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Research School of Humanities and the Arts · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This intensive field-based course will offer first-hand knowledge and experience of heritage management and tourism practices outside the ANU campus. The main focus of field school is the development of empirical research skills associated with community-based heritage and tourism management in the real world. The in-person course will provide valuable opportunities for students to meet heritage tourism officials, experts, managers, practitioners, planners, and managers. Moreover, students will be introduced to various techniques for conducting ethnographic research, including interviews, participant observation, and focus groups. Through group ethnographic research, they will obtain first-hand knowledge of cultural, social and political issues surrounding heritage tourism. Students will only be permitted to travel upon completion of ANU-required documentation, including, where required, the travel to a high-risk destination form and the approval of all documentation by the relevant delegate. Disclaimer: Applicants are advised that due to circumstances beyond the University's control (for example, specific international security concerns and international health crises), it may not be possible for students to commence or complete topics requiring international travel.
Field school dairy (1500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Teamwork and daily participation in research projects
Learning outcomes 2, 3
Individual presentation at the conclusion of Field School (15 mins)
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5
Final essay (3000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 8 hours of lectures, 10 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities, and 18 hours fieldwork activities. b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing Work Integrated Learning Fieldwork This intensive field-based course will offer first-hand knowledge and experience of heritage management and tourism practices outside the ANU campus. It will be available for domestic and international students. Other Information Some of the trip options may require students to safely traverse 2-3km over uneven ground at a moderate pace, and stay in basic cabins and dorms rooms. An information session will be organised for students to prepare for the course.
Zhu, Y. (2021). Heritage tourism: from problems to possibilities. Cambridge University Press. Zhu, Y., & Maags, C. (2020). Heritage politics in China: The power of the past. Routledge. Preliminary Reading Zhu, Y. (2018). Heritage and romantic consumption in China (p. 205). Amsterdam University Press.