Heritage, Culture, and Memory

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Overview

Subject area

BLST

Catalog Number

348

Course Title

Heritage, Culture, and Memory

Description

An exploration of the political and cultural significance of Cultural Heritage Sites. Through case studies from around the world (with special emphasis on sites in Africa and its Diaspora), students will be led to interrogate the politics of historic preservation, and the complex set of motivations and decisions related to the identification, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of heritage and culture.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

027381

Course Schedule