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Museum Anthropology: Thinking with Objects

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ANTH S-1650 Museum Anthropology: Thinking with Objects (32348)
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David Reid Odo
Seminar. (4 credits: UN, GR, NC) Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon-3 pm. Tuition $2,475. Limited enrollment.

This seminar uses collections from the Peabody Museum to consider broad issues in museum anthropology. Students explore the history of museums and collecting, changing exhibit styles, museum ethics, and challenges to traditional museum practices by conducting hands-on research in the collections, critical viewing of exhibitions, readings, discussions, and research papers.

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