HIST 314

Spring 2013 All Classes

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Material Culture

Credit: 3 hours.

Historical and theoretical investigation of everyday objects, artifacts, structures, landscapes, built environments. Students will learn to question existing perceptions of material phenomena, will engage in the work of historicizing and contextualizing them, and will arrive at a more informed understanding of the ways that they influence, shape, and reflect human history.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - Western

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HIST 314 class schedule data for spring 2013
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	58584	Lecture	A	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	Armory	Weightman, D Fouche, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and Western Compartv Cult course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: LAS Blockbuster Course Topic: Material Culture - The Design, Culture & Engineering of the Automobile The automobile has enabled a powerful global network that supports freer circulation of goods, maintains family contact, enhances leisure activities, and is a vital component of global economies. But it's also seen as a device that has routinized labor, stunted technological creativity, increased class difference, and degraded the environment. Co-taught by Professors Rayvon Fouche (History) and David Weightman (Art & Design), students will learn how the automobile impacts social and cultural issues, and contemplate a post-automobile future.