Mediterranean Archaeology

The course aims to present and debate the forms of narratives of cultural heritage, that is to analyse how cultural heritage entered, through communication and narrative systems, a cultural and political discourse. In particular, the course intends to offer a critical analysis of how cultural heritage has been used and sometimes even abused, with narrative formulas and operations in the field which, on the one hand, enhanced the archaeological heritage, on the other hand they have compromised its conservation and integrity. During the course, for example, problems related to the visibility and invisibility of archaeological data, the issues of conservation and reconstruction of ruins and archaeological contexts and the urgent need for rehabilitation of archaeological sites – that have been severely damaged because of natural or man-made events – will be purposely presented and discussed.