This module will introduce students to recent controversies and politics of history and heritage. Each week we will examine different international case studies that consider the past, present and potential future use and abuse of history. We will consider why and how heritage has been use as a tool to create legacy, identity, and legitimacy, including to build nations, to assert dominance. The course assesses why heritage and heritage sites have been used as backdrop from social activism, rebellion, war. and terror. We will seek to develop an understanding of the values and dangers of heritage, as both a voice for social justice and as tool for subjugation and oppression and consider if and how heritage can be used as tool for good rather than evil.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
analyse and critically appraise key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny
analyse and critically evaluate a wide range of relevant primary source material
critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration
summarise, synthesise and evaluate the subject material in a sophisticated written form
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
1 x 3000 word essay (100%)
(assessment is the same regardless of semester taught in)
