Required resources before you begin
To proceed with this module, read
- 📖 Read Chapter 8 of Handbook on Intangible Heritage
- 🗂️ Review the case studies developed for chapter 8 from the Manual
ℹ️ These materials provide the foundations you’ll need to get the most out of this module.
This module examines how ICH safeguarding is intertwined with European integration, exploring the EU’s cultural policies, the principle of subsidiarity, and how traditions from Romania, Poland, and other countries contribute to a shared European identity.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify the nexus between ICH and European integration.
- Apply EU cultural policies in order to nurture ICH.
- Analyse examples of ICH from the perspective of core EU principles such as subsidiarity and unity in diversity.
- Evaluate the role of Creative Europe and other EU programmes in supporting ICH.
Lessons in this Module
- Lesson 1. European Integration and Intangible Cultural Heritage — United in Diversity
- Lesson 2. EU Cultural and Creativity Policies
- Lesson 3. Subsidiarity and ICH — Local Heritage in a European Framework