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Julie A. Nicoletta
TCXG 470
Tacoma Campus
Examines material culture created and used by humans to cope with the physical world. Employs interdisciplinary methods drawing from art history, historical archaeology, anthropology, and museum studies. Uses hands-on study of everyday objects as a means to understand the world around us.
Class description
The Material World examines material culture, that is, artifacts created and used by humans to cope with the physical world. The course will employ interdisciplinary methods drawing from, among other fields, art history, historical archaeology, anthropology, and museum studies. The combination of these and other methods, known as material culture studies, will be used with hands-on study of everyday objects, such as tools, clothing, and buildings, as a means to understand the world around us. In Winter 2004 students will focus on working with the Washington State History Museum to better integrate the history and material culture studies methods presented in the museum's History Lab with the exhibits in its Hall of Washington History.
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