Heritage, Decoloniality, Practice: A Global Perspective

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Course ID:	3502-ANG-29
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Heritage, Decoloniality, Practice: A Global Perspective
Name in Polish:	Heritage, Decoloniality, Practice: A Global Perspective
Organizational unit:	Institute of Sociology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty prowadzone w językach obcych
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	foreign languages
Prerequisites (description):	Graduate (MA or PhD) students. Good speaking and writing skills in English (at least B2 level). It is recommended to Erasmus students, as well as to students of sociology (IS UW—seminarium, fakultet) and other programmes of the University of Warsaw (as OGUN). If there will be more candidates than places, we will ask you to sumbit a short essay on why would you like to join this seminar. It is recommended but not compulsory to take this course with the course on Museums and Social Interventions: A Research Seminar, offered alternately: week A: Heritage…, week B: Museums…
Short description:	This course offers a concise, interdisciplinary introduction to the uses of decolonial approach in the field of cultural heritage practices. It draws on cutting edge research in that field and introduces a global perspective. In the first part of this course students will familiarize themselves with the meanings and the various uses of terms such as “colonial”, “postcolonial”, “decolonial”, “(post)imperial” in sociology, cultural studies and history. They will also learn about the value of and on the differences between “comparative”, “transnational”, and “entangled” approaches to cultural heritage research. In the second part of the course students will work on the case studies of urban heritage by applying the framework of “removal”, “repression”, “reframing” and “re-emergence” which has been developed by the ECHOES H2020 project (www.projectechoes.eu).
Full description:	This course offers a concise, interdisciplinary introduction to the uses of decolonial approach in the field of cultural heritage practices. It draws on cutting edge research in that field and introduces a global perspective. In the first part of this course students will familiarize themselves with the meanings and the various uses of terms such as “colonial”, “postcolonial”, “decolonial”, “(post)imperial” in sociology, cultural studies and history. They will also learn about the value of and on the differences between “comparative”, “transnational”, and “entangled” approaches to cultural heritage research. In the second part of the course students will work on the case studies of urban heritage by applying the framework of “removal”, “repression”, “reframing” and “re-emergence” which has been developed by the ECHOES H2020 project (www.projectechoes.eu). The course is offered by the ECHOES researchers and will combine the expertise of scholars from the University of Warsaw, the University of Aarhus, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Coimbra. Guest participants from these universities will join selected seminars in-situ or on-line.
Learning outcomes:	After completing this course students… K_W02 … are aware of ongoing theoretical and methodological disputes conducted in modern sociology; is reflective and critical of various positions K_W04 … are reflective and critical of the problem of social differentiation and inequalities K_W06 … have in-depth knowledge about cultural diversity and its transformations, cultural identity, and intercultural interaction and communication K_W08 … are aware of the importance of a reflective and critical approach to the results of social research, analyses and research procedures K_W10 … have in-depth knowledge about major international and domestic sociological research pertaining to selected areas of social reality or sub-domains of sociology K_W14 … have in-depth knowledge of assumptions and claims of selected historical and contemporary sociological theories K_W15 … approach the choice of a particular theoretical perspective in a reflective and critical way K_U01 … can identify causes and predict potential effects of past and current social events; can form critical judgments about current and past social events K_U02 … can critically select information and materials for academic work, using various sources in Polish and a foreign language as well as modern technologies K_U04 … can use theoretical categories and research methods in the description and analysis of social and cultural changes in modern societies, as well as their consequences K_U08 … know how to interpret the role of culture in the life of the individual and society K_U09 …. can relate an academic text to the problems of social life and its empirical studies K_U10 … can prepare a presentation of a selected problem or study in Polish and in a foreign language K_K04 …. can argue a thesis using scientific evidence K_K06 … actively search for new ways and sources to broaden his/her knowledge and improve professional competences K_K09 … are open to various theoretical and methodological perspectives of social research K_K10 … takes responsibility for planned and performed tasks
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	In-class participation (discussion of readings) – 30%; presentation – 30%; final paper – 40%

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