HUM 311 - Los Angeles Museums: Public Memory and Urban Narratives

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Antioch University-System Administration

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Museums are traditionally yet mistakenly viewed simply as repositories of antiquity, as warehouses of relics from earlier times. However, museums play an indispensable role in contributing to the urban narrative. They are vibrant and exciting institutions of contemporary life and reminders of that which made earlier times and events relevant. Their collections help shape the public memory of what, from the past, has meaning. Conversely, what museums choose not to make available to the visiting and viewing public also implicitly contributes to the shaping of public memory. This course engages the urban narratives of Los Angeles by lecture, discussion, and field trips to local museums. HUMANITIES DOMAIN

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1372

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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