Asignatura

Mediterráneo: Patrimonio Compartido

  • código 09141
  • curso 3
  • periodo Semestre 1
  • tipo OB
  • créditos 6

Módulo: Análisis cultural: identidad e innovación

Materia: Arte, Patrimonio y experiencia

Lengua de impartición principal: inglés

Profesorado

Responsable

MsU Mohammed Hassan ELRAZZAZ - melrazzaz@uic.es

Horario de atención

Beyond the class hours, the professor for this course is available for any questions and comments online at: melrazzaz@uic.es

Presentación

The Mediterranean is a realm of distant dreams and harsh realities. Throughout this course, we will examine the concept of the Mediterranean and its evolution from different perspectives, then proceed to study the Mediterranean cultural and natural heritage in all its diversity and richness, before finally tackling contemporary opportunities and challenges that can bring us together or push us apart. Throughout the course, there will be case studies and activities to enhance the students’ exposure and challenge their perception of the Mediterranean.

Requisitos previos

No particular background is required for this course other than a good command of English and a desire to engage in debates and collaborative work on a wide range of Mediterranean themes.

Objetivos

  • Acquire a basic understanding of the complexity and the richness of the Mediterranean and the development of the concept;

  • Appreciate the Mediterranean heritage for its diversity, uniqueness and fragility;

  • Understand the current issues that have been shaping life in Mediterranean and its surrounding region(s).

Competencias / Resultados de aprendizaje de la titulación

  • E01 - Conocimiento y habilidad para dar una visión cultural/humanística a otras ciencias o a sus métodos
  • E03 - Capacidad para comprender y usar adecuadamente conceptos clave en cultura
  • E04 - Capacidad para reconocer e interpretar manifestaciones culturales
  • E06 - Conciencia de los puntos de vista que se derivan de antecedentes culturales y sociales diferentes y respeto hacia estos puntos de vista
  • E33 - Capacidad para relacionar conceptos relativos al patrimonio, el territorio y la identidad cultural
  • E37 - Conocimiento actualizado de las áreas de estudio relacionadas con los temas internacionales, teniendo en cuenta las nuevas aportaciones procedentes de la vanguardia, como la reflexión crítica sobre la incidencia del turismo (también cultural) en el desarrollo

Resultados de aprendizaje de la asignatura

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Identify and engage in the current Mediterranean debates through a multidisciplinary approach; explore the richness, diversity, sophistication and uniqueness of the Mediterranean heritage; examine the delicate balance(s) between human beings and Nature, as well as the human impact on the environment in the Mediterranean region; analyze the cultural identity/identities of the Mediterranean through comparative analyses and a study of multiple stakeholders; study the major factors (historical, cultural, political,...) that bring people(s) together and/or push them apart in the Mediterranean region; develop a thorough understanding of relevant terms; apply critical thinking to different modes of cultural expression (artistic, literary, intangible, etc.

Contenidos

I. Conceptual Framework: Between Lyricism & Pragmatism

 

  1. Mediterranean or Mediterraneans? (Geographical Perspective)

  2. From Mare Nostrum to the Euro-Med (Historical Perspective)

  3. A ‘Mediterranean’ Culture? (Cultural Perspective)

  4. A World without the Mediterranean (Geostrategic Perspective)

 

 

II. Shared Mediterranean Heritage: Common Icons of Identity

 

  1. Introduction to Mediterranean Heritage

    Civilizing Sea, Corrupting Sea

 

      2. Mediterranean Cultural Heritage

                        2.1. Learning, Thought & Spirituality

                                 Writing and the first alphabet

                                 The first monotheistic religions

                                 The first philosophers

                                 The first great libraries & universities

                                 The ‘Uomo Universale’ model

                        2.2. Artistic & Literary Expression

                                  The birth pangs of human creativity

                                  Art for eternity

                                  The first Mediterranean epic poems

                                  An explosion of “-isms’s”

