Introduction to public history as a field of study
and as a practice. Focus on public history
projects-varies by instructor's area of teaching
and research. The final project will be a
historically based project that is either
disseminated to the general public or serves a
community beyond the college. The course will
explore various forms of public history, including
community-engaged research, museum exhibits, audio
podcasts, videos, archival projects, etc.
Exploration of the ethics and problematics of
doing community-engaged research.
and as a practice. Focus on public history
projects-varies by instructor's area of teaching
and research. The final project will be a
historically based project that is either
disseminated to the general public or serves a
community beyond the college. The course will
explore various forms of public history, including
community-engaged research, museum exhibits, audio
podcasts, videos, archival projects, etc.
Exploration of the ethics and problematics of
doing community-engaged research.
- Teacher: Elliott Young