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11227 (v.5) Heritage Studies (Cultural Heritage Management) 511
Area: | Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Co Requisite(s): | 11788 (v.3) Heritage Studies (Museology) 515 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | History of cultural heritage management concepts and practices. The social and political construction of heritage values. Nature and culture. Cultural heritage in education and recreation. Conservation ideals and practices. Ethical concerns. Use and patronage. Conservation versus access. Public and private heritage, rights and obligations. Government policy development, legislation and bureaucracy, funding. Communicating cultural heritage values. Cultural heritage in the media today. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Understood how the identification and management of cultural heritage sites embodies and develops the social construction of heritage values. Appreciated current issues relating to cultural heritage management. Recognised the implications of managerial and curatorial functions in preserving and presenting cultural heritage sites. An understanding of the bases of managerial and curatorial practice. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bonyhady, T. (1993), Places Worth Keeping: Conservationists, politics and law. Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Davidson, G. and McConville, C. (1991), Heritage Handbook. Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Herbert, D. T. (ed.) (1995), Heritage, Tourism and Society. New York, Mansell. Horne, D. (1986), The Public Culture. London, Pluto. Jeans, D. N. and Spearitt, P. (1985), The Open Air Museum. Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Richard, J. and Spearritt, P. (1991), Packaging the Past? Melbourne, Melbourne Uni Press. Samuel, Raphael. (1995), Theatres of Memory. London, Verso. Shaw, B. J. and Jones, R. (1997), Contested Urban Heritage. London, Ashgate. Stone, P.F. and Molyneauz, B.L. (1994), Learning Through Art and Artefacts, New York, Hodder and Staughton. Walsh, Keven. (1992),The Representation of the Past: Museums and Heritage in the Postmodern World. London, Routledge. |
Unit Texts: | Pearson, M. and Sullivan, S. (1995), Looking After Heritage Places. Melbourne, Melbourne University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 34%, Participation 33%, Presentation 33%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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