ARTH 4508 - [Exhibiting Cultures: Museums, Monuments, Representation, and Display]

(crosslisted) AMST 4508, ASRC 4504, VISST 4508
(CA-AS)

Next offered 2017-2018. 4 credits.

Co-meets with AMST 6508/ARTH 6508/ASRC 6508/VISST 6508.

C. Finley.

This seminar explores the ways in which our contemporary understanding of art, history, and culture is constructed and informed by public display in museums, galleries, and the broader cultural landscape. Using a series of case studies, we consider issues of representation and display and the wider social context in which art and culture are presented. Topics include the “blockbuster” exhibition, cultural heritage museums, the effect of globalization on the museum industry, recent developments in the monument making and the UNESCO Slave Routes Project.