ANTH 0187 - Place, Race, Memory: The West Medford Afro- American Remembrance Project

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Tufts University

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Upper-level seminar exploring social memory and memorials through partnership with an African American community initiative in West Medford, the home of one of the oldest African American communities in the U.S. Students document lives and legacies of African American pioneers, entrepreneurs, artists, and community leaders through oral-historical research and through places and objects of memory. Drawing on anthropological perspectives, students examine how broader historical processes structured by race were experienced in specific people's lives, and the "work" that memories of these people and processes perform todayPrerequisites Junior standing or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course meets the following culture options: African and African-American Culture - * Diasporic This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tufts.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 628-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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