History 397VW - ST-Public History Workshop
Spring
2020
01
3.00
Mark Roblee
TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
44214
Herter Hall room 225
mroblee@umass.edu
This workshop provides students with a foundation on emerging methods in digital and public history -- such as geo-mapping and the online exhibition of historical source materials. Class activities and assignments will include both digital components and field experiences around Amherst and the surrounding area.
Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only. Public History Workshop: Re-Imagining Historic House Museums for
Community Engagement and Social Justice
This Public History workshop provides students with a foundation in
historic house interpretation and programming. Class activities and
assignments will include both digital components and field experiences
around Amherst and the surrounding area. A significant project will
involve creating an interpretive plan and writing labels for the
Nathaniel Parsons House (1719), a historic site underdevelopment at
Historic Northampton. Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.
Community Engagement and Social Justice
This Public History workshop provides students with a foundation in
historic house interpretation and programming. Class activities and
assignments will include both digital components and field experiences
around Amherst and the surrounding area. A significant project will
involve creating an interpretive plan and writing labels for the
Nathaniel Parsons House (1719), a historic site underdevelopment at
Historic Northampton. Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.
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