ARTHIST 715

Special Topic: Museums and Politics of Culture

Please note: this is archived course information from 2014 for ARTHIST 715.

Description

This interdisciplinary course investigates the presentation of culture in museums and art galleries, the strategies of public exhibitions and the role of curators and institutions in identity formation and nationalism. Case studies are drawn from international practice as well as regional examples from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific.

Availability 2014

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Elizabeth Rankin

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Points

ARTHIST 715: 15 points

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ARTHIST 721