HIST 170
Fall 2016 not offered
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This course introduces students to the study of history through an investigation of American material culture and the built environment. Students will consider theories and methods of studying history through objects. Friday sessions are reserved for visits to regional museums and archaeological sites in New England and New York City, including the Pequot Museum, the Peabody, Lowell Mills, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
David Jaffee, A NEW NATION OF GOODS: THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF EARLY AMERICA
Leah Dilworth (ed.), ACTS OF POSSESSION: COLLECTING IN AMERICA
James Deetz, IN SMALL THINGS FORGOTTEN: AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY AMERICAN LIFE
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