Who Owns the Past? Art, Heritage, and Global Conflicts (CVS-0119)

Spring 2026 · CVS 0119 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Cultural heritage as a subject of identity and ownership. History of museum collections and preservation programs in the context of nationalism and colonialism and the aftermath of these developments on the basis of selected case studies from different parts of the world. From heritage and the process of nation-building to the debate on heritage in the Anthropocene era.

Course codes: CVS-0119, CVS 0119, CVS0119, CVS-119, CVS 119, CVS119, ILVS-0164, ILVS 0164, ILVS0164, ILVS-164, ILVS 164, ILVS164, HAA-0164, HAA 0164, HAA0164, HAA-164, HAA 164, HAA164

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