ANTH 4420 - Museums and Meaning

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Students will critically evaluate the ways in which anthropology museums make meaning through practice. We scrutinize how museums can (mis)represent culture. We will focus specifically on issues of voice, narrative building, representation, authority, decolonization, and sensitivity. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Writing Intensive. Prer., ANTH 1040 or MSGP 2000. Course typically offered: Alternative Even Years - Fall