Course ID#: G49.3330
Tiopics in Museum Studies: Museums and Indigenous Peoples
Elective. 4 points.

This course examines changing relationships of indigenous peoples to museums and other display institutions. Placing the representation of indigenous peoples in imperial, colonial, and national exhibitionary contexts, we will focus on movements to reclaim Native objects, identity, and rights through efforts at self-representation. Through a consideration of both independent and cooperative projects in the U.S., Canada, the Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, India, and Mexico, we will attend to the possibilities and limits of projects to reorganize roles, practices, and expectations of display institutions. Topics will include cultural property, economic development, cultural pluralism, and self-determination in their connections to museums.