                        2.3. Archaeological sites & the Built Environment

                                  Architecture defying time

                                  Classical urban models

                                  Medinas, port-cities, fishermen villages

                                  Cityscape and soundscape

                                  Archaeological revelations & underwater worlds

                        2.4. Intangible Heritage

                                   Oral Traditions & Performing Arts

                                   Social Practices, Rituals, Knowledge concerning Nature

                                   Traditional Crafts

                        2.5. Other Types of Heritage

                                   Industrial, Scientific & Technical Heritage

                                   Ethnographic Elements

                                   Documentary & Digital Heritage   

                       

      3. Mediterranean Natural Heritage

                        3.1. Biodiversity

                                   Flora & fauna

                                   Habitats & ecosystems

                                   Endangered species

                        3.2. Geodiversity

                                   Materials, forms & transformational processes

                                   Deltas, archipelagos, peninsulas, wetlands, etc.

 

       4. Mediterranean Mixed Heritage

                        4.1. Sacred Sites & Sanctuaries

                        4.2. Reservations & Cultural Landscapes

                        4.3. Cultural & Pilgrimage Routes

 

       5. Heritage Management & Protection

 

       6. Cultural Tourism and Mediterranean ‘Heritage Industries’

Metodología y actividades formativas

Modalidad totalmente presencial en el aula

Apart from regular discussions and debates in class, the teaching methodology is based around real-life case studies at the beginning of each class, complemented with reading material and relevant outdoor activities.

Sistemas y criterios de evaluación

Modalidad totalmente presencial en el aula

- Participation: 30%

- Assignments: 30%

- Essay: 40%

Bibliografía y recursos

The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean

David Abulafia

Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (September 1, 2013)

 

Memory and the Mediterranean

Fernand Braudel

Vintage; Reprint edition (December 3, 2002)

 

The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Vol. 1-2

Fernand Braudel

University of California Press; Reprint edition (July 16, 1996)

 

The Corrupting Sea: A Study of Mediterranean History

Peregrine Horden and Nicholas Purcell

Wiley-Blackwell (April 7, 2000)

 

Mediterranean Passages: Readings from Dido to Derrida

Miriam Cooke and Erdag Göknar

The University of North Carolina Press; First Edition edition (October 20, 2008)

 

Back to the Garden: Nature and the Mediterranean World from Prehistory to the Present

James H.S. McGregor

Yale University Press (February 10, 2015)

 

Southern Thought and Other Essays on the Mediterranean

Franco Cassano

Fordham University Press; 1 edition (May 1, 2012)

