Cultural Heritage and the City

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European University Institute (EUI)

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Cultural Heritage and the City

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Cultural Heritage and the City

The course Cultural Heritage and the City is an online class provided by European University Institute (EUI) through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover how cities develop their own unique cultures and explore key concepts related to cultural heritage.

Course description

Explore the unique cultural heritage of cities
3 weeks

Cultural heritage is usually discussed in national or religious terms: we speak of Italian culture, Greek civilization, Islamic art, and so on. But today cities are creating their own heritage through museums, galleries, markets of artistic goods, and urban networks. Cities project themselves as cultural hubs representing and connecting entire regions, for example Doha and the UAE, Singapore and Southeast Asia, Los Angeles and North America.
Using these and other examples, through this course you’ll explore exactly what is meant by urban cultural heritage and key concepts related to it.

What is cultural heritage?
Cultural heritage policies
Cities and their heritage
Heritage governance
Heritage in urban strategies
Heritage and urban development
Urban transformations
Cultural heritage vs urban development
The role of civil society
Events and City identity
European Capitals of Culture

Explain what cultural heritage is, its different types and how it has emerged as an area of public policy
Identify the key actors of cultural heritage governance
Evaluate the impacts of cultural heritage projects on cities
Explain the tensions between urban development and cultural heritage
Compare the governance of heritage in different cities or countries

This course is for anyone interested in cultural heritage and cities, but it might be of particular interest to students of archaeology, sociology, and related subjects; urban practitioners like planners and community activists; or cultural heritage professionals like those working in tourism.

European University Institute (EUI)
The European University Institute offers doctoral and post-doctoral training in the social sciences. It hosts the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and the Historical Archives of the EU.
Global Governance Programme
One of the flagship programmes at the European University institute (EUI), launched in 2010 in response to a growing need for global governance in an ever more interconnected and multipolar world.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Cultural Heritage and the City

Course Topic

Language, Politics & Society

University, College, Institution

European University Institute (EUI)

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Cultural Heritage and the City

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