Course ID#: G49.2223
Section: 1
Local Museums, Historic Houses, and Sites
Elective. 4 points.
This course will examine the cultural politics that influence reuse of historic
spaces for museums and other public purposes. Through course readings, site visits
and individual archival research, students will explore sites ranging from
historic houses and period rooms presented as museum installations to restored
villages and communities to dramatic reuse of historic space for cultural tourism.
Examining case studies of various interpretations of historic space, students will
pay particular attention to the social and political context in which both original use
and reuse took place by analyzing primary documents that illustrate both motivations
and strategy for interpreting historic space.