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42821
Type
conference item
Titre
Managing University Cultural Heritage: subverting gaps and founding equality
Langues
English
Auteurs
Felipe Torres, Claudia / Yaisy Zulueta Morciego, Belkis
Lieu de publication
Charenton-le-Pont
Pays de publication
France
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
2018
Titre de conférence
ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy"
Lieu de conférence
New Delhi, India
Date de conférence
13-14th December 2017
Mots-clés
cultural heritage / management / education / universities / theoretical aspects / economic aspects / social aspects / public awareness / communities / gender equality / inclusion
Pays mentionnés
Cuba
Résumé en anglais
Often defined as the belief of equality and freedom between people, Democracy mayestablish a fruitful alliance with Cultural Heritage Management in achieving its deepest and more authentic goals. Democracy founded on unequal access to education and culture, both considered asbasic human rights, will be always feeble and incomplete. This paper explores, from a theoretical approach but also by examining cases of study, how Heritage Management at Universities maytribute to undermine traditional social gaps deeply rooted in contemporary society.
Cuba is considered one of the countries with highest rate of University students and graduates in LatinAmerica, but recent studies have highlighted that achievement may be closely linked to race, social
origin and gender in Cuban Higher Education Institutions. Actually, these reports have described CubanUniversity, specially the University of Havana as a “White University”, considering the supremacy of white students in its classrooms.The feeling of disbelief in what concerns to success in Higher Education studies, confirmed in surveys applied to High School students by the University Cultural Heritage Unit, is even moreintense in the case of the University of Havana, because it is the oldest and most prestigious Cuban
University, and its urban and architectural image is exceptionally impacting: more than 70 percentof the students interviewed in a High School located in the same neighbourhood of the University have never visited the campus.The University Cultural Heritage Unit, founded in 2010, has reinforced the Institution’s social commitment by approaching adolescents, family members and community through Schools, collections,museums, laboratories, and also to students and professors inspirational experiences. Cultural Heritage management has been focused on presenting a welcoming, open and social inclusive Institution as aresult of a strategy based on updated interpretation programs, guided tours, conferences, and social media campaigns.
Cuba is considered one of the countries with highest rate of University students and graduates in LatinAmerica, but recent studies have highlighted that achievement may be closely linked to race, social
origin and gender in Cuban Higher Education Institutions. Actually, these reports have described CubanUniversity, specially the University of Havana as a “White University”, considering the supremacy of white students in its classrooms.The feeling of disbelief in what concerns to success in Higher Education studies, confirmed in surveys applied to High School students by the University Cultural Heritage Unit, is even moreintense in the case of the University of Havana, because it is the oldest and most prestigious Cuban
University, and its urban and architectural image is exceptionally impacting: more than 70 percentof the students interviewed in a High School located in the same neighbourhood of the University have never visited the campus.The University Cultural Heritage Unit, founded in 2010, has reinforced the Institution’s social commitment by approaching adolescents, family members and community through Schools, collections,museums, laboratories, and also to students and professors inspirational experiences. Cultural Heritage management has been focused on presenting a welcoming, open and social inclusive Institution as aresult of a strategy based on updated interpretation programs, guided tours, conferences, and social media campaigns.
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