Courses DescriptionsCourse's structure is presented below:
Course's structure is presented below:
After the completion of the Course, students will be able to:
● CO1. Conduct independent research using appropriate methodologies and sources to investigate specific case studies related to the geopolitics of cultural heritage.
● CO2. Synthesize and present research findings effectively in both written and oral formats.
● CO3. Engage in critical discussions and debates surrounding cultural heritage issues from a geopolitical perspective.
● CO4. Recognize and respect diverse cultural values, perspectives, and stakeholders involved in the preservation of cultural heritage.
● CO5 Develop analytical and problem-solving skills through the examination of real-world examples and case studies.
● CO 6 Apply ethical considerations and responsibilities when dealing with cultural heritage issues in a geopolitical context.
1. Defining Geography and the ‘spatial perspective.’
2. The idea and discourse of heritage. Heritage as Cultural Process.
3. Theories of geopolitics, memory, and remembrance.
4. Imperialism and Orientalism: Contestation and fabrication of cultural heritage(s).
5. Statecraft, nationalism, and the institutionalization of memory.
6. Cultural difference, the curating of the past, and heritage preservation in Balkan geopolitics.
7. Sectarianism and the geopolitics of cultural heritage in Ireland and N Ireland.
8. Mobility and heritage in the public realm. The case of veiling in France.
9. European Integration and the Question of “European” Culture and Heritage.
10. The scramble for Jerusalem, the holy city of three world religions.
11. Threats to religious heritage(s): Tibet.
12. “Russkiy Mir”: Russia’s (neo) imperial ambition and the annihilation of "otherness" in the Russia- Ukraine War.
Required reading:
Agnew, John (1994). “The Territorial Trap: The Geographical Assumptions of International Relations Theory,” Review of International Political Economy 1(1), pp. 53-80.
Agnew, John (2015). “Revisiting The Territorial Trap,” Nordia Geographical Publications 44(4), pp. 43–48.
Ben-Porat, Guy (2005). “Grounds for Peace; Territoriality and Conflict Resolution,” Geopolitics 10, pp. 147–166.
Cram, Laura (2009). “Identity and European Integration: Diversity as a source of integration,” Nations and Nationalism 15(1), pp. 109-128.
Diez, Thomas; Hayward, Kathy (2008). “Reconfiguring Spaces of Conflict: Northern Ireland and the Impact of European Integration,” Space and Polity 12(1), pp. 47-62.
Emmett, Chad F (2001). “Jerusalem's Role as a Holy City for Muslims,” A Special Issue on Islam, Brigham Young University Studies 40(4), pp. 119-134.
ESRI1. “What is GIS” (Geographic Information Systems). Environmental Systems Research Institute. Redlands, CA https://www.esri.com/en-us/what-is-gis/overview
ESRI2. “Locational Intelligence.” Environmental Systems Research Institute. Redlands, CA https://www.esri.com/en-us/location-intelligence/overview
Fanon, Frantz (2006). “Concerning Violence” [The Wretched of the Earth]. In Gearoid O’Tuathail et al, (eds.). The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition. London: Routledge, pp. 256-58. Ferrera, M (2019). “Disproved or vindicated? Stein Rokkan’s ‘impossibility theorem’ on welfare democracy and European integration,” Journal of European Social Policy 29(1), pp. 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928718804932
Gibson, James (2002). “Russian Imperial Expansion in Contest and by Contrast,” Journal of Historical Geography 28(2), pp. 181–202.
Golledge, Reginald (2001). “The Nature of Geographic Knowledge” [AAG Presidential Address]. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 92(1), pp. 1-14.
Harris E (2020). “What is the Role of Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Russia–Ukraine Crisis?” Europe-Asia Studies 72(4), pp. 593-613.
Hepburn, A C (2001). “Language, Religion and National Identity in Ireland since 1880,” Perspectives on European Politics and Society 2(2), pp. 197-220.
Huntington, Samuel (2006). “The Clash of Civilizations?” In Gearoid O’Tuathail et al, (eds.). The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition. London: Routledge, pp. 136-144.
Kila, Joris; Zeidler, James A (2013). Cultural Heritage in the Crosshairs: Protecting Cultural Property during Conflict (Heritage and Identity: Issues in Cultural Heritage Protection).”
Leiden, NL: Brill Publishers.
Marranci, Gabriele (2004). “Constructing an Islamic Environment in Northern Ireland.” Built Environment, 30(1), pp. 17-29.
Melis, Claudia; Wise, Nicholas; Đurkin Badurina, Jelena (2022). “Geo-political complexities of governmentality and Balkanism: Deconstructing UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage discourses,” Political Geography 95, 102578 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102578 Murphy, Alexander (2005). “The Changing Geography of Europeanness.” Geopolitics 10(3),
pp. 586-91.
Najib, Kawtar; Hopkins, Peter (2019). “Veiled women’s strategies in response to Islamophobia in Paris. Political Geography 73, pp. 103-111.
