In recent times, objects of cultural heritage have become contested sites where power struggles play out around political, racial, religious, class, sexual, and gender issues etc. The destruction of cultural heritage has become a tool of war and cultural cleansing. It features in protests calling for social justice. It has also resulted from natural disasters and climate change. Theft of culturally significant objects has been used to profit from the oppressed, control marginalized peoples, and in some cases conduct genocide. This course makes explicit the ways in which cultural heritage can be a symbol and visual reinforcement of oppressive power and a tool of propaganda denouncing certain groups. Students explore how vandalism and destruction of objects or sites can contribute to cultural genocide. In this course, students look at cultural heritage in the context of how these power struggles operate by examining aspects of conflict, commemoration, social justice movements, cultural appropriation, vandalism, destruction, theft, and repatriation.
Credits:
3.0
Additional Fees:
None
Repeat Limit:
2
Lecture Hours:
3.0
Seminar Hours:
0.0
Lab Hours:
1.0
Offered online:
False
Course outline(s):
| 2AR | 2SC | HUM | LSC | SCI | SOC | UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| False | False | True | False | False | False | True |
| Course | Destination | Credit | Start/End |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHIS 1317 | AU | AU HERM 2XX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | CAMO | CAMO ART 1XX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | CMTN | CMTN ANTH 2XX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | CNC | CNC ANTH 2XX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | DOUG | DOUG PEFA 2XXX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | KPU | KPU ANTH 2XXX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | SFU | SFU CA 1XX (3) Art, Performance, Cinema Studies | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | TRU | TRU VISA 1XXX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | UBCO | UBCO ARTS_O 1st (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | UBCV | UBCV ARTS_V 1st (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | UNBC | UNBC ANTH 1XX (3) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | UVIC | UVIC AHVS 1XX (1.5) | 20220501 to Present |
| AHIS 1317 | VIU | VIU ARTS 310 (3) | 20220501 to Present |
No inactive transfer agreements found.
No offerings found for this semester (2024 30).
| Semester | Seats | Waitlist | Days | Time | Room | Type | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 20 | 1 | 48 | ------- | - | WWW | WWW | Anne Kristiansen |
| 2023 20 | 3 | 23 | ------- | - | WWW | WWW | Anne Kristiansen |
| 2022 20 | 7 | 28 | ------- | - | WWW | WWW | Anne Kristiansen |