Museum Cultures
This course explores the museum as a dynamic site of cultural production and consumption. It examines the historical and contemporary relationships between museums, anthropology, and material culture, particularly the broader socio-cultural context of collecting from and representing cultures.
Outcomes: Students will gain knowledge of museums as sites of anthropological study and practice, particularly the formation, history, and use of anthropological collections, and cultural representations. Students will visit, discuss, and critique exhibitions in Chicago-based museums.
Outcomes: Students will gain knowledge of museums as sites of anthropological study and practice, particularly the formation, history, and use of anthropological collections, and cultural representations. Students will visit, discuss, and critique exhibitions in Chicago-based museums.