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Bringing Archaeology and Sociocultural Anthropology Together in the Classroom

February 20, 2011 by Museum Fatigue

Every other year I teach a class, Museums, Exhibitions and Representation, which examines museums and display as socio-cultural phenomena. The course reviews a great deal of history and theory, and from the first time I taught it students were assigned a final project which would simulate an exhibit design process–a way to bring theory to bear on practice. On alternate years one of my colleagues, Brian Hoffman, teaches a historical archaeology class that has a large excavation component.  The class […]

Categories: Teaching, Video clips • Tags: archaeology, collaboration, Hamline, museum, sociocultural anthropology

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