KUMA2010 Cultural Heritage and its Processes (5 cr)
Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
Description
Content
The course examines cultural heritage as a academic concept and phenomenon in everyday life. It also covers the cultural and societal processes influencing cultural heritage.
Completion methods
Taught course or independent work (book exam, reading group or assignment).
Assessment criteria
80% participation in teaching and written assignments or lecture exam. Completion by independent study – essay or book exam.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will:
- be familiar with cultural heritage as a concept and as a phenomenon
- recognise how the concept and phenomenon of cultural heritage is connected to academic, cultural and social issues and
- understand the different contexts, motivations and objectives related to cultural heritage work and its processes.
Study materials
The course coordinator will refer students to learning material. For the book exam, three works are selected from the following list:
Literature
- Harrison, Rodney 2013: Heritage Critical Approaches.
- Tuomi-Nikula, Outi ym. (toim.) 2013: Mitä on kulttuuriperintö?
- Robertson, Iain (ed.) 2012: Heritage from Below. Heritage, Culture and Identity. Saatavana<br />elektronisena julkaisuna.
- Sather-Wagstaff, Joy 2011: Heritage That Hurts. Tourists in the Memoryscapes of September<br />11. Saatavana elektronisena julkaisuna.
- Smith, Laurajane 2006: Uses of Heritage.
- Aarnipuu, Petja 2008: Turun linna kerrottuna ja kertovana tilana.
Completion methods
Method 1
Select all marked parts
Method 2
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
x
Teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
x
Exam (5 cr)
Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish