| CODE | BLH5201 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Managing Cultural Heritage Resources | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will take place in the first semester, in order to introduce participants to some of the policy frameworks in which heritage resource management takes place. In particular, the Study-unit examines: 1) The economic context in which cultural heritage resources are experienced; 2) Legal systems and frameworks for the protection of cultural heritage resources. Students will be familiarised with emerging models and debates on the economic context in which cultural heritage resources are experienced and managed. The creative economy, and related policy frameworks, are introduced and discussed. The laws and policies that form the framework for the protection of cultural heritage resources, and their historical development, are introduced and discussed, with reference to the international scene as well as the Maltese context. Study-unit Aims The broad aim of the study-unit is to provide students with a sound framework for understanding the legal, policy, and economic contexts in which cultural heritage resources are encountered and managed. More specifically, this is achieved by addressing the following aims: - To familiarise students with key milestones in the development of legislation to protect cultural heritage resources, with reference to Maltese as well as international context; - To introduce students to current debates surrounding the creative economy and the role of cultural heritage; - To engage students in critical debate on the themes outlined above. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe key steps in the emergence of present-day legal and policy frameworks for the protection of cultural heritage; - Identify the defining characteristics of the creative economy; - Research and analyse diverging views in the relevant academic literature; - Critically discuss current policy frameworks for the management of cultural heritage resources. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Debate the issues covered critically, clearly and convincingly; - Prepare and deliver an oral presentation on a theme covered in the study-unit; - Adapt and apply ideas, principles and approaches learnt during the study-unit to new situations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main Texts Fairclough, G.(ed.) 2008. The Heritage Reader. Routledge Florida, R. 2012. The Rise of the Creative Class - Revisited: 10th Anniversary Edition - Revised and Expanded. Basic Books Hoyman, M. & Farcy, C. 2009. It Takes a Village: A Test of the Creative Class, Social Capital and Human Capital Theories. Urban Affairs Review, January 2009 Mifsud Bonnici, U. 2008. An Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law. Midsea Books Smith, L. 2006. Uses of Heritage. Routledge Supplementary Readings Marquez-Grant, N. & Fibiger, L. (eds), Routledge Handbook of Archaeological Human Remains and Legislation, Routledge, 2011 Sandes, C. A., Archaeology, Conservation & the City: Conflict Redevelopment in London, Berlin & Beirut, 2010 Cultural Heritage Act (Chapter 445, Laws of Malta). Available at: http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8911&l=1 Environment and Development Planning Act (Chapter 504, Laws of Malta). Available at: http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11407&l=1 UNESCO World Heritage Centre portal: http://whc.unesco.org/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Blended Learning | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anthony Attard Joseph Magro Conti Caldon Mercieca |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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