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The Cultural
Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria
is pleased to offer the following 7-day immersion opportunity for
professionals and volunteers working in museums, heritage sites, cultural
centres and galleries and supporting arts or cultural groups. This course takes
place in the fabulous city of Oaxaca, Mexico!
Please note: The registration deadline is February 1, so sign up today!
Approaches
to Historic Site Stewardship: Perspectives from Monte Alban
HA
489E (1.5 units); On-location in Oaxaca,
Mexico
Join us
at Monte Alban, the spectacular World Heritage
Site in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore multifaceted and
contemporary approaches to sustainable heritage stewardship in historic and
archaeological sites. Monte Alban
is recognized by UNESCO as one of fourteen sites worldwide that serve as models
for site management planning. It offers an exceptional laboratory for assessing
strategies that emphasize effective planning, services, and fidelity to authenticity
within the site while responding to demands and uncertainties from an array of
external interests.
This
innovative and intensive course combines workshops, site visits in and around Monte Alban and Oaxaca,
and learning activities that strengthen your ability to:
- analyze the values and the
social, economic and environmental dynamics that create a context for site
stewardship
- assess both the opportunities
and challenges that sites face in serving their communities
- consider the logistical
requirements involved with site stewardship, public programs, and visitor
services
- develop site management plans
that stress sustainability and community engagement
- implement management and
staff development systems that are appropriate to your site, community and
resources
More
information on Monte Alban
can be found at http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/monte_alban.html.
Dates: March 2-8,
2008; on-location in Oaxaca,
Mexico
Please register by: February 1 (late
registrations accepted if space permits)
To
register in this course please visit https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx.
Fee: CDN$620, including a CDN$60 materials
fee (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options). A CDN$280
program fee will also be assessed to cover local arrangement costs.
Note:
These fees do not include travel to and from Oaxaca, local accommodation, or most meals.
Instructors: Dr. Nelly Robles Garcia and Dr. Jack Corbett
Across Mexico
the terms “cultural resource management” and “heritage
planning” are virtually synonymous with the name Nelly Robles Garcia.
Over the past two decades her pioneering work and steadfast commitment to
archaeological resources protection has moved the professional community and
public policy from a static focus on technical skills and legal
structures to an increasing emphasis on dynamic management, strategic
planning, and a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between
archaeological zones and the communities of stakeholders which surround them.
Currently
director of the archaeological zone at Monte Alban,
part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of that monumental site with
the historic center of the nearby city of Oaxaca,
Nelly has spent almost her entire career in her native state. She holds an
undergraduate degree in archaeology from the National School of Archaeology and
History, a masters in restoration from the National School of Restoration,
Conservation, and Museum Studies, both in Mexico City,
and a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Georgia,
where she studied on fellowships from the U.S.-Mexico Fulbright Commission and
the American Association of University Women. Following an earlier period
as director of the archaeological zone at Mitla in 1997 the National Institute
of Anthropology and History named her to the post she holds today.
In
addition to her formal responsibilities managing an archaeological zone
receiving more than 600,000 visitors annually Nelly has accumulated a
formidable list of academic accomplishments and international commitments.
Among these are:
- Author/editorship of eight
books on Oaxaca
archaeology and cultural resources management
- Two national prizes for work
on heritage protection and restoration
- Election to the governing
board of the society for American Archaeology, the first Mexican ever to
gain such recognition
- Selection by the
International Commission on Monuments and Sites of UNESCO for evaluation
studies of possible World Heritage Sites in Nicaragua,
Ecuador, and Bolivia, as well as service as a special
evaluator of damage caused by Hurricane Mitch to sites in Central America.
- Vice-president for Latin America of the International Committee of
Archaeological Heritage Management.
- Mexican delegate to
International Council for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural
Heritage
- Member of the Council of
Archaeology, the governing board of all archaeological research in Mexico.
- Advisor and consultant to the
U.S. National Parks Service and U.S. Forest Service
- International Working Group
on cultural resources education, President´s Committee on the Arts
and Humanities (United
States)
Dr.
Jack Corbett, of Portland State University (USA) and the Instituto Tecnologico
de Oaxaca (Mexico),
has written extensively on community-based cultural and natural resources
management under conditions of competition and conflict.
Draft Course Outline
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
This
course also provides an opportunity to experience the wonderful architecture
and culture of Oaxaca and to enjoy its lovely
sunny climate in the company of heritage professionals from across North America and beyond. Participants will be provided
with information on accommodation options that range from modest ($70 per day)
to mid-range ($85-100CND per night), and congenial meals and evening gatherings
will be coordinated.
TRAVEL
Participants
are expected to make their own travel arrangement to and from Oaxaca, arriving no later than the morning
of Sunday, March 2 and departing no earlier than 2 pm on Saturday, March 8.
Normal routing for travel to Oaxaca is through
Mexico City. Mexicana Airlines offers
regular local flights to Oaxaca
(approximately 1 hour in duration), and bus transportation can be arranged
(approximately 6 hours in transit). Participants are responsible for arranging
for personal travel and health insurance.
Enrollment Options allow you to choose to take courses either to
enhance professional development or to build academic credit. Individual course
descriptions and registration forms are available by contacting us at [log in to unmask] or by visiting our web site at: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp.
For more information, please contact:
Anissa
Paulsen, Program Coordinator
Cultural
Resource Management Program
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria BC Canada
V8W 3N6
Tel: 250 721-8462 Fax: 250
721-8774
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