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MHST6915: Heritage Studies and Communities
2025 unit information
How do different community groups create a sense of belonging and attachment to the historical and archaeological sites, memorials, protected areas, and landscapes they live in and around How do communities create meaning and maintain identities through heritage places What research methods and approaches are used in heritage studies to investigate these connections In this unit of study students will be introduced to the research methods used to identify, document and assess social significance, intangible heritage, attachment and belonging.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Archaeology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. familiarize with the literature and current debates surrounding the role of community groups in heritage conservation and management
- LO2. understand the concepts of belonging and attachment as used in heritage studies
- LO3. appreciate and understand the contested and cross-cultural nature of heritage places
- LO4. familiarize with and evaluate the methodologies used in heritage studies to identify community connections and meaning making
- LO5. understand how identity, memory and intangible heritage are recognised and analysed in heritage studies.
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Session 2 Early Census 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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