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141012 UE+EX M8 - Individual Specialisation: Cultural Heritage Central Asia (with excursion) (2023S)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 08.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 15.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 29.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 19.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 26.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 03.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 10.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 17.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 24.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 31.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 07.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 14.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 21.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Wednesday 28.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

What is the future of cultural heritage in Central Asia today? Which material objects, buildings, bodies of knowledge, languages or religious rituals are deemed worth to be preserved and remembered, and which ones are not, why, for which purpose, in which form, and who decides these matters? Which pasts are referenced for the construction of cultural identity today? After a review of debates, practices, narratives, and relevant actors and their respective interests in the field of policies of cultural heritage in Central Asia today, we will discuss entanglements of historical objects, material culture, collective identities, as well as politics of remembrance and space. In line with decolonial research on cultural heritage, we will pay specific attention to the question which role museum collections can and should play in the preservation and mainanance of cultural identities, especially if these are endangered by war and persecution.
Learning goals: The students
• Can critically use the term 'cultural heritage', and discuss it in the context of the construction of history, identity politics, and processes of decolonisation;
• Have acquired methodological and theoretical knowledge about how to access the topic cultural heritage and the region Central Asia through museum objects and their biographies.
Practical work with the Central Asia collection at Weltmuseum as well as a planned visit to the Humboldt-Forums in Berlin (3-day excursion) serve as the empirical basis for individual research projects that are processed (in multimedia form) and presented as final paper.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are expected to attend classes regularly (maximum 3 times absence is excused) and actively participate in in-class activities and discussions. Students will present a topic of their choice in the framework of the excursion or in the seminar. Final paper (in text, visual, audio or multi-media form).
Attendance and in-class participation 30%
Presentation 30 %
Final paper/audio/video etc. 40 %

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

No specific requirements except a certain flexibility to be able to take part in museum visits and the excursion (dates will be discussed in the first class). The date for the excursion to Berlin (connected to a workshop at Humboldt University) is tentatively May 31-June 3. Familiarity with one or more Central Asian languages and/or multimedia presentation of topics are welcome but not required. The course work is continuously assessed based on the students’ regular attendance, class participation, presentation of the individual project and final exam.

Examination topics

Regular readings of texts pertaining to the topics/questions of the different course units (will be available in Moodle); active participation in group discussions in class; independent preparation of a presentation and final paper (or respective other media format).

Reading list

Wird in Moodle verfügbar gemacht.

Association in the course directory

M8

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