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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Heritage Studies"”.
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Teachers and learners perceptions on the significance of heritage studies in the junior secondary school curriculum: A case of Kunene region, Namibia
… (Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Studies)
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Developing Four-Skill Literacy among Adult Heritage Learners: Effects of Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Variables on the Attainment of Low-Proficiency Heritage Studies of Russian within a Dedicated College-Level Bridge Course
… study seeks to expand current research on heritage learners by introducing new data on language production and measured rates of language comprehension and production of Russian heritage speakers of the low-proficiency level, i.e., those who were born in the U.S. or arrived at a pre-school …
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Raman spectroscopy of layered cultural heritage materials
“Raman Spectroscopy of Layered Cultural Heritage Materials” is a dedicated PhD thesis on Raman spectroscopy and its applications with a special focus on the non-invasive and non‑destructive analysis of layered structures in works of art. It combines the concepts of direct and stratigraphic …
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(Un)Interrupted Histories, Continuous Feeling: Indigenous Identity Formation and Notions of Heritage in the Southeastern Caribbean
Identity politics and heritage lie at the crux of many social struggles on the global stage today. These concerns expose a key unanswered question at the heart of Heritage Studies: What is the relationship between heritage and identity? This PhD project contributes to this global discussion by …
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Stepping over the threshold of time: The Brezhnev era and the rise of the heritage temporality (1964-1982)
… and its applicability within the scope of heritage studies. It argues that cultural notions of time, or temporalities, are of considerable consequence for the emergence of heritage, understood as a discursive formation, in any given society. Taking as its case study the example of the …
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Curating history: Roman approaches to the material past, c. 100 BC - AD 200
… explore themes relevant to the modern fields of heritage studies and museology and push their histories back to the ancient world. After examining how one might define what we mean by ‘the past’ and its relationship to material things in my introduction, my first chapter provides a literature …
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Reviving Heritage in a Historic Gem City: Examining the Management of History at the Colonial Quarter in St. Augustine, Florida
… history venue of Spanish and British colonial heritage in St. Augustine, Florida. Since 1966, the site has housed interpretive structures and programming related to St. Augustine’s colonial history. Over time, management of the site has fallen under the purview of the state of Florida, the city …
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The European Heritage Label: a critical review of a new EU policy
… a recent EU cultural policy, the European Heritage Label (EHL), introduced in 2011 to designate sites located in EU member states that have significance and symbolic value for European history and integration. I examine how the concepts of European cultural identity and common cultural …
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To Change Is to Be: The Kalasha of Pakistan’s Afghan Frontier and the Age of Heritage
This thesis examines the relationship between heritage and borders. It argues that the study of heritage has a tendency to overlook important aspects of the borders of heritage discourses. The dissonance and conflict which occurs at the meeting points of different heritages is well worn academic …
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Illustrating Northeye: An Exploration of Time, Matter, and Movement at a Historic Wetland Site
… from archaeology, cultural geography, and heritage studies. By conducting an expanded practical exploration of time, matter, and movement in relation to Northeye, the intersection of illustration and adjacent humanity disciplines is formalised in this thesis as a key contribution to …
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Liminal heritage and political transition in Burma/Myanmar since 1824
… extraordinary circumstances demand innovation of heritage critique, which lacks a framework for understanding cultural heritage amid the crisis of extreme forms of transition. This study presents an innovative approach to the problem, arguing for transferring the paradigm of contemporary …
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Inhabited perspectives on the North Coast 500: Re-making local heritage in touristed communities of the Scottish Highlands
… thesis focuses on the relationship between local heritage practices and tourism in communities located along the North Coast 500 (NC500), a popular and contentious route tourism initiative that was launched in the North Highlands of Scotland in 2015. While the NC500 and its associated overtourism …
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The Impacts of Authorised Dictatorial Discourse on Heritage Management - Case study: South Korea's Military Dictatorship Era 1961 - 1988
… can have on the management and uses of heritage sites. More specifically, it endeavours to examine how a dictator’s interests in certain heritage sites and particular territories can affect how heritage becomes preserved and promoted in both the medium and long-terms. The relationship …
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Recuperando la Tierra: Understanding the Legacies of Social Movements through the Entanglement of Home and Urban Housing Landscapes in Costa Rica
… analytic frame for understanding the political heritages of social movements. Using these data, the household as an analytic frame, and a combination of critical landscape studies, heritage studies, and feminist care theory, I trace the ways historical social movements inform how subsequent …
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Museum, memory, and mental health: making sense of contestation over the interpretation of violence in the Contested Spaces exhibition at William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley, South Africa
… a context dominated by visual arts, museum and heritage studies can generate understanding and possibilities for social and mental health.
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Renaissance and revenants in an emerging global city: discourses of heritage and urban design in Cape Town's District One and District Six, 2002-2014
… Situated at the convergence of two fields, Urban Studies and Heritage Studies, it sets out to investigate the workings of heritage and urban-design discourses in the city of Cape Town over the period of 2002 to 2014. It describes the unfolding of these discourses, and discusses the organisational …
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FOURTH SPACE: Sonic & /aural dimensions of Cape Town's historic urban landscape
… city soundscapes that give shape to its urban heritage. At the levels of international, national, and local governance and in policy documentation, little attention is given to the ‘immaterial', with sound especially not seen as inherently significant to cultural heritage. The study draws on …
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Museum, memory, and mental health: making sense of contestation over the interpretation of violence in the Contested Spaces exhibition at William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley, South Africa
… a context dominated by visual arts, museum and heritage studies can generate understanding and possibilities for social and mental health.
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Nollywood: Challenges, Heritage Practice and Storytelling
… role in preserving and promoting Nigerian heritage through storytelling. It is approached as a heritage study with elements of film studies. Specifically, the research examines how Nollywood’s narratives, production practices, and institutional structures contribute to the preservation, …
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Repurposing Colonialism: Postcoloniality and the Politics of World Heritage
… South have increasingly sought to inscribe their heritage sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. World Heritage listing is considered prestigious because it brings global recognition, secures political legitimacy, boosts tourism, and attracts economic investment. Within the Indian Ocean Region, …
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