HUM133AC
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HUM 133AC - Hidden in Plain Sight: Public History in Public Space
Subject
HUM
Course Number
133AC
Department
Course Level
Undergraduate
Course Title
Hidden in Plain Sight: Public History in Public Space
Course Description
This course explores the ways history and memory are represented or erased in public space and how this affects policies and futures. We will examine monuments, public art, streets, parks, museums, archives, performative traditions and virtual space. Students will propose ways of representing history in public space as a way to shape future histories. We will explore the concept of “public history” and study artistic and literary representations of the past. We will consider the ways that city planning and urban design have used or ignored memory and meaning. Highlighting landscapes shaped by economic inequality, migration, incarceration, and racism, we will analyze what is hidden, forgotten, missing, or in need of representation.
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Grading Basis
Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option
American Cultures Requirement
Yes
Reading and Composition Requirement
None of the Reading and Composition Requirement
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Credit Replacement Courses
-
Cross-Listed Course(s)
Term
Summer
Weeks
8 weeks
Weeks
8
Lecture Hours
6
Outside Work Hours
12
Outside Work Hours Min
12
Outside Work Hours Max
12