Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Robert Stokes
Contact via robert.stokes@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(6cp in LAW or LAWS units at 300 level) or (39cp including ENV267)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the concept of heritage and the various mechanisms for conservation of natural and cultural, intangible and tangible, elements of heritage. Specific areas include underwater cultural heritage, movable heritage, Indigenous intangible heritage and cultural expressions. Legal regimes for heritage conservation at international, national, state and local levels are examined and case studies are used to illustrate the policy tensions inherent in environmental decision making in this area. International initiatives to address issues in heritage conservation are examined and the challenges to effective implementation in developed and developing countries assessed.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Assessment One | 10% | On campus session |
Assessment Three | 60% | 9th June 2014 |
Assessment Two | 30% | 28th April 2014 |
Due: On campus session
Weighting: 10%
Class participation will be assessed on the basis of involvement in the on campus sessions. Students should ensure they have completed the required reading for each session before the on campus sessions commence, and be prepared to discuss this material in each session. Specific questions are set out in the Course Schedule and Reading List on ilearn, and should be prepared in advance. But students should be prepared to participate in further discussion and analysis beyond the set questions. Students will not be awarded participation marks just for attending class. The following non-exhaustive list of criteria will be used to assess your class participation:
· Your preparedness for the on campus session assessed by your responses to questions and answers and opinions offered throughout class
· The level of analysis you display in class
· Your ability to answer questions put directly to you in class
· Your ability to articulate an educated and legally feasible argument in class
· The way in which you engage in a constructive way with other students and the Convenor in the class
· The quality NOT quantity of your contribution in class
Please note that the onus to participate in class is on you not on the Convenor. In other words, it is not the job of the Convener to engage you in discussion so that you may avail yourself of the class participation assessment.
Due: 9th June 2014
Weighting: 60%
Due: 28th April 2014
Weighting: 30%
Heritage is far from being a fixed concept. Rather it is a cultural construct, mutable in its meanings, and often contested (Aplin 2002, p. 27).
Discuss how changing conceptions of heritage are reflected in heritage laws.
References:
Aplin, G. 2002, Heritage: Identification, Conservation and Management, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
Students should utilise the course readings and additional references as set out on the Course Schedule and Reading List but some further research should also be undertaken.
The paper should be well structured including sub-headings where appropriate. The introduction should set out the scope of the paper. Be sure to answer the question asked. The essay should be fully referenced according to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. [Maximum Word Length: 2,000 words.]
You will find all resources and required reading list in the online unit available at ilearn.mq.edu.au.
All students participating in the on-campus session must sign in between 8:30-8:50am with the Centre for Open Education (COE) in Building X5B first thing on 15th April 2013 and ALL students should check with COE for the room location for the on-campus session. Attendance and participation at these sessions is compulsory.
Tuesday 15th April 2014
9.00-10.00 Introduction, consideration of the meaning of heritage
10.00-11.00 Concepts and approaches to heritage law and policy
11.00-11.30 MORNING COFFEE
11.30-12.30 International Heritage Law Framework
12.30 - 1.30 LUNCH
1.30 - 2.30 The World Heritage Convention
2.30 - 3.30 Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
3.30 – 4.00 AFTERNOON TEA
4.00 – 5.00 Moveable Cultural Heritage
Wednesday 16th April 2014
9.00 - 10.30 Australian Commonwealth Heritage Law
10.30 -11.00 MORNING COFFEE
11.00 -12.30 Australian State and Local Heritage Law
12.30 - 1.30 LUNCH
1.30 - 3.00 Underwater Cultural Heritage
3.00 –3.30 AFTERNOON TEA
3.30 - 5.00 Indigenous People, Culture and Heritage
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