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MHST6916: Public History, Memory and Heritage
2025 unit information
Now more than ever, public history plays a crucial role in shaping ideas about the past. As a way of ‘doing’ history for audiences it encompasses a diverse range of practices, from museum exhibitions and public memorials to digital storytelling and heritage conservation. Each can foster collective memory, facilitate community engagement, and contribute to local economies. This unit of study will examine the ways that public history operates in society as a heritage practice; how it is produced and consumed, studied and understood. It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of public history as an academic discipline and public practice.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Archaeology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. have developed knowledge of key research issues in global heritage studies
- LO2. understand the history, current practice and broad public significance of heritage
- LO3. understand theory, method and practice in heritage through the use of case studies
- LO4. have improved their skills in research, essay writing and presentation (e.g. critical thinking and argument building).
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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