Courses & Units

Critical and Contested Issues in Cultural Heritage HGA601

Introduction

Tasmania and Australia are rich in history and heritage. What gets presented and celebrated however is contested and challenged. This unit does not only introduce a critical reading of heritage, it offers tools and frameworks for participants to reflect and be cognizant of the challenges of presenting the past, and address difficult challenges in offering heritage to the community and to tourists. Being sensitive and balanced is necessary but what that means is contested. By addressing difficult issues, this unit provides guidance on how to create, formulate and mediate exciting and meaningful heritage experiences.

Field trip dates: 9-12 April 2024.

Summary

Unit name	Critical and Contested Issues in Cultural Heritage
Unit code	HGA601
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Professor Can Seng Ooi
Delivered By	University of Tasmania

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	26/2/2024	22/3/2024	15/4/2024	2/6/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Identify and explain the protocols, conventions and Acts of Parliament that underpin the development of cultural heritage tourism products.
Synthesise the current and future challenges for cultural heritage managers in a tourism context.
Critically evaluate options for managing cultural heritage experiences in a sensitive and ethical manner.
Effectively communicate the challenges of tourism growth in a chosen heritage site.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
090300	$2,040.00	$957.00	not applicable	$2,756.00

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Teaching

Teaching Pattern	The unit is taught face to face at Port Arthur Historic Site in an intensive and immersive block mode, over 4 days. Attendance is compulsory. Following the intensive block teaching, you will still be able to get assignment support, and will submit your assignments later in the semester.
Assessment	Group oral presentation (15%)\|Executive summary (30%)\|Tourism Site Plan (55%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	*Australia and Port Arthur* Australian Government, Australian Heritage Council. 2009. Guidelines for the Assessment of Places for the National Heritage List. Canberra: Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Download Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites. 2013. The Burra Charter. Download Discover Tasmania. 2010. Your Guide to Tasmania’s World Heritage Convict Sites. Download. Marta de La Torre (ed.) 2005. “"Port Arthur Historic Site", Heritage Values in Site Management - Four Case Studies. Los Angeles: Getty Trust Publications: Getty Conservation Institute. 116-159. Download book. *UNESCO* UNESCO. 2020. The World Heritage Convention. URL -
Recommended	Brouder, P.; Teoh, S.; Salazar, N.B.; Mostafanezhad, m.; Pung, J.M.; Lapointe, D.; Higgins Desbiolles, F.; Haywood, M.; Hall, C.M. and Balslev Clausen, H. 2020. ‘Reflections and discussions: tourism matters in the new normal post COVID-19, Tourism Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2020.1770325. Link. Sharma, G.D.; Thomas, A. and Paul, J. 2021. ‘Reviving tourism industry post-COVID-19: A resilience-based framework’, Tourism Management Perspectives, 37 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100786. Link. Steele, J. et al., 2007 ‘The Archaeology of Conviction: Public Archaeology at Port Arthur Historic Site.’ In Jameson, J. & Baugher, S. (eds) Past Meets Present. New York: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-48216-3_4. Steele, J., Harrington, J. and Vertigan, C. 2019. ‘Working with Communities and World Heritage Places: Local, Professional and Educational Communities and the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority’. In Jameson, J. & Musteata, S. (eds) Transforming Heritage Practice in the 21st Century: Contributions from Community Archaeology, Cham: Springer. 251-264. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14327-5_18 UNESCO. 2020. Series. URL - https://whc.unesco.org/en/series/ (particularly reports 1, 35 & 40). UNESCO. 2011. Preparing World Heritage Nominations. Link.
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Required

Australia and Port Arthur

Australian Government, Australian Heritage Council. 2009. Guidelines for the Assessment of Places for the National Heritage List. Canberra: Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Download
Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites. 2013. The Burra Charter. Download
Discover Tasmania. 2010. Your Guide to Tasmania’s World Heritage Convict Sites. Download.
Marta de La Torre (ed.) 2005. “"Port Arthur Historic Site", Heritage Values in Site Management - Four Case Studies. Los Angeles: Getty Trust Publications: Getty Conservation Institute. 116-159. Download book.

UNESCO

UNESCO. 2020. The World Heritage Convention. URL -

Recommended

Brouder, P.; Teoh, S.; Salazar, N.B.; Mostafanezhad, m.; Pung, J.M.; Lapointe, D.; Higgins Desbiolles, F.; Haywood, M.; Hall, C.M. and Balslev Clausen, H. 2020. ‘Reflections and discussions: tourism matters in the new normal post COVID-19, Tourism Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2020.1770325. Link.
Sharma, G.D.; Thomas, A. and Paul, J. 2021. ‘Reviving tourism industry post-COVID-19: A resilience-based framework’, Tourism Management Perspectives, 37 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100786. Link.
Steele, J. et al., 2007 ‘The Archaeology of Conviction: Public Archaeology at Port Arthur Historic Site.’ In Jameson, J. & Baugher, S. (eds) Past Meets Present. New York: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-48216-3_4.
Steele, J., Harrington, J. and Vertigan, C. 2019. ‘Working with Communities and World Heritage Places: Local, Professional and Educational Communities and the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority’. In Jameson, J. & Musteata, S. (eds) Transforming Heritage Practice in the 21st Century: Contributions from Community Archaeology, Cham: Springer. 251-264. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14327-5_18
UNESCO. 2020. Series. URL - https://whc.unesco.org/en/series/ (particularly reports 1, 35 & 40).
UNESCO. 2011. Preparing World Heritage Nominations. Link.

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