Course Schedule—Spring 2008

Program in Museums and Society

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PROGRAM IN MUSEUMS AND SOCIETY
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refer to the departmental listings for complete information regarding these courses.

389.340 (H)

CRITICAL ISSUES IN ART CONSERVATION (3)  Balachandran Limit 20   The course examines recent controversies in the conservation of major global art works and sites, raising questions concerning the basic theoretical assumptions, practical methods and ethical implications of art conservation.
Cross-listed with Anthropology & History of Art

Sec. 01

Th 1:30-4:30

389.440 (H,S)

WHO OWNS CULTURE? (3) Rodini    Limit 12   This seminar-style course explores the complicated, often explosive concept of cultural property, including questions surrounding the ownership, preservation, and interpretation of artifacts, monuments, heritage sites, and living traditions.
Cross-listed with Anthropology & History of Art

Sec. 01

T 1:30-4:30

389.501

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MUSEUMS & SOCIETY Rodini

389.512

MUSEUM AND SOCIETY INTERNSHIPS Rodini

140.372

SCIENCE ON DISPLAY Leslie Limit 35 25 Cross-listed with History of Science and Technology

Sec. 01

MWF 12-12:50

362.302 (H)

AFRICAN VISIONS: UNDERSTANDING ART, CONTEXT, AND THE IMAGES OF A CONTINENT (3) Milbourne  Limit 15  Earns Practicum Credit in Museums & Society A hands-on class that addresses the relationship between art and its contexts by focusing upon the histories and inventions of African art objects. Film, print media and museums will all be considered. Cross-listed with Africana Studies, History of Art, and Sociology Course added 10/31/07

Sec. 01

M 1:30-3:50

 

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