Introduction to Public History

Catalog description

Defines public history, explains its past, and explores its intricacy to the future of the historical profession. Topics covered will include oral history, museums and archives management, history's influence on public policy, teaching history, history and the media, cultural tourism, the politics of memory, and digital history. Students will put what they have learned in the classroom to work in the field via a capstone service learning project. All students will, throughout the course of the semester, produce portfolio items suitable for presentation to future employers.