Social Approaches to Archaeological Heritage
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Format:
Date:
Jul 29–Aug 7, 2017
Organized by: Heritage For All
Venue: Mesaha
Address: 4 Kawalah St, ext. of Mohamed Mahmoud St. In front Of Abdeen Palace, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt, 11613
Admission: - Attending 4 days = 500 Egyptian pound only per person - Attending 1 day of your choice = 150 Egyptian Pounds only per person
Event Language: English presentation / Arabic speaking
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/231201524041462/?notif_t=plan_user_joined¬if_id=1497168948796002


"HeritagForAll" initiative has the pleasure to inform you that we will organize, with the support of Œcumene Studio, a four days workshop entitled:


"Social Approaches to Archaeological Heritage", it will take place in Cairo. 

For the first time ever, this workshop will highlight and explore the major social approaches of archaeological heritage through the work and discussions on three main themes: 
Heritage and history knowledge, archaeological heritage and local communities and finally the use of storytelling art in the narratives of archaeological heritage. 

The workshop aims to introduce the participants to rarely explored topics in the heritage discussion despite their extreme importance. 

We invite whoever is interested to learn the mechanisms and methods of linking between heritage and society and how extremely unique remnants of the past can actually contribute forming our present and future, to fill in this application (https://goo.gl/forms/BihuGXiOCjjHUpEz1)

Workshop fees:
- Attending 4 days = 500 Egyptian pound only per person

- Attending 1 day of your choice = 150 Egyptian Pounds only per person

Workshop Location: Mesaha NGO (https://www.facebook.com/MesahaEG/)

Maximum No. of Participants 30 participant

Date: 29 July - 7 ِAugust 2017

Duration: four days (3 sessions &1 field trip to Fatimid Cairo)

Days: 29 & 31 July - 5 & 7 August 

Deadline of Registration: 22 July 2017

Target Groups: Open to all interested people from all educational backgrounds and from all age groups as well.

Workshop Structure:

Tutor is Ms. Fatma Keshk, M.A. 

Ms. Fatma Keshk is an Egyptologist, archaeologist and researcher in Egyptian heritage. She received her Bachelor in Egyptology - Cairo University (2006); M.A. in Archaeology - Leiden University (2011); and she is currently a PhD researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. Very lucky to have had the chance to work as field archaeologist and as well in several museums such as the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Since 2005 until present, she had the chance to work as archaeologist in tens of archaeological sites in Egypt like Saqqara, Western Delta, South Sinai, Aswan and Nubia and also abroad in France and Netherlands. She had also worked on a lot of projects of heritage documentation during her work at Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2007 - 2016). Beside her research in archaeology and heritage, one of her main goals is to enhance the links between heritage and society by filling in the gap between archaeology and heritage either throughout academic research or public outreach. 

Instruction Language: English presentation / Arabic speaking

Themes to be discussed during the course:

1. What is Archaeological Heritage?
2. Archaeological practice in Egypt: facts and challenges.
3. Archaeological sites and local communities
4. Cities, heritage and collective memory
5. Heritage Education
6. Heritage and Storytelling

Time Table

Day 1: Saturday 29 July 2017 (5 – 9 PM)

- Introduction
- What is meant by “Archaeological Heritage”? 
- Heritage education: from walking tours to heritage and history education: how do we relate or not to our archaeological heritage? 

Day 2: Monday 31 July 2017 (5 – 9 PM)

Archaeological heritage and local communities: from outreach to engagement and local development

Day 3: Saturday 5 August 2017 (9:30 AM – 4 PM)
Trip to Fatimid Cairo

During the trip, the participants will get a general explanation about Fatimid Cairo and then they will be asked to have a free tour on their own while thinking of the following points for their final assignment of the course:

- The links between the historic area and its local community: who are the members of the local communities? How do they relate the history of the place?
- What are the best narratives to tell the story/stories of a monument of your choice in Fatimid Cairo?

Day 4: Monday 7 August 2017 (5 – 9 PM)
- Heritage and Storytelling: How to tell the story/stories of an archaeological/historic site? (Interactive workshop)
- Final discussion.

Training course outcomes

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

• Understand the criteria of archaeological heritage
• Understand and evaluate the social implications of archaeological heritage.
• Evaluate the general heritage knowledge in Egypt and participate in suggesting new frameworks for the development of heritage knowledge.
• Get introduced to the use of storytelling art in heritage and participate in shaping their stories.

"HeritagForAll" initiative has the pleasure to inform you that we will organize, with the support of Œcumene Studio, a four days workshop entitled:

"Social Approaches to Archaeological Heritage", it will take place in Cairo. 

For the first time ever, this workshop will highlight and explore the major social approaches of archaeological heritage through the work and discussions on three main themes: 
Heritage and history knowledge, archaeological heritage and local communities and finally the use of storytelling art in the narratives of archaeological heritage. 

The workshop aims to introduce the participants to rarely explored topics in the heritage discussion despite their extreme importance. 

We invite whoever is interested to learn the mechanisms and methods of linking between heritage and society and how extremely unique remnants of the past can actually contribute forming our present and future, to fill in this application (https://goo.gl/forms/BihuGXiOCjjHUpEz1)

Workshop fees:
- Attending 4 days = 500 Egyptian pound only per person

- Attending 1 day of your choice = 150 Egyptian Pounds only per person

Workshop Location: Mesaha NGO (https://www.facebook.com/MesahaEG/)

Maximum No. of Participants 30 participant

Date: 29 July - 7 ِAugust 2017

Duration: four days (3 sessions &1 field trip to Fatimid Cairo)

Days: 29 & 31 July - 5 & 7 August 

Deadline of Registration: 22 July 2017

Target Groups: Open to all interested people from all educational backgrounds and from all age groups as well.

Workshop Structure:

Tutor is Ms. Fatma Keshk, M.A. 

Ms. Fatma Keshk is an Egyptologist, archaeologist and researcher in Egyptian heritage. She received her Bachelor in Egyptology - Cairo University (2006); M.A. in Archaeology - Leiden University (2011); and she is currently a PhD researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. Very lucky to have had the chance to work as field archaeologist and as well in several museums such as the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Since 2005 until present, she had the chance to work as archaeologist in tens of archaeological sites in Egypt like Saqqara, Western Delta, South Sinai, Aswan and Nubia and also abroad in France and Netherlands. She had also worked on a lot of projects of heritage documentation during her work at Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2007 - 2016). Beside her research in archaeology and heritage, one of her main goals is to enhance the links between heritage and society by filling in the gap between archaeology and heritage either throughout academic research or public outreach. 

Instruction Language: English presentation / Arabic speaking

Themes to be discussed during the course:

1. What is Archaeological Heritage?
2. Archaeological practice in Egypt: facts and challenges.
3. Archaeological sites and local communities
4. Cities, heritage and collective memory
5. Heritage Education
6. Heritage and Storytelling

Time Table

Day 1: Saturday 29 July 2017 (5 – 9 PM)

- Introduction
- What is meant by “Archaeological Heritage”? 
- Heritage education: from walking tours to heritage and history education: how do we relate or not to our archaeological heritage? 

Day 2: Monday 31 July 2017 (5 – 9 PM)

Archaeological heritage and local communities: from outreach to engagement and local development

Day 3: Saturday 5 August 2017 (9:30 AM – 4 PM)
Trip to Fatimid Cairo

During the trip, the participants will get a general explanation about Fatimid Cairo and then they will be asked to have a free tour on their own while thinking of the following points for their final assignment of the course:

- The links between the historic area and its local community: who are the members of the local communities? How do they relate the history of the place?
- What are the best narratives to tell the story/stories of a monument of your choice in Fatimid Cairo?

Day 4: Monday 7 August 2017 (5 – 9 PM)
- Heritage and Storytelling: How to tell the story/stories of an archaeological/historic site? (Interactive workshop)
- Final discussion.

Training course outcomes

By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

• Understand the criteria of archaeological heritage
• Understand and evaluate the social implications of archaeological heritage.
• Evaluate the general heritage knowledge in Egypt and participate in suggesting new frameworks for the development of heritage knowledge.
• Get introduced to the use of storytelling art in heritage and participate in shaping their stories.