ANTHRO 340

Heritage Conservation in Aotearoa


Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for ANTHRO 340.

Description

This course addresses the main principles of heritage conservation focusing on rationale rather than treatment. Special emphasis is given to the fields of: conservation of place, Māori buildings, marae-based paper collections, textile, fine art and archaeological conservation. Studies provide students with a cultural orientation to conservation where issues are examined through several contexts, including anthropological studies and conservation science.

The course includes two weekly lectures and a fortnightly laboratory or field trip to heritage institutions and selected conservation projects in the Auckland region.


Class limits information for 2016: Enrolment is limited to 20 students, with selection based on: First priority: students majoring in Anthropology or Anthropological Science, ranked by GPA in their best three Anthropology or Anthropological Science courses. Second priority: students with an Anthropology minor, ranked by GPA in their best three Anthropology or Anthropological Science courses. Other students will be offered places in the course, if available, according to their GPA in their best three Anthropology courses.

Availability 2016

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s)  Dilys Johns

Recommended Reading

Caple, Chris, Conservation Skills Judgement, Method and Decision Making. Routledge 2000.

Points

ANTHRO 340: 15 points

Prerequisites

ANTHRO 100 and 101, and ANTHRO 200 or 201 or 203 or HERITAGE 200 or MUSEUMS 200, or 120 points passed

Restrictions