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This course offers an in-depth exploration of the World Heritage movement by focusing on the concept of heritage, both tangible and intangible, its historical development, its international conventions, and the role of technology in its past, present, and future. Students will be asked to engage critically with contemporary heritage concepts such as authenticity, ownership, assessment, value, and preservation that form much of our global understanding of the field of cultural heritage studies. Through case studies, lectures, discussions, and readings, students will explore international heritage policy as structured by the institutional complex (UNESCO, ICOMOS, International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), the World Bank, and the World Monuments Fund) and consider both its local and global impact.