AMCV 1903T - Materiality of History: An Archaeological Case Study

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Brown University

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How can scholars better use the ordinary things people surround themselves with to interpret past lives and events? Through selected readings and an archaeological case study, we will identify "best practices" for integrating artifacts and collectibles with documentary research in narrating and exhibiting the past. We will identify ideological and political uses of historical material culture and develop critical methods for analyzing historic materials, not as monuments to the past, but as legible research materials for scholarly work. Our case study focuses on one of Rhode Island's earliest plantations. The course will include a site visit and work in the archaeology lab, supported by critical readings in material culture theories and methods.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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