ANTH A-208 Dancing Mummies & “Hot” Pots: Art & Artifacts
(Summer II)
This class will explore the relationships between American museums and the fields of anthropology and archaeology. We will investigate the changing role of artifacts in museums from curiosities to art and artifacts, visit three museums (Wylie House, IU Art Museum, Mathers Museum of World Cultures) and address questions like: Who owns the past? And, who owns culture(s)? Utilizing group assignments and individual research, we will strive to understand the complex interactions between archaeology and museums in the past, present, and future.
ANTH A-208 / Class 14397
3 credit hours (A&H)
Time: T, W, Th 2:30-3:55 pm
Location: Student Building 231
Dru McGill, instructor (dremcgil@indiana.edu)
