Introduction to Heritage Studies - 1st semester
Code
711061056
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História da Arte
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Maria Margarida Simões Tavares Conceição
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Overview of the historical development of the concept of heritage, relating it to the main debates about artistic heritage in the contemporary world.
Acquaintance with the main international and national institutions, encouraging critical analysis of the charters and conventions on cultural heritage.
Contact with the main Portuguese cultural laws, in order to recognize the stages of heritage safeguard and main categories of intervention.
Understanding the current parameters of cultural heritage recognition in its multiple thematic approaches, in order to perceive both the specificity and transversality of the artistic heritage.
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Subject matter
1. Introduction
The works of art and the conceptualization of cultural heritage
The multidisciplinary scope of the heritage sciences
2. Evolution of the concept of heritage
The historical monument between Renaissance and Enlightenment
Romanticism and Historicism
Modernism and institutionalization
3. Institutional framework and heritage law
UNESCO and international conventions
Charter of Athens and Charter of Venice
Portuguese institutions: previous lines and the DGEMN
Main Portuguese heritage legislation and the DGPC
4. Identification and intervention: main concepts and methods
Heritage management tools
Conservation and restoration
Prevention, safeguard and preservation
Renewal, rehabilitation, requalification
5. Multiplicity and specificity of artistic heritage
Movable heritage and museology
Archaeological heritage
Architectural heritage
Urban heritage
Landscape heritage and cultural landscape
Heritage of Portuguese influence
Intangible heritage
Bibliography
CHOAY, Françoise (1982/2000). Alegoria do Património. Lisboa: Edições 70.
CUSTÓDIO, Jorge, coord. (2010). 100 anos de património. Memória e identidade. Portugal 1910-2010. Cat. Lisboa: IGESPAR.
GRAHAM, Brian; HOWARD, Peter, ed. (2008). The Ashgate Research Companion to Heritage and Identity. Aldershot: Ashgate.
HARRISON, Rodney (2010). “What is heritage”, in Understanding the politics of heritage, ed. Rodney Harrison. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 5-42.
LOPES, Flávio; CORREIA, Miguel Brito (2004). Património arquitectónico e arqueológico. Cartas, recomendações e convenções internacionais. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte.
LOWENTHAL, David (1985/2003). The past is a foreign country. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
ROSSA, Walter; RIBEIRO, Margarida Calafate, org. (2015). Patrimónios de influência portuguesa: modos de olhar. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade.
Teaching method
Theoretical-practical classes, with lectures, case studies discussion and field trips. Topics will be taught on lecture format, complemented by practical sessions based on the analysis and comment of images, bibliography and legal documents that will be previously given out.
Evaluation method
The final assessment should balance the following criteria:
a) two written tests: a midterm test and a final test (TE1x20%+TE2x40%)
b) critical review about a bibliographical work (CRx20%)
c) one field trip report (Rx10%)
d) attendance and critical participation in the sessions (APx10%)
The final semester grading formula is as follows:
CF=TEx60(20+40)+CRx20+RVx10+APx10