Material didáctico

      Materiales
            Case Study 01: North & South casestudy1-northandsouth.pdf 
            Case Study 01: North & South casestudy1-northandsouth.pdf 
            Case Study 02: Neolithic Revolution casestudy2-neolithicrevolution.pdf 
            Case Study 02: Neolithic Revolution casestudy2-neolithicrevolution.pdf 
            Case Study 03: Where history repeats itself casestudy3-wherehistoryrepeatsitself.pdf 
            Case Study 03: Where history repeats itself casestudy3-wherehistoryrepeatsitself.pdf 
            Case Study 04.1: A Frontier Sea casestudy4.1-afrontiersea.pdf 
            Case Study 04.1: A Frontier Sea casestudy4.1-afrontiersea.pdf 
            Case Study 04.2: The Mediterranean Planet casestudy4.2-themediterraneanplanet.pdf 
            Case Study 04.2: The Mediterranean Planet casestudy4.2-themediterraneanplanet.pdf 
            Case Study 04.3: A Sea against Fundamentalisms casestudy4.3-aseaagainstfundamentalisms.pdf 
            Case Study 04.3: A Sea against Fundamentalisms casestudy4.3-aseaagainstfundamentalisms.pdf 
            Case Study 05: The Sixth Continent casestudy5-thesixthcontinent.pdf 
            Case Study 05: The Sixth Continent casestudy5-thesixthcontinent.pdf 
            Case Study 06: Security of the Mediterranean casestudy6-securityofthemediterraneansea.pdf 
            Case Study 06: Security of the Mediterranean casestudy6-securityofthemediterraneansea.pdf 
            Case Study 07: World Heritage Convention casestudy7-worldheritageconvention.pdf 
            Case Study 07: World Heritage Convention casestudy7-worldheritageconvention.pdf 
            Case Study 08: Qué es el Patrimonio Cultural caststudy8-queeselpatrimoniocultural.pdf 
            Case Study 08: Qué es el Patrimonio Cultural caststudy8-queeselpatrimoniocultural.pdf 
            Case Study 09: Greek Drama casestudy9-greekdrama.pdf 
            Case Study 09: Greek Drama casestudy9-greekdrama.pdf 
            Case Study 10: Literature mirroring Conflict casestudy10-literaturemirroringconflicts.pdf 
            Case Study 10: Literature mirroring Conflict casestudy10-literaturemirroringconflicts.pdf 
            Case Study 11: What is an Art Style casestudy11-whatisanartstyle.pdf 
            Case Study 11: What is an Art Style casestudy11-whatisanartstyle.pdf 
            Case Study 12: The Story of Art casestudy12-thestoryofart.pdf 
            Case Study 12: The Story of Art casestudy12-thestoryofart.pdf 
            Case Study 13: Mediterranean Archaeology casestudy13-mediterraneanarchaeology.pdf 
            Case Study 13: Mediterranean Archaeology casestudy13-mediterraneanarchaeology.pdf 
            Case Study 14: Megalithic Temples of Malta casestudy14-themegalithictemplesofmalta.pdf 
            Case Study 14: Megalithic Temples of Malta casestudy14-themegalithictemplesofmalta.pdf 
            Case Study 15: Palestinian Hikayeh & Sicilian Puppets casestudy15-palestinianhikayehasicilianpuppets.pdf 
            Case Study 15: Palestinian Hikayeh & Sicilian Puppets casestudy15-palestinianhikayehasicilianpuppets.pdf 
            Case Study 16: Argan Trees & Cordovan Patios casestudy16-argantreesacordobanpatios.pdf 
            Case Study 16: Argan Trees & Cordovan Patios casestudy16-argantreesacordobanpatios.pdf 
            Case Study 17: Croatian Gingerbread & Bosnian Zmijanje casestudy17-croatiangingerbreadabosnianzmijanje.pdf 
            Case Study 17: Croatian Gingerbread & Bosnian Zmijanje casestudy17-croatiangingerbreadabosnianzmijanje.pdf 
            Case Study 18: Introducing Industrial Heritage casestudy18-introducingindustrialheritage.pdf 
            Case Study 18: Introducing Industrial Heritage casestudy18-introducingindustrialheritage.pdf 
            Case Study 19: Introducing Documentary Heritage casestudy19-introducingdocumentaryheritage.pdf 
