ARC 203 - GLOBAL HERITAGE

This introductory course in cultural heritage explores major contemporary issues such as how heritage is threatened and how organizations and communities try to protect it. The course also explores relations between heritage organizations and indigenous groups and investigates how heritage can stimulate economic development. Using case studies from all over the world, the course critically analyses how and why heritage has become an important expression of identity and a potential source of conflict.

Pre-requisites: Sophomore standing. This course satisfies the information literacy and oral presentation requirements.