practices of heritage.
Contents:

The module expands students‘ knowledge about diversity and intersectionality in the field of Critical Heritage Studies. It focuses on cultural and social theories which scrutinise social, political and technological discursive practices through which the field of heritage is constructed along and across national, class, and gendered boundaries and identities. The course expands students‘ knowledge of sociological research methodology, esp. ethnography, critical discourse analysis, participatory methods and methods from the arts.

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:All materials and literature will be provided in a moodle course, which students can access before class starts.

Further Reading:
  • Smith, L. (2006): Uses of Heritage, London/New York: Routledge.
  • Harrison, R. (2012): Heritage: Critical Approaches, London/New York: Routledge.
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Learning Diary: Mini-Field-Research (40 %: at least 10 % per task)
  • Presentation, 10-15 min (60 %)
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:
Module Components:
  • 510206 Seminar Interdisciplinary Critical Perspectives on Heritage - 4 Hours per Week per Semester
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment