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CULT 310 BOSNIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE I
Full Course Title:
Bosnian Cultural Heritage I
Bosansko kulturno naslijeđe I
Course Code:
Course Level/BiH cycle:
CULT 310
1st Cycle (Bachelor of Arts)
ECTS credit value:
6
Student work-load:
(Table with hours for: Lectures; Exercise; Other; Individual learning)
For the whole semester:
Length:
Faculty/School/Department:
Lectures
Tutorial /
Practical training
Project
Individual
learning
TOTAL
50
30
30
40
150
One semester
FASS; Cultural Studies
Course leader:
Assist. Prof. Amila Smajović
Contact details:
Office:
e-mail:
asmajovic@ius.edu.ba
Office hours:
Phone:
061 202 367
Site:
IUS main campus building
Host Study Program:
Cultural Studies
Course status:
Elective
Pre-requisites:
None
Access restrictions:
None
Assessment:
In-class exams, Projects, Papers, Presentations, Quizzes and Final Exam.
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Date validated:
Course aims:
Learning outcomes:
Indicative syllabus content:
September 2012
The aims of this course are to:
1. introduce students to the Bosnian cultural heritage
2. examine the historical and social circumstances of the cultural production of each
distinctive period from prehistoric societies to Ottomans;
3. explore Bosnian cultural particularity;
4. familiarize students with the work of international and domestic scholars
5. prepare students to explore and preserve the Bosnian cultural heritage
6. prepare students to presentation the cultural heritage.
On successful completion of this course IUS student will be able to:
1. to understand the concept of cultural heritage,
2. to apply experience and understanding of Bosnian cultural heritage
3. to do research on the Bosnian cultural heritage
4. to make national and cultural identity of the Bosnian culture
5. to understand the of importance of preservation and protection of cultural heritage
6. to prepare presentation of the Bosnian cultural heritage.
The course” Bosnian Cultural Heritage I”, will focus on exploring the period of Cultural inheritance
constructed from prehistoric time to the arrival of Ottomans to Bosnia. The term Culture in this
course is very wide. Its covers all the aspects of spiritual culture, living, tangible and intangible
cultural heritage, including the development of literacy. Course Bosnian Cultural Heritage I is
composed of three phases. The first phase includes the definition of cultural heritage and
historical facts about the development of Bosnian culture. We will explore older Prehistory, The
Palaeolithic and The Neolithic, The Bronze and Iron Ages, The Period of Roman Rule, The Late
Classic Age, The Early Middle Ages and The Medieval Bosnian State. In the second phase of the
course we will put focus on the importance of preservation and protection of the cultural
heritage. We will analyze the work of international organizations such as Unesco, Irccica and so
on. In the last part of the course we will make exercises to identify, promote and presenting
Bosnian cultural heritage.
Weekly lectures and tutorials (3 hours per week).
Learning delivery:
Assessment Rationale:
Assessment Weighting:
Essential Reading:
Recommended readings:
The award of satisfactory completion for this course is based on a decision that the student has
demonstrated achievement of the set of outcomes specified for the unit. This decision will be
based on assessment of the student’s overall performance on assessment tasks designated for
the course. Assessment tasks must be a part of the regular teaching and learning program and
must not unduly add to the workload associated with that program. They must be completed in
class, out of the class (homework and research in library), and within a limited timeframe and
deadlines posted during the course. Quizzes, final exams and research papers will define the
structure for the grading criteria based on the learning outcomes and syllabus of the course that
will follow basic principles of grading policy of the IUS.
Attendance/Activity 10 %
In term assignments, Presentations and Research Papers 25%
Quiz 15%
Midterm exam 20%
Final exam 30%
1. Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up
to the fall of those lands under Ottoman rule. Sarajevo; Veselin Maslesa, 1966.
Print.
2. Karamehmedovic, Muhamed. Likovna umjetnost od prahistorije do
savremenog doba. Sarajevo: Akademija likovnih umjetnosti,2006. Print.
3. Lovrenović, Ivan. Bosna: Kultura historije ,London: Saqi Books, 2001.Print.
4. Malcolm, Noel. Bosnia, Kratka historija. Washington Square, N.Y.: New York
University 1996.Press.
