Call Number | 10860 |
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Day & Time Location |
T 2:10pm-4:00pm 001 MUSEUM OF NA |
Points | 3 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | Instructor |
Instructor | Laurel Kendall |
Type | SEMINAR |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | Laurel Kendall. This course is a continuation of Museum Anthropology G6352 (not a prerequisite). Through the study of museum exhibitions, this course explores a series of debates about the representation of culture in museums, the politics of identity, and the significance of objects. We will consider the museum as a contemporary and variable form, as a site for the expression of national, group, and individual identity and as a site of performance and consumption. We will consider how exhibits are developed, what they aim to convey, what makes them effective (or not), and how they sometimes become flashpoints of controversy. Because the work of museums is visual, enacted through the display of material forms, we will also consider the transformation of objects into artifacts and as part of exhibitions, addressing questions of meaning, ownership, value, and magic. We will look at this range of issues from the point of view of practitioners, critics, and audiences. G6365 works in tandem with the exhibition project that will be developed in “Exhibition Practice in Global Culture” to produce a small exhibit at AMNH. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Anthropology |
Enrollment | 11 students (12 max) as of 5:06PM Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
Subject | Anthropology |
Number | GR6365 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
Note | MUSAs must fulfill prog requirements. Others contact instr |
Section key | 20241ANTH6365G001 |