History
HIST 5237: Issues and Methods in Public History
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Examines and analyzes major issues and methods in public history in the United States and the world.
- Topics include the nature and meaning of national memory and myth, the theory and practice of historic preservation, rural and land preservation and the organizational structures and activities associated with those efforts, the interrelationship of historical museums and popular culture, the history and organization of historic house museums, historical documentary filmmaking, historical archaeology in world perspective, interpreting “ordinary” landscapes, and the impact of politics on public history.
Examines and analyzes major issues and methods in public history in the United States and the world. Show more.