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 Compass Curriculum: Inclusiveness-Diversity & Power Dynamics (Local); Writing Intensive. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Prer., ANTH 1040 or MSGP 2000. Course typically offered: Alternate Even Years - Fall