Heritage, Risk, and Resilience - Managing Change in the Anthropocene University of Stirling

Overview

Heritage, Risk, and Resilience - Managing Change in the Anthropocene at University of Stirling is a focused and specialised look into the theoretical framing of the Anthropocene and how we care for heritage places, objects, practices in times of crises. We will work through ideas of risk, resilience, and recovery in relation to heritage. What are the politics of these terms? Can they be deployed meaningfully, productively and ethically? 

What you'll learn

This module is an innovative blend of theory and practice and is useful for professionals in heritage and allied sectors, policymakers, and community organisers. But equally it is useful for students and academics hoping to sharpen their theoretical understanding of various political and ecological concerns in the context of heritage.

Drawing together academic debates and case studies from professional practice, we will focus on how best to manage heritage in the face of disasters, climate change, and protracted violence.  We will highlight perspectives from the margins, through case studies from the so-called Global South and Indigenous communities, as well as migrant, refugee and diaspora communities. This module will give you the opportunity to delve into different genres of learning and writing from professional reports to creative fiction to encourage different ways of thinking about heritage in an increasingly uncertain world.