ANTH-6150 (3) Critical and Theoretical Issues in Museums

Investigates key problems facing museum institutions and studies the staging and representation of historical knowledge, the ethics of collecting and display, the changing nature and uses of historical evidence, and relations between curatorial practice, collecting, and field work. Critically examines different approaches to museums and museology in various disciplines, both past and present. Same as MUSM 6150, HIST 6150, and ARTH 6150. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSM 5011 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to graduate students only.