Module Report

University of the Cordilleras
College of Teacher Education

Graduate School Department
1st Trimester, SY 2020-2021
Political Dimensions, Ethical Concerns, and Community Participation in Cultural

Mapping
Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module, the students are expected to;
1. Define what is Cultural Mapping

2. Appreciate the importance of practicing ethical procedures in conducting
Cultural Mapping,
3. Answer the questions provided briefly and concisely.
Active Prior Knowledge:

Using one single word, provide a definition of what Cultural Mapping is.
Acquire New Knowledge:

A. What Is Cultural Mapping?
Cultural mapping is widely used as a planning and development tool by different levels
of government and non-governmental organizations. It has become increasingly
popular with municipal and cultural administrators in this country; it is now regarded as
the first step in formulating a cultural plan. Cultural mapping is not a new concept, nor is
its current application as an instrument of cultural planning a new one. Historically, it
evolved as a means to capture and present the history of indigenous peoples or to
describe their traditional activities within a given territory. Since then, the mapping
technique has been taken up by agencies such as the United Nations Education,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) to address other concerns, such as land rights stemming from
traditional usage (tenure mapping) and the preservation of languages. A tidy and
concise definition of cultural mapping, one that is not tangled up in its immediate
context, is hard to find. The definitions tend to rely on examples more than on clear-cut
terms. This is because cultural mapping is not an end in itself, but a means to an end.
Everyone agrees it is a tool that can be applied in many ways. It has been used to
describe situations as varied as the potential for cultural tourism and the participation of
diverse populations in community art activities. One thing we can conclude from the
various definitions is that cultural mapping is basically a process of recording, analyzing
and synthesizing, and a method of describing or depicting resources, networks and
patterns of usage. In this context, the word resources refers to the various elements that
contribute to culture, whether human, natural, social, economic or built. Cultural
mapping allows us to see where we’ve been and where we are in order to find our way
forward, just as any mapping process might. The difference is the objects of cultural
mapping are not topographical features, but tangibles like assets and resources and
intangibles like identity, relationships and possibilities.
B. Political Dimension in Cultural Mapping

As you can see, what we now call a cultural map was first used as a political tool. It has
since been used, in less politically charged situations, as a tool of social and economic
development. It is currently associated with a movement to democratize culture and
expand its definition to be more general and inclusive. Some cultural mapping studies
have as their primary objective broadly based social development goals. Cultural
mapping has also come to connote inclusion of members of the entire community and
its many constituent sectors as active participants. This principle of inclusiveness stems in
part from the expansion of the definition of culture to include many more aspects of
municipal life than high art, community art and heritage. It also includes social,
economic and environmental aspects. It should be kept in mind that cultural mapping
is a tool and a methodology, no matter what its application. It can be applied as easily
to questions related to the health of arts institutions and heritage societies as to the
inclusive promotion of creativity in all aspects of municipal life.
C. Ethical Concerns in Cultural Mapping

Cultural mapping has been used by various agencies and groups to chart cultural
activities through space and also through time. Notably in Australia, where there has
been an emphasis on diversity, its intention has been to retrieve or identify artefacts
and histories of indigenous and diverse groups, bringing them into the mainstream by
“putting them on the map.” In those situations, information and data about many
aspects of culture, including oral histories and personal memories, have been sought
from key informants or respondents within the communities under study. As a result the
exercise has in some cases involved consideration of ethics and the protection of
intellectual property. This would be a consideration in the Canadian context if
Aboriginal peoples were included and if they were providing narratives or other
information protected by traditional practices.
Analysis:
Watch the following video about the significance of considering ethical procedures in
cultural mapping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX4c3V23DZI
Application:
Cite one specific example in your locality where community engagement and
participation is seen. Answer in not more than 8 sentences.
Assessment:
A group of researchers went to a certain barangay to conduct cultural mapping, Upon
arrival, the barangay officials told the researchers that they did not receive a notice
that a research will be conducted in their place, the researchers bargained, and the
officials eventually allowed them to continue. They immediately went from house to
house to ask for questions for their study. Luckily, the constituents were very welcoming
and participative. The researchers finished their data gathering and went home
immediately without even bidding farewell to the barangay officials.
1. How can the approach of the researchers be improved in their next data gathering
sessions? Answer in not more than 5 sentences.
2. If you were the barangay officials, would you allow the researchers to proceed with
their data gathering? Why?

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University of the Cordilleras

College of Teacher Education

Political Dimensions, Ethical Concerns, and Community Participation in Cultural

Intended Learning Outcomes:

1. Define what is Cultural Mapping

Active Prior Knowledge:

Acquire New Knowledge:

B. Political Dimension in Cultural Mapping

C. Ethical Concerns in Cultural Mapping

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