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What is heritage?

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What is heritage? This free course will introduce you to the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Introducing heritage
  • 1 Introducing heritage
  • 2 Explaining heritage
  • 2 Explaining heritage
  • 2.1 What is heritage?
  • 2.2 Governments, heritage registers and the ‘canon’
  • 3 ‘There is no such thing as heritage’
  • 3 ‘There is no such thing as heritage’
  • 3.1 The heritage ‘industry’
  • 3.2 Heritage as popular culture
  • 3.3 Heritage and tourism
  • 3.4 Heritage is not inherent
  • 4 What does heritage do?
  • 4 What does heritage do?
  • 4.1 Case study: Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Missouri, USA
  • 4.2 Reflecting on the case study
  • 4.3 Heritage and the production of culture
  • 5 Themes in heritage studies
  • 5 Themes in heritage studies
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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