Additional/recommended reading:
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Intranet web reference:
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Important notes:
http://www.ifbosna.org.ba
http://bosnafolk.com/mozaik/antika.php
http://www.kons.gov.ba/main.php?mod=vijesti&extra=aktuelnost&action=view&
id_vijesti=667&lang=1
http://cif.icomos.org/pdf_docs/Documents%20on%20line/Heritage%20definition
s.pdf
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.phpURL_ID=12025&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=-471.html
http://www.unesco.org.uk/convention_on_safeguarding_of_the_intangible_cultu
ral_heritage_(2003)
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/43877/2/43877.pdf
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/192285?uid=3737568&uid=2&uid=4&sid
=21101204130261
Course policy: Class absences should not exceed 20% of total class time. Students who exceed
the limits without a medical certificate or emergency excuse acceptable to and approved by the
Dean of the relevant faculty member shall not be allowed to take the final examination and shall
receive a mark of N/A for the course. If the Dean approves the excuse, the student will be
considered to have withdrawn from the course.
Useful advice: Use office hours productively.
Student responsibilities:
To come to class on time.
To be attentive and engaged in class.
To refrain from using laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices during class.
To spend an adequate amount of time on the homework each week, making an effort
To solve and understand each problem.
To seek help when appropriate.
Plagiarism: Zero Tolerance of Cheating & Plagiarism
Presentation of assignments:
Your cover page must include: Your name, Essay title, Title of the subject, your lecture’s name,
Date of submission
Your paper: Font: Times New Roman, Size: 12, You must use 1.5 spacing, Include page numbers,
Staple the pages together, Ensure that you use spell check and then check over your paper
yourself again, Double check over your grammar and expression.
You will use the in-text citations (MLA) for your referencing,You will NOT USE the following or
similar websites in your academic writing: Wikipedia, Answers.com, Yahoo answers.
Quality Assurance:
Students will be provided written feedback for each of the assignments. Students unsatisfied with
the assessment of their written work (position paper and final essay) will have a chance to rewrite them and submit for second examination provided they met the deadlines. Students, who
wish to increase the part of the grade coming from in-class participation, may be given additional
tasks. Students are encouraged to consult their work in progress with the course leader during
the office hours or through e-mail communication
Course schedule:
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Week
1.
2.
Lesson/Date
September
24
October 8
October 9
3.
October 15
October 16
4.
October 22
October 23
5.
October 29
October 30
6.
November 5
November 6
Topics to be covered
Introduction
What is Culture?
Definition of the
cultural heritage
Introduction to the
older Prehistory -The
Neolithic, the Bronze
and Iron Age
Introduction to the
older Prehistory -The
Neolithic, the Bronze
and Iron Age
Relevant reading
http://cif.icomos.org/pdf_docs/Documents%20on%20line/Heritage%20definitions.pdf
Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up to the
fall of those lands under Ottoman rule. Sarajevo; Veselin Maslesa, 1966. Print.
Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up to the
fall of those lands under Ottoman rule. Sarajevo; Veselin Maslesa, 1966. Print.
Visit to the location
of the Butmir Culture
and Aqua S
The period of
Roman Rule up to
the 3rd Century A.D
The Late Classic
Age
The period of
Roman Rule up to
the 3rd Century A.D
The Late Classic
Assignments
Quiz I
Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up to the fall of
those lands under Ottoman rule
Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up to the fall of
those lands under Ottoman rule
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Week
Lesson/Date
Topics to be covered
Relevant reading
Assignments
Age
7.
November
12
Visit to the Museum
of Sarajevo
Presentation
November
19
Midterm exams
Midterm
exams
November
20
Discussions
November
26
The Early Middle
Ages
The Mediaeval
Bosnian State
November
13
8.
9.
November
27
10.
December 3
December 4
11.
December
10
December
11
12.
December
17
The Early Middle
Ages
The Mediaeval
Bosnian State
The 1972 World
Heritage Convention
The UNESCO
Convention for the
Safeguarding of
the Intangible Cultura
l
Heritage
Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up to the fall of
those lands under Ottoman rule.
Benac, Alojz. A Cultural History of Bosnia and Herzegovina from earliest times up to the fall of
those lands under Ottoman rule.
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12025&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=471.html
http://www.unesco.org.uk/convention_on_safeguarding_of_the_intangible_cultural_heritage_(20
03)
Visiting lecturer,
expert of the Unesco
December
18
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Week
13.
Lesson/Date
Topics to be covered
December
24
The definition of the
‘Cultural Industries
Examples of the
product
December
25
14.
December
31
15.
January 7
16.
Promotion of the
Cultural Heritage
Work on the project
Promotion of the
Cultural Heritage
Work on the project
Relevant reading
Assignments
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/43877/2/43877.pdf
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/192285?uid=3737568&uid=2&uid=4&sid=2110120413026
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Presentation
presentation
January 8
Promotion of the
Cultural Heritage
Work on the project
presentation
January 15
Final exam (14:00 –
15:30)
Final
examination
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