AAP6102   Heritage, History and Identity   (15 credits)

Description

This module highlights the diversity of cultural heritage, ranging from cultural and `natural¿ landscapes, through monuments to music, dress, cuisine, `traditional¿ crafts, and language and dialect. It explores the role of these various forms of heritage in shaping local, regional and national identity; the extent to which they reflect or misrepresent local, regional and national history; the legal and ethical issues surrounding conservation and preservation of heritage; and how study of `traditional¿ lifeways may contribute to understanding of history.

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