AMST 205
Fall 2011
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01
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| Certificates: Civic Engagement |
| Course Cluster: Service-Learning |
In this course students will study the history and theory of historic preservation and gain practical experience in site assessment and historical analysis. How do we determine historic significance? Who are the stewards of historic spaces? What are effective strategies for preservation planning and policy making? How do artifacts and structures inform our understanding of local history? Students will pursue fieldwork at local sites such as the Washington Street burying ground. The major assignment will be a preservation assessment study of a building or site on Wesleyan campus or in Middletown. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation
Interpretation -- Field work plus course discussions, readings and assignments aim to develop the ability to analyze designed objects and exhibition spaces within a range of interpretive perspectives.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Tyler, et al., Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice (Second Edition) (0393732738)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short reports; research paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course will involve field work; some of it scheduled on a weekend, (dates to be determined). There also will be a mandatory field trip to Deerfield Village. |
| Instructor(s): Milroy,Elizabeth Times: ....R.. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: DAC300; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
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