ANTHRO 1025 - Museum Anthropology: Thinking with Objects: Seminar

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Treats the anthropology museum as a focus for historical and cultural study. By considering an early Peabody Museum collection of interpretive dioramas, students will explore the history of dioramas and the practice of modeling across fields, the various ways in which indigenous people have been represented and interpreted in museum display and throughout the history of anthropology. Readings and discussions will include historical context and issues of representation and display, indigenous perspectives on museum representation, and ethics of museum stewardship. Students will contribute to the curation of a new Peabody Museum exhibition of these historical dioramas from a contemporary anthropological perspective.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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