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13399 (v.3) Heritage Studies (Built Environment Management) 500
Area: | Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Examines current Australian heritage management in context of the history and development of ideas of cultural heritage, the ideology and effect of conservation movements, and the Burra Charter philosophy. Cultural significance is explored with reference to changing community values, ideas of authenticity, socially and politically contested heritage, legal regimes, tourism, access and interpretation. |
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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. (1999), Heritage, Tourism and Society. London, Mansell. Horne, D. (1986), The Public Culture. London, Pluto. Jeans, D. N. and Spearitt, P. (1980), The Open Air Museum. Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Lowenthal, D. (1996), The Heritage Crusade. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Richard, J. and Spearritt, P. (1991), Packaging the Past? Melbourne, Melbourne University 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 University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 34%, Participation 33%, Presentation to class 33%. This is by 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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