Intangible Heritage and Tourism

Year
0
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01011258
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The lectures will be taught using presentations and interrogative methods.

The functioning of the practical classes will be directed at active methods, using practical exercises, case studies, analysis and discussion of academic papers.

Learning Outcomes

1 Grasp, interpret and apply the conceptual framework to the objects studied.

2 Analyze the role of international organizations in the protection and enhancement of intangible heritage.

3 Analyze the Portuguese case in view of the conceptual framework and a comparative logic built upon  international policies and practices.

4 Develop skills in productization of intangible cultural resources as a process resulting from the implementation of a project management methodology.

5 Understand the importance of tourism in the recovery, preservation and promotion of intangible heritage.

6 Understand the identity, heritage and economic value of languages in general and Portuguese language ​in particular.

7 Understand historical and linguistic data explaining and illustrating the unifying and differentiating function that the Portuguese language assumes today.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Intangible cultural resources

1.1. Concepts and classifications

1.2. The valuation of intangible heritage: international organizations and classification of assets

1.3. Portuguese intangible heritage

2. Tourism and Intangible Cultural Heritage

     - Identity, authenticity and tradition

      The process of tourism productization of intangible cultural resources: from proposal to action.

     - The role of tourism in the development and preservation of intangible cultural heritage

3. Languages as intangible heritage

3.1. Introductory issues: identity, symbolic, economic and museological value of languages

3.2. The historical identity of the Portuguese language

3.3. The Portuguese language in the world: symbolic and identity values

3.4. The Portuguese Language in Portugal: local variations

3.5. Border situations, and specific language areas in Portugal: the case of barranquenho and mirandês.

Head Lecturer(s)

Norberto Nuno Pinto dos Santos

Assessment Methods

Final Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Cabral, B. C. (2011). Património Cultural Imaterial. Lisboa: Edições 70.

Comrie, B., Matthews, S. & Polinsky, M. (eds.) (2001). O Atlas das línguas. A origem e a evolução das línguas no mundo. Lisboa: Editorial Estampa.

Ferronha, A.L. (1992). Atlas da língua portuguesa na história e no mundo. Lisboa: INCM

Girard L. F. e Nijkamp, P. (2009). Cultural tourism and local sustainable local development. London: Ashgate

Moseley, C. (ed.) (2010). Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3.ª ed. Paris: UNESCO Publishing. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/e

Peralta, E., Anico, M. (Eds.), (2009). Heritage and Identity in the Twenty-First Century. London: Routledge.

UNESCO (2003). Convenção para a Salvaguarda do Património Cultural Imaterial. Paris: UNESCO.

UNESCO (2005). Convenção sobre a Protecção e a Promoção da Diversidade das Expressões Culturais. Paris: UNESCO.

UNESCO (2006). Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rights. http://www.unesco.org/cpp/uk/declarations/linguistic.pdf.