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Monash University

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History and the museum

  • APG5295
  • Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day)
    Caulfield First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
  • 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
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This unit introduces ways in which understandings of the past inform policy and practice in contemporary museums. Using a range of history museums as case-studies the unit examines the historical origins and development of modern museums, both local and national; the challenges of presenting national history in a post-modern and post-colonial world; techniques of presenting the past, including textual, digital and dramatic forms; and tensions between the role of museums in education and tourism. Students will have opportunities to develop their skills in the application of history to museums, and to learn from museum professionals the tasks normally performed by historians in such settings. -- Course Website

Instructor: Seamus O'Hanlon

Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree with a major in history, or permission from the co-ordinator



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