303573 (v.3) Cultural Heritage Reading Seminar 491

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Area:	Faculty of Media, Society and Culture
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	2.0
Seminar:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	303602 (v.3) Heritage Studies (Built Environment) 411 or any previous version 303606 (v.3) Heritage Studies (Museology) 415 or any previous version 303609 (v.3) Heritage Studies (Local History) 412 or any previous version 303614 (v.4) Heritage Studies (Protecting Heritage Places) 413 or any previous version 303616 (v.3) Heritage Studies (Visual Images) 414 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Theoretical approaches and contemporary issues affecting the study of cultural heritage. Museological institutions and the culture of display. Discussions on selected readings.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have- Explored recent approaches to the study of museology. Developed the capacity to think and argue in abstract terms. Situated the study of museums within an interdisciplinary framework.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Sherman D, and Rogoff, J (eds,) (1994). Museum Culture - Histories, Discourses, Spectacles, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. Bennet, Tony (1998). Culture- A reformers' Science,, London, Routledge. Macdonald, Hsaron and Fyfe, Gordon (eds),(1996) Theorizing Museums, , Oxford, Blackwel.
Unit Texts:	Clifford, James (1997). " Routes - Travel and Translation in the Late Twentieth Century", New Haven, Harvard University Press.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Continuous Assessment 100%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y