Art and Archives

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: ARTH/MUSE 2101 (or FINH 2101); ARTH/MUSE 2111 (or FINH 2111); 3 credits from ARTH, MUSE (or FINH) at the 3000 level; or permission of the Department This course engages the archives as a real and conceptual space for memory to be activated through critical, historical, and creative methodologies. It opens a dialogue around what constitutes an archive or cultural collection and develops critical skills to navigate archival collections for primary research and documentation that can be applied to any course that examines historical or material culture. Students curate an exhibition drawn from an archival collection such as the Mount Allison Archival Collection. [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with ARTH 4311 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline.] (Format: Seminar/Experiential 3 Hours) (Exclusions: FINH 4091 Advanced Seminar: Art and The Archives; FINH 4091 Advanced Seminar: Art & Archives; FINH 4311)