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Museums, Collections and Cultural Politics

Course
2010-2011

Admission requirements

BA Art History, Archeology, Anthropology

Description

See description E-gids 2009-2010

Course objectives

  • The student can demonstrate an understanding of key texts in museum theory and relate those texts to current museums and exhibitions.

  • The student has a grasp of major, current controversies facing museums and can articulate varying viewpoints and proposed solutions concerning them.

  • The student can apply theoretical constructs to real-world case studies in a written format.

Timetable

timetable 2010-2011

Teaching Method Choose from: - Lecture

  • Seminar : X

  • Excursion: X

Test Method

  • paper e.d.

  • oral report, presentation

  • guided tour museum or exposition

Blackboard

Blackboard is being used.

Literature

See last year E-gids.

Register

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Contact

Prof. dr. M.A. Meadow, of
Dr. M. Schraven

Announcements

This course includes an optional excursion to Munich, which will take place during the lecture-free period of the first term.