Objectives and competences
Objectives of the course are:
• to define different conceptions and categorizations of heritage
• to classify the institutionalization of heritage protection
• to explain the causes and ways of heritagization
• to define the interaction between heritage and tourism
• to draw attention to the relations between heritage, local community and tourism
• to emphasize representative heritage elements and their uses in tourism
Competencies acquired by students are:
• they learn the principles and methods of field research
• they learn a critical resource selection
• they develop communication skills in the field
• they learn how to recognize heritage in tourism
Content (Syllabus outline)
The course addresses the following thematic sections:
• definitions, typologies and forms of heritage
• the sciences that study heritage and their methods of research
• safeguarding heritage: institutions and associations, legislation, registries, UNESCO
• heritage representation: stereotyping, nationalization, Europeanization
• the heritage of national importance (a review for Slovenia)
• heritage and tourism: types of tourism, development, trends, projects and strategies
• interactions between tourism and heritage: brands, souvenirs, festivals
• use of heritage in tourism (selected examples)
• heritage bearers: attitudes toward heritage, identity, economy
• heritage and local communities (selected examples)
Learning and teaching methods
The course combines different methods of teaching and learning:
• lectures
• guest lectures
• AV presentations
• studying cases in the field
• discussion and other forms of active participation
• presentations of seminar papers
• independent work of students
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
After completing the course, students:
• are familiar with different heritage definitions
• identify different types and forms of heritage in promotional materials and in the field
• distinguish the ways of heritage safeguarding and are aware of the institutional authorizations
• understand the processes of heritagization and heritage evaluation in local communities, countries and state alliances
• recognize the attitudes toward heritage and its socio-economic meaning
• are able to link heritage with tourism and evaluate interactions
• are able to analyse the use of heritage in the local environment
Readings
LESJAK, Miha idr. (ur): Tematski turizem: Teoretični in aplikativni primeri oblik turizma v svetu in Sloveniji. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem, 2021. - izbrana poglavja
LOGAN, William: A companion to heritage studies. Malden; Oxford ; Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, 2016. - izbrana poglavja
SVETEL, Ana; PETROVIĆ-LEŠ, Tihana (ur.): Nesnovna dediščina med prakso in registri: 15. vzporednice med slovensko in hrvaško etnologijo. Ljubljana: Slovensko etnološko društvo in Hrvaško etnološko društvo, 2019. - izbrana poglavja
Priporočena dodatna literatura / / Recommended additional literature:
BOGATAJ, Janez. Sto srečanj z dediščino na Slovenskem. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, 1992.
BOGATAJ, Janez idr. Nesnovna kulturna dediščina. Ljubljana: Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine Slovenije, 2005.
Elektronski viri / e-sources:
Študije primerov in druga gradiva, ki jih pripravita nosilec in asistent. / Case-studies and other materials, prepared by course coordinator and assistant.
Seznam dodatnih študijskih materialov (člankov, revij ipd.) bo razdeljen študentom ob začetku predavanj. / A list of additional study materials (published texts, journals, etc.) will be distributed when the module begins.
Prerequisits
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written exam 40%
Seminar paper 40%
Oral presentation 20%
A student passes the course when each segment of the course is graded with a positive grade.
