ANTH 469 A: Special Studies in Anthropology

COURSE TITLE: ARCHIVE ACTIONS DESCRIPTION: HOW CAN ARCHIVES -- COLLECTIONS OF TEXTS, IMAGES, SOUNDS, AND OTHER FORMS OF MATERIAL CULTURE--HELP US INTERVENE IN THE PRESENT? THIS COURSE EXPLORES DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR ACTIVATING ARCHIVES. READINGS DRAW PRIMARILY FROM CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, AS WELL AS INTERDISCIPLINARY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ETHICS AND POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ETHNIC STUDIES; ART HISTORY; AND INFORMATION SCIENCES. STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT INDEPENDENT AND SMALL-GROUP RESEARCH IN AN ARCHIVE AT UW SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, OR IN AN ARCHIVE OF THEIR CHOICE. VARIABLE CREDITS: 3 FOR UNDERGRADUATE 5 FOR GRADUATE