Heritage Politics and Identity
Course, Master's level, 5KV705
Expand the information below to show details on how to apply and entry requirements.
Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Visby, 100%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Visby
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 February 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-00302
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 18 December 2025–11 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Visby, 100%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Visby
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 February 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 18 December 2025–11 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
This course primarily covers aspects of social and cultural sustainability and focuses on cultural heritage as a political power in relation to identity and belonging. The course provides you with a better understanding of the complex relationships between cultural heritage and people in a society, especially those relationships involving authority and power. It will also provide you with tools for unpacking these complexities through critical approaches to heritage and conservation, as expressed in contemporary debates and exemplified by case studies from different parts of the world.
During the course, you will encounter heritage in relation to nationalism, colonialism and postcolonialism. Special emphasis is given to balancing the dominating Eurocentric material-focused heritage discourse, by presenting alternative approaches to and foundations for heritage, and exploring issues such as tangible and intangible heritage, identity, authenticity, ownership, and cultural and minority as well as human rights.
Contact
- Study administration at Campus Gotland, Carina Dahlström
- studieadministration-cg@uu.se
- +46 498 10 82 34
- Director of Studies Erika Weiberg
- erika.weiberg@antiken.uu.se
- +46 18 471 62 38