            Case Study 19: Introducing Documentary Heritage casestudy19-introducingdocumentaryheritage.pdf 
            Case Study 20: Cultural Heritage Revisited casestudy20-culturalheritagerevisited.pdf 
            Case Study 20: Cultural Heritage Revisited casestudy20-culturalheritagerevisited.pdf 
            Case Study 21: Loggerhead Turtle casestudy21-loggerheadturtle.pdf 
            Case Study 21: Loggerhead Turtle casestudy21-loggerheadturtle.pdf 
            Case Study 22: Cabo de Gata Geopark casestudy22-cabodegatageopark.pdf 
            Case Study 22: Cabo de Gata Geopark casestudy22-cabodegatageopark.pdf 
            Case Study 23: Ibiza, Biodiversity & Culture casestudy23-ibiza,biodiversityaculture.pdf 
            Case Study 23: Ibiza, Biodiversity & Culture casestudy23-ibiza,biodiversityaculture.pdf 
            Case Study 24: Partnership for Pompeii casestudy24-partenrshipforpompeii.pdf 
            Case Study 24: Partnership for Pompeii casestudy24-partenrshipforpompeii.pdf 
            Case Study 25: The Dark Side of Cultural Tourism casestudy25-thedarksideofculturaltourism.pdf 
            Case Study 25: The Dark Side of Cultural Tourism casestudy25-thedarksideofculturaltourism.pdf 
            Case Study 26: Destruction of Palmyra casestudy26-destructionofpalmyra.pdf 
            Case Study 26: Destruction of Palmyra casestudy26-destructionofpalmyra.pdf 
            Case Study 27: Mare Nostrum casestudy27-marenostrum.pdf 
            Case Study 27: Mare Nostrum casestudy27-marenostrum.pdf 
            Class 01 - Introduction: a civilizing sea, a corrupting sea class1-introduction.pptx 
            Class 01 - Introduction: a civilizing sea, a corrupting sea class1-introduction.pptx 
            Class 02 - Geographical Perspective class2-geographicalperspective.pptx 
            Class 02 - Geographical Perspective class2-geographicalperspective.pptx 
            Class 03 - Historical Perspective - I class3-historicalperspective-i.pptx 
            Class 03 - Historical Perspective - I class3-historicalperspective-i.pptx 
            Class 04 - Historical Perspective - II class4-historicalperspective-ii.pptx 
            Class 04 - Historical Perspective - II class4-historicalperspective-ii.pptx 
            Class 05 - Cultural Perspective class5-culturalperspective.pptx 
            Class 05 - Cultural Perspective class5-culturalperspective.pptx 
            Class 06 - Strategic Perspective class6-strategicperspective.pptx 
            Class 06 - Strategic Perspective class6-strategicperspective.pptx 
            Class 07 - Introdcution to Heritage class7-introtoheritage.pptx 
            Class 07 - Introdcution to Heritage class7-introtoheritage.pptx 
            Class 08 - Learning, Thought & Spirituality class8-learning,thoughtaspirituality.pptx 
            Class 08 - Learning, Thought & Spirituality class8-learning,thoughtaspirituality.pptx 
            Class 09&10 - Literary Expression class9-literaryexpression.pptx 
            Class 09&10 - Literary Expression class9-literaryexpression.pptx 
            Class 11 - Artistic Expression I class11-artisticexpressioni.pdf 
            Class 11 - Artistic Expression I class11-artisticexpressioni.pdf 
            Class 12 - Artistic Expression II class12-artisticexpressionii.pdf 
            Class 12 - Artistic Expression II class12-artisticexpressionii.pdf 
            Class 13 - Archaeology & Urban Planning class13-archaeologicalsitesaurbanhistory.pdf 
            Class 13 - Archaeology & Urban Planning class13-archaeologicalsitesaurbanhistory.pdf 
            Class 14 - Architecture class14-architecture.pdf 
            Class 14 - Architecture class14-architecture.pdf 
            Class 15 - Oral Traditions & Performing Arts class15-oraltraditionaperformingarts.pdf 
            Class 15 - Oral Traditions & Performing Arts class15-oraltraditionaperformingarts.pdf 
