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Heritage Resources: Documentation and Interpretation (HRDI)

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Course Type Course Code No. Of Credits
Foundation Core HRM3HS204 4

Aims and Objectives:

This Course intends to familiarize doctoral students with heritage resources and their typologies. It will also impart hands-on training to the students in-house in the SHRM lab and collaborate with similar govt and non government institutions of reputation to understand the scientific documentation process of tangible and intangible heritage. This course will also aim to impart to the students the art and skills of heritage observation and Interpretation.

By imparting critical thinking to appraise heritage resources through documentation and Interpretation, the Course intends to groom doctoral students who can excel in academics and heritage organizations. The focus will be on learning scientific documentation and the Interpretation process of heritage resources. The course aims to entail more objective knowledge of conservation, preservation and restoration of heritage for more significant societal benefits through public awareness and community participation.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understanding the values, concepts and typology of heritage resources.
  • Understanding various methods of documentation of tangible and intangible heritage 
  • The use and role of technology and multimedia in documentation
  • Critical analysis of Interpretation and its various models
  • Understanding the challenges of heritage identity and its Interpretation
  • Understanding the communication and public awareness in the context of communities from local and regional perspectives.
  • Case Studies

Modules:

  • Module 1: Heritage Resources: Concept, Typology and Scope
  • Module 2: Heritage Documentation: Tangible Heritage
  • Module 3: Heritage Documentation: Intangible Heritage
  • Module 4: Heritage Interpretation: Issues and Perspectives
  • Module 5: Heritage Communication and Public Awareness

Reading List:

  • Centini, M. (2923), The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: Cultural Practices and Expressions of our Legacy, White Star Publishers, Italy
  • Bala, Shashi (2012), Digital Inventories on Cultural Memories and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Case Study of Yadav Community of Haryana, India. Retrieved 2 from http://network.icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/minisites cidoc/ConferencePapers/2012/bala.pdf
  • Parera K. and Chandra, D. (2014), Documenting the Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Economic Growth in Developing Countries, Oxford Univ. Press, New Delhi
  • Stefano, Michelle, L. (2021), Practical Consideration for Safeguarding Intangible CulturalHeritage, Routledge, London Yeo, Jesvin Puay – Hwa. (2012), Recording Verbal Tradition through Visual Media. In: DIHA Archiving and Visualization of Intangible Heritage, Hong Kong. Retrieved from http:// www.nodem.org/ admin/ wp-content/ uploads/ 2012/01/DIHA_Booklet_Web_Nov-28.pdf
  • UNESCO Guidance Note on Inventorying Intangible Cultural Heritage, Retrieved https://ich.unesco.org/en/guidance-note-on-inventorying-00966 ASI (1979), Archaeological Works Code, New Delhi.
  • Thornes, R. Dorrell, P. G. & Lie, H. (1999), Introduction to Object ID: Guidelines for Making Records that Describe Art, Antiques, and Antiquities, Getty Information Institute, Los Angeles, CA
  • Centini, M. (2923), The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: Cultural Practices and Expressions of our Legacy, White Star Publishers, Italy
  • Bala, Shashi (2012), Digital Inventories on Cultural Memories and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Case Study of Yadav Community of Haryana, India. Retrieved from http://network.icom.museum/fileadmin/user_upload/minisitescidoc/ConferencePapers/2012/bala.pdf
  • Parera K. and Chandra, D. (2014), Documenting the Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Economic Growth in Developing Countries, Oxford Univ. Press, New Delhi
  • Stefano, Michelle, L. (2021), Practical Consideration for Safeguarding Intangible CulturalHeritage, Routledge, London
  • Yeo, Jesvin Puay – Hwa. (2012), Recording Verbal Tradition through Visual Media. In: DIHA Archiving and Visualization of Intangible Heritage, Hong Kong. Retrieved from http:// www.nodem.org/ admin/ wp-content/ uploads/ 2012/01/DIHA_Booklet_Web_Nov-28.pdf
  • UNESCO Guidance Note on Inventorying Intangible Cultural Heritage, Retrieved https://ich.unesco.org/en/guidance-note-on-inventorying-00966
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