Oosterbaan, Martijn (2014). “Public religion and urban space in Europe,” Social & Cultural Geography 15(6) (2014): 591–602.
Papadopoulos, Alex G; Petridis, Triantafyllos (2021). Hellenic Statecraft and the Geopolitics of Difference. London: Routledge, chapters 4 and 9.
Prior, Michael (2001). “Holy Places, Unholy Domination: The Scramble for Jerusalem.” Islamic Studies 40(3/4) Special Issue, pp. 507-530.
Rokkan, Stein (1999). State Formation, Nation Building and Mass Politics in Europe. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999: 135-190.
Rootham, Esther (2015). “Embodying Islam and laïcité: Young French Muslim women at work,” Gender, Place & Culture 22(7), pp. 971-986.
Russo Alessandra; Giusti, Serena (2019). “The Securitisation of Cultural Heritage.” International Journal of Cultural Policy 25(7), pp. 843-857.
Saïd, Edward W. “Orientalism Reconsidered.” In Gearoid O’Tuathail et al. (eds.). The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition. London: Routledge, pp. 250-55.
Saïd, Edward (2006). “The Clash of Ignorance.” In Gearoid O’Tuathail et al. The Geopolitics Reader, 2nd Edition. London: Routledge, pp. 146-9.
Sanders, Ricky (2008). “Viewpoint: The Triumph of Geography,” Progress in Human Geography 32(2) (2008), pp. 179-182.
Saxer, Martin (2018). “Re-Fusing Ethnicity and Religion: An Experiment on Tibetan Grounds,” Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 43(2), pp. 181–204.
Smith, Laurajane (2007). Uses of Heritage. London: Routledge.
Todorova, Maria (1995). “The Ottoman Legacy in the Balkans.” In Günay Göksu Özdogan, et al., Balkans: A Mirror of the New International Order. Istanbul: EREN, pp. 55-74.
Topgyal, Tsering (2012). “The Securitisation of Tibetan Buddhism in Communist China,” Politics and Religion in Contemporary China VI(2), pp. 217-249.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) (2001). “Yalong, Tibet, China” [application for protected status]. National Commission of the People's Republic of China (29/11/2001) https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1622/
Winter, Tim (2012). Heritage and Nationalism: An Unbreachable Couple? In Rowe, D; Dobson, R, Institute for Culture and Society Occasional Paper Series 3(4), pp. 1-13.
Extra reading:
Cohen, Ariel (2002). “Russia, Islam, and the War on Terrorism: An Uneasy Future,” Demokratizatsiya 10(4), pp. 556-567.
Heeg, Susanne; Ossenbrugge, Jurgen (2002). “State Formation and Territoriality in the European Union,” Geopolitics 7(3), pp. 75-88.
Lieber, Keir A.; Alexander Gerard (2005). “Waiting for Balancing. Why the World is not Pushing back,” International Security 30(1), pp. 109–139.
Lind, Michael (2008). “A Neglected American Tradition of Geopolitics?” Geopolitics, 13, pp. 181-195.
Mansbach, Richard W (2003). “The Meaning of 11 September and the Emerging Postinternational World,” Geopolitics 8, pp. 16-34.
Mikesell, Marvin; Murphy, Alexander (1991). “A Framework for Comparative Study of Minority Aspirations,” Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 81(4), pp. 581- 604.
Mitchell, Claire (2006). Religion, Identity and Politics in Northern Ireland. Boundaries of Belonging and Belief. London: Routledge, 2006, Chapter 1.
Roudometof, Victor (2000). “The Social Origins of Balkan Politics: Nationalism, Underdevelopment, and the Nation-State in Greece, Serbia, and Bulgaria, 1880–1920.” Mediterranean Quarterly (Summer), pp. 144-63.
Digital Sources
UNESCO World Heritage List https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ The European Union: Culture https://culture.ec.europa.eu/
Journals
Annals of the American Association of Geographers
Built Environment
Europe-Asia
Gender, Place & Culture Geopolitics
International Journal of Cultural Policy
International Security
Islamic Studies
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Journal of Historical Geography
Mediterranean Quarterly
Nations and Nationalism
Nations and Nationalism
Perspectives on European Politics and Society
Political Geography
Progress in Human Geography
Social and Cultural Geography
Space and Polity
Notes and slides in electronic form via the electronic platform
Discussions via an online platform
Weblinks
The overall academic performance of students is based on the assessment of a written assignment, on a formative assessment and their performance in the final exams. A passing mark in the mid- term assignment is not a prerequisite for his/her participation in the final exams. The final grade awarded to each student is the sum of the grades awarded for the assignment and the final exams. Both the assignments and the final exams are marked in the scale 0 (complete failure) to 100 (absolute success). In order to get a passing mark in the Course, a student must receive a passing mark in the final exams. In a nutshell:
