(This program is in the process of closing and is not accepting new students.)

This program is dedicated to critical reflection on social, political, and professional practices related to "cultural heritage" and "social memory," addressing theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues relevant to both and each of these thematic subareas.

Cultural Heritage and Memory studies are currently reemerging as a subject of political controversy and innovative academic debate, in an environment where reflection is enriched by the solid contributions traditionally offered by history, architecture and urban planning, archaeology, the arts, museology, education, and legal studies, which are also undergoing significant change.

This is a well-established professional and political practice, involving the preparation of reports, as well as consulting work with civil society organizations or agencies responsible for the creation and implementation of public policies. Therefore, practical projects are welcomed, as are academic studies on the preservation and safeguarding of tangible and intangible heritage, the relationship between cultural and territorial rights, and many others.

The proposal focuses on the Social Sciences. Recognizing the heterogeneity of its research subjects, it encompasses cross-cutting themes, notably the interconnections between heritage, memory, and topics such as:

Construction, reconfiguration, or consolidation of socialities, identities, territorialities, feelings of belonging, and citizenship

Sociocultural processes associated with situations of poverty, conflict, war, environmental impacts, and their overcoming

Implementation and evaluation of cultural and socio-environmental policies