Heritage and Memory Studies
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Around the world, a notable change has taken place in the arts and culture sector. Whilst the sector was once predominantly focused on museums, theatres and concert halls, we are now witnessing a pervasive musealisation and disneyfication of landscapes, urban areas and buildings, and even of immaterial expressions of everyday culture. This makes our urban and rural environment increasingly stage-managed and nostalgic.Playing into this are highly selective processes of heritage- and memory-making, enmeshed with identity politics and commercialisation. What importance is still given to the classic canon of art and culture, and to the conservation of archaeological records, monuments, interiors and works of art? How do national and European heritage policies engage with the issue of multiculturalism and of local versus global identity? Does the booming heritage tourism sector affect notions of authenticity and belonging? These questions are central to the Master’s programme in Heritage and Memory Studies.In this programme, you will research the various meanings attached to heritage in a museological and educational context (i.e. listed buildings, theme parks, visual media and tourism) as well as its political use. Looking at, for example, the heritage and memory of the Second World War or of the colonial past, you will deal with the inherent frictions that come with historical ‘layering’, the quest for authenticity in the digital age, museological preservation, public and private management of heritage artefacts and the tourist experience.You are encouraged to shape the programme to suit your own specific interests in the field. As a Dual Master’s programme, the Master’s in Heritage and Memory Studies offers a unique combination of practical experience, specialist knowledge and theoretical reflection, and an internship as a central component of the programme.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
1098 XH
Netherlands
- 1.5 years
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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