SOC771 Consuming Cultural Heritage

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 15 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Miklós Vörös, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
This research seminar focuses on how the emerging cultural heritage discourse has influenced our conceptions about history, culture, and identity and led to the institutional development of heritage tourism in the increasingly globalized cultural landscape. In the first half of the course we are going to familiarize ourselves with the conceptual richness of the cultural heritage discourse and review some of the theoretical reflections on this expanding field. In the second half of the seminar we are going to look at case studies from across the globe: the Czech Republic and Hungary, Egypt and Canada, Scotland and Brazil, the United States and Guatemala. The format of the course is a combination of brief lectures and a controlled discussion of various assigned readings (including book chapters, journal articles, case studies, as well as policy documents). The students should be prepared to give concise presentations on the readings during the class meetings and carry out brief research tasks between them. The class convenes every other week on Thursdays between 10.30 and 13.45.
Syllabus
  • 1 Introduction: the emergence of heritage discourses 2 Introduction: the consumption studies revolution 3 Presentism, nostalgia, and retrochic: the past in the present 4 Roots, origins, and uniqueness: the politics of authenticity 5 The reproduction of symbolic geographies 6 The places, spaces, and sites of cultural heritage 7 Transnational heritage discourse: policies and practices 8 Embodying and consuming tradition 9 Displaying identity and manufacturing difference 10 Consuming history and revisiting the past 11 Branding national identity 12 Constructing destinations for heritage tourism May 24 12.00 Final papers due
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course grades will be based on various written work and class attendance. Active participation in the class discussions and a 10-minute presentation based on the course readings will account for 30 percent; the timely completion of brief research assignments for 30 percent; and the final take-home essay for 40 percent of the grade. The deadline for submitting the final essay paper, in an electronic format, is at noon on May 24.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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