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| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Tamara Ackermann (t.ackermann@unibas.ch)
Victoria Gioia Désirée Landau (victoria.landau@unibas.ch) Christian Weber (c.weber@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Cultural Heritage, both tangible and intangible, is receiving increased spotlight in the context of geopolitical conflicts and destruction of heritage, insufficiently funded institutions decreasing the quality of storage and research, and neglect due to lack of access and interest. Using the multidisciplinary background of the three lecturers, as well as their respective current PhD research on different aspects of Cultural Heritage (CH), this course aims to offer students of all Humanities and Social Science subjects an introduction into and a critical discourse on facets of heritage, the emerging field of Digital Cultural Heritage and the importance of proper standards and procedures for long-term preservation dictated by research goals. Session topics will range from «Making ‹Intangible Heritage› tangible» and «Cultural Heritage and Gaming» to practical case-studies. [The title refers to the evolution of Cultural Heritage research: 1.0 = physical preservation on-site 2.0 = documentary preservation, records off-site 3.0 = combined preservation digitally/online, long-term storage & access]. |
| Learning objectives | By the end of the course, students – regardless of field and prior knowledge – will be able to answer the following questions and implement the thought processes behind them in their own research: What is Cultural Heritage? What are current approaches and standards? What is the relevance of high-quality CH research? What are the connections between heritage, culture and policy? What does the emergence of Digital Humanities (DH) and Cultural Heritage (CH) studies mean, especially for the Humanities and Social Sciences? What can individual students and researchers do to increase the visibility of and access to Cultural Heritage in their own fields and research projects? |
| Bibliography | Cameron/Robinson 2007 — F. Cameron/H. Robinson, »Digital Knowledgescapes: Cultural, Theoretical, Practical, and Usage Issues Facing Museum Collection Databases in a Digital Epoch«, in: F. Cameron/S. Kenderdine (eds.), Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage. A Critical Discourse, Cambridge MA, 2007, 165–191. Champion 2018 — E. Champion, »The role of 3D models in virtual heritage infrastructures«, in: A. Benardou/E. Champion/C. Dallas/L. M. Hughes (eds.), Cultural Heritage Infrastructures in Digital Humanities, Oxon 2018, 15–35. Hofer 1992 — A. Hofer, Blasmusikforschung. Eine kritische Einführung, Darmstadt 1992. Idris et al. 2016 — M. Idris et al., »Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Using Advance Digital Technology: Issues and Challenges«, in: Harmonia. Journal of Arts Research and Education 16(1), 2016, 1–13. Owens 2013 — T. Owens, »Digital Cultural Heritage and the Crowd«, in: Curator. The Museum Journal 56(1), 2013, 121–130. |
| Comments | Thanks to the lecturers’ active research, the course can benefit from connections to real-life examples of CH management. Towards the end of the semester, it will be possible to have a workshop session on Swiss wind band culture, regarding how to develop approaches for not well catalogued and edited cultural materials. |
| Admission requirements | Grundstudium abgeschlossen. Die Teilnehmenden werden nach Fachrichtung, Studiengang und in der Reihenfolge ihrer Anmeldung auf die Liste gesetzt. Wer im Rahmen von Auslandaufenthalten und von Austauschprogrammen in Basel studiert wird unabhängig vom Listenplatz immer aufgenommen. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 14.15-16.00 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Sitzungsraum S 181 |
| Modules |
Modul: Methoden und Felder der Kulturanthropologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Research Lab Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | 1 short article or chapter extract to be read per week, half-page reflection to be submitted by each student regarding content of the text, answering a question posed in advance, ideally also in connection to their own subject or research. The reflection is to be submitted by lunch the day before class. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaft und Europäische Ethnologie |