The International Field School in Museums and Sustainable Heritage
Development offered by the University of Queensland, aims to provide
first-hand experience to graduate students and Professional Development
Program participants in locating culture in sustainable development
in a rapidly globalising world.
Museums and heritage places of all kinds are considered in the
context of sustainable economic, environmental and social development,
with a focus on documented case studies and real-life examples in
Vietnam. Participants will consider how museums, cultural institutions,
and heritage tourism can play a role in the revitalization of local
culture and economy, and how international conventions for heritage
protection, governance structures, and local area planning intersect
within holistic heritage management frameworks.
The course provides a critical introduction to cultural mapping,
gender and youth issues in community engagement, poverty alleviation
and Millennium Development Goals. It also examines the challenges
posed by theconflicts between conservation and development, particularly
in World Heritage Areas.
This Field School provides practical field experience not only
to graduate students and researchers in museum, heritage and environmental
studies, practicing museum and heritage professionals, but will
also be of interest to those involved in archaeology, anthropology,
planning, postcolonial studies, sustainable development and cultural
heritage law.
The International Field School will be offered during the University
of Queensland Summer Semester 2007/8 in Vietnam (7-22 December 2007),
with the support of the local, provincial and national cultural
institutions and their respective authorities.
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