            Class 16 - Social Practices, Rituals, Festivals class16-rituals,festivals,ancestralknowledge.pdf 
            Class 16 - Social Practices, Rituals, Festivals class16-rituals,festivals,ancestralknowledge.pdf 
            Class 17 - Traditional Crafts class17-traditionalcrafts.pdf 
            Class 17 - Traditional Crafts class17-traditionalcrafts.pdf 
            Class 18 - Industrial & Scientific Heritage class18-industrialascientificheritage.pptx 
            Class 18 - Industrial & Scientific Heritage class18-industrialascientificheritage.pptx 
            Class 19 - Documentary Heritage class19-documentaryheritage.pdf 
            Class 19 - Documentary Heritage class19-documentaryheritage.pdf 
            Class 20 - Cultural Heritage Review class20-culturalheritagereview.pdf 
            Class 20 - Cultural Heritage Review class20-culturalheritagereview.pdf 
            Class 21 - Natural Heritage: Biodiversity class21-biodiversity.pdf 
            Class 21 - Natural Heritage: Biodiversity class21-biodiversity.pdf 
            Class 22 - Natural Heritage: Geodiversity class22-geodiversity.pdf 
            Class 22 - Natural Heritage: Geodiversity class22-geodiversity.pdf 
            Class 23 - Mixed Heritage class23-mixedheritage.pptx 
            Class 23 - Mixed Heritage class23-mixedheritage.pptx 
            Class 24 - Heritage Management & Protection class24-heritagemanagementaprotection.pdf 
            Class 24 - Heritage Management & Protection class24-heritagemanagementaprotection.pdf 
            Class 25 - Heritage Industries class25-heritageindustries.pdf 
            Class 25 - Heritage Industries class25-heritageindustries.pdf 
            Class 26 - Lost & Damaged Mediterranean Heritage class26-damagedheritageassignmentpresentation.pdf 
            Class 26 - Lost & Damaged Mediterranean Heritage class26-damagedheritageassignmentpresentation.pdf 
            Class 27 - Global Trends & Heritage Debates class27-globaltrendsaheritagedebates.pdf 
            Class 27 - Global Trends & Heritage Debates class27-globaltrendsaheritagedebates.pdf 
            Class 28 - Final Course Review class28-finalreview.pdf 
            Class 28 - Final Course Review class28-finalreview.pdf 
            First Block Review firstblockreview.pptx 
            First Block Review firstblockreview.pptx 
            Readings 01- 'Mediterraneans' by David Abulafia 1.mediterraneans-davidabulafia.pdf 
            Readings 01- 'Mediterraneans' by David Abulafia 1.mediterraneans-davidabulafia.pdf 
            Readings 02- A Sea that defines the Land 2.aseathatdefinestheland.pdf 
            Readings 02- A Sea that defines the Land 2.aseathatdefinestheland.pdf 
            Readings 03- Towards the Garden of the Hesperides 3.towardsthegardenofthehesperides.pdf 
            Readings 03- Towards the Garden of the Hesperides 3.towardsthegardenofthehesperides.pdf 
            Readings 04- The Mediterranean of the Romantics 4.themediterraneanoftheromantics.pdf 
            Readings 04- The Mediterranean of the Romantics 4.themediterraneanoftheromantics.pdf 
            Readings 05- Ithaka: The Mediterranean of Cavafy 5.ithaka-themediterraneanofcavafy.pdf 
            Readings 05- Ithaka: The Mediterranean of Cavafy 5.ithaka-themediterraneanofcavafy.pdf 
            Readings 06- A Living Civilization 6.alivingcivilization.pdf 
            Readings 06- A Living Civilization 6.alivingcivilization.pdf 
            Readings 07- The Heritage Rash 7.theheritagerash.pdf 
            Readings 07- The Heritage Rash 7.theheritagerash.pdf 
            Readings 08- The Odyssey of Mediterranean Knowledge 8.theodysseyofmediterraneanknowledge.pdf 
            Readings 08- The Odyssey of Mediterranean Knowledge 8.theodysseyofmediterraneanknowledge.pdf 
            Readings 09- Godfathers of Renaissance Literature 9.godfathersofrenaissanceliterature.pdf 
            Readings 09- Godfathers of Renaissance Literature 9.godfathersofrenaissanceliterature.pdf 
            Readings 10- The Mediterranean of Albert Camus 10.themediterraneanofalbertcamus.pdf 
            Readings 10- The Mediterranean of Albert Camus 10.themediterraneanofalbertcamus.pdf 
            Readings 11- The First Fresco Masters 11.thefirstfrescomasters.pdf 
            Readings 11- The First Fresco Masters 11.thefirstfrescomasters.pdf 
            Readings 12- The Mediterranean of Picasso 12.themediterraneanofpicasso.pdf 
            Readings 12- The Mediterranean of Picasso 12.themediterraneanofpicasso.pdf 
            Readings 13- The World's Oldest Cities 13.theworldsoldestcities.pdf 
            Readings 13- The World's Oldest Cities 13.theworldsoldestcities.pdf 
            Readings 14- The Basilica - From Rome to Byzantium 14.thebasilica-fromrometobyzantium.pdf 
            Readings 14- The Basilica - From Rome to Byzantium 14.thebasilica-fromrometobyzantium.pdf 
            Readings 15- Performing Arts & Oral Tradition 15.performingartsaoraltradition.pdf 
            Readings 15- Performing Arts & Oral Tradition 15.performingartsaoraltradition.pdf 
            Readings 16- Social Practices, Rituals & Festivals 16.socialpractices,ritualsafestivals.pdf 
            Readings 16- Social Practices, Rituals & Festivals 16.socialpractices,ritualsafestivals.pdf 
            Readings 17- Traditional Knowledge & Practices 17.traditionalknowledgeapractices.pdf 
            Readings 17- Traditional Knowledge & Practices 17.traditionalknowledgeapractices.pdf 
            Readings 18- Industrial Landmarks 18.industriallandmarks.pdf 
            Readings 18- Industrial Landmarks 18.industriallandmarks.pdf 
            Readings 19- Memory of the World Programme 19.memoryoftheworldprogramme.pdf 
            Readings 19- Memory of the World Programme 19.memoryoftheworldprogramme.pdf 
            Readings 20- World Heritage Brochure 20.worldheritagebrochure.pdf 
            Readings 20- World Heritage Brochure 20.worldheritagebrochure.pdf 
            Readings 21- The Mediterranean: Biodiversity Hotspot 21.themediterraneanasbiodiversityhotspot.pdf 
            Readings 21- The Mediterranean: Biodiversity Hotspot 21.themediterraneanasbiodiversityhotspot.pdf 
            Readings 22- Geodiversity down the Spot 22.geodiversitydownthespot.pdf 
            Readings 22- Geodiversity down the Spot 22.geodiversitydownthespot.pdf 
            Readings 23- Cultural Landscapes: Culture meets Nature 23.culturallandscapes-culturemeetsnature.pdf 
            Readings 23- Cultural Landscapes: Culture meets Nature 23.culturallandscapes-culturemeetsnature.pdf 
            Readings 24- The Need for Heritage Management 24.theneedforheritagemanagement.pdf 
            Readings 24- The Need for Heritage Management 24.theneedforheritagemanagement.pdf 
            Readings 25- UNESCO Sustainable Tourism Programme 25.unescosustainabletourismprogramme.pdf 
            Readings 25- UNESCO Sustainable Tourism Programme 25.unescosustainabletourismprogramme.pdf 
            Readings 26- Terrorism & Heritage 26.terrorismandheritage.pdf 
            Readings 26- Terrorism & Heritage 26.terrorismandheritage.pdf 
            Readings 27- Key Findings on Cultural Heritage 27.tenkeyfindingsonculturalheritage.pdf 
            Readings 27- Key Findings on Cultural Heritage 27.tenkeyfindingsonculturalheritage.pdf 
            UNESCO Manual for Cultural Heritage Management unescomanualforculturalheritagemanagement.pdf 
            UNESCO Manual for Cultural Heritage Management unescomanualforculturalheritagemanagement.pdf 
            UNESCO Manual for Natural Heritage Management unescomanualfornaturalheritagemanagement.pdf 
            UNESCO Manual for Natural Heritage Management unescomanualfornaturalheritagemanagement.pdf 
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