2023y-aphist4840a-06

AP/HIST4840 6.0 A: Public History

Offered by: HIST


 Session

Fall 2023

 Term

Y

Format

SEMR

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This course examines the forms, goals, and practices of making history in museums, archives, historic sites, and other institutions of public history. It enables students to learn the meaning and methods in the production of memory and introduces them to the practical skills for the public presentation of historical knowledge. The course combines analytical study with a part-time placement in a public-history site. Course credit exclusion: GL/HIST 4310 6.0 Note: Priority is given to History Honours Majors and Minors who have successfully completed at least 84 credits.


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