ENVI 481SHeritage & Communities

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In this course, we will explore the concept of heritage as it intersects with contemporary communities (conceived of in a variety of ways, including descendant, local, and diasporic). Anthropologists, and archaeologists in particular, are but one of many individuals and communities engaged in the complex process of defining heritage. Here, we will examine how the work of heritage is carried out and consider its changing role in social relations by critically engaging theory and case studies of real-world heritage empowerment and